Chez Maria is a family-owned business that has been serving Jamaica for the past seventeen years with Lebanese and Italian cuisine. The restaurant provide Dine-in, Takeaways and Delivery services. Opens Monday-Saturday 11:30 am to 10:00 pm and Sunday11: 00 am to 8:00 pm.
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Italian
Kingston
Chez Maria
Chez Maria (lunch 11:30 a.m.–3 p.m., dinnner 6–10 p.m. Mon.–Sat., closed Sun.) is a Lebanese-Italian restaurant that makes its own pita bread and scrumptious pizzas. All the typical Lebanese favorites are covered on the menu, from tabouleh salad to hummus to grape leaf mehsheh, as well as good-value main dishes (US$9–18) like kafta kabob, shawarma, filet mignon, shrimp, and lobster. The pizza is the best in town, and other Italian dishes, like the notable shrimp linguine, are also excellent.
Habibi Latino Restaurant
Habibi Latino Restaurant ( 11 a.m.–11 p.m. Mon.–Sat., 3–11 p.m. Sun.) is easily one of Kingston's finest eats. Co-owners Abdul El Khalili and Yani Machado, of Lebanese and Cuban origin respectively, bring together their native cuisines as if they were created for each other, delivering tasty combinations of hummus appetizers, rosemary-seasoned steak, and tostones (fried plantains). A meal for two costs around US$50.
New Pagoda Restaurant
New Pagoda Restaurant (5 Belmont Rd., tel. 876/926-2561) serves decent Chinese food for US$4–17.
Mac's Gourmet Market
Mac's Gourmet Market (10 a.m.–7 p.m. Mon.–Sat., 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Sun.) retails a mix of imported meats, wines, cheeses, produce, and locally produced cottage-industry products including sauces, salad dressings, and desserts. A prepared-foods section has wraps and lobster and potato salads, while a hot section at the back serves rotisserie chicken and ribs.