Jamaica Juice(10am-9pm Mon.- Thurs., 10am-9:30pm Fri.-Sat., noon-8pm Sun., US$3-5) serves fresh juices, smoothies, and food items, most notably chicken or chickpea roti.
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Summerhouse
Summerhouse (open daily for breakfast 7am-10:30am and lunch 12pm-3:30pm and Wed-Sat for dinner 7pm-9:30pm) is the brick and mortar manifestation of celebrity chef sister duo Michelle and Suzanne Rousseau, made famous in their local food television program Two Sisters and a Meal. Located in the heart of New Kingston on the terrace of the Liguanea Club where a young Sean Connery stopped off for a martini, shaken not stirred, after outmuscling a couple thugs on his way from the airport in the first James Bond film, Dr.
Pallet
Pallet is a welcome recent addition to Kingston's maturing restaurant scene that serves properly prepared food in a relaxing, informal setting. Conceived around a triple entendre where live art and music meet scrumptious comfort food and repurposed freight pallets serve as furnishings and decor, the restaurant, bar and music venue is the brainchild of celebrated young chef Shea Stewart and business partner Ricardo Barrett. The menu includes fish tacos, served in hard shells with a tangy cabbage pickle and queso fresco drizzled on top.
New Leaf
New Leaf Vegetarian (11am-6pm Mon.-Sat., US$5-10) spe- cializes in Trinidadian-style doubles—mild curried chickpeas wrapped in flatbread with spicy sweet cucumber relish and chutney— but the flavor doesn’t stop there. Delicious creations include chile sin carne, falafel platter, and ackee bammy pizza, with fresh fruit blends and vegetable juices to wash it down.
Ashanti Oasis
Ashanti Oasis (Braemar Ave) is a longstanding quality, affordable vegetarian restaurant owned and operated by Yvonne Hope. It relocated in 2015 to the previous home of what was was Rib Kage barbeque joint, where it now serves dishes like veggie balls, tofu and whole grain rice in a breezy courtyard in the back unit of an unassuming one-story building. The innter courtyard has a juice bar and hosts occasional events, like album launches and book signings.
Shanty Man
Shanty Man (9 a.m.10 p.m Sun.Fri., US$25) serves his own rendition of ital food out of a little Rasta-colored restaurant along the road between Papine and the Cooperage, just before the turnoff up to Skyline Drive. The menu features items like tofu, pumpkin soup, rice ’n’ peas, and sautèed ackee with potato and carrot. Unfortunely he uses Maggi to season his food, which doesn't live up to the ital is vital rhetoric.
Pita Grill
Pita Grill (Mon-Sun, 24 hours) serves pita wraps and comfort food, from middle eastern vegetarian and meat staples to American breakfast items.
Vihope
Vihope ( , 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Mon.–Thurs., 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Fri.) is a vegetarian restaurant serving a palatable rotating takeout menu with items like veggie chunks and pea soup as well as natural juices. The proprietor also operates the Healthy Diet eatery at the University of the West Indies Mona Student Union, where meat items are also served.
Mi Hungry Whol'-Some-Food
Mi Hungry Whol'-Some-Food (closed Saturday) serves vegetarian raw food renditions of pizza, patties or "happies," sweet and savory fruit and vegetable pies, and burgers (US$5–6.50) as well as fresh natural juices (US$3–5). Take a left onto Weymouth Drive off Washington Boulevard coming from Half Way Tree and take the second left and continue the junction at the top of the road and take a right on Horwood.
