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Formerly the Tropical Beach seafood restaurant, Tropical Buzz (9am-11pm daily, US$8-20) now occupies a unit three-quarters of the way down the boardwalk to the beach, serving fish, octopus, conch, shrimp and traditional Jamaican breakfast of ackee and saltfish in the mornings.
Mongoose Jamaica Restaurant & Lounge (9:30am-1am Sun.-Thurs., 9:30am-3am Fri.- Sat., US$10-35) serves well prepared and nicely presented starters like chicken wings, coconut breaded shrimp, and salads, and main courses that include the signature Mongoose burger with smoked bacon, grilled pineapple, and sautéed onion with ginger wine glaze. Other entrées include local dishes like curry chicken or goat, oxtail, and jerk chicken.
Hashtagz (11am- midnight daily) is a food truck operated by Quincy Smith since 2016 in the Total gas station in the Clock Tower Square. A couple of stools serve as the dining room where patrons wolf down lasagna, kebabs, and buffalo wings on the go.
Ocean on the Ridge (Mon-Sat 9am-2am, Sunday 9am-11:00pm, US$8-30) sits on a hill overlooking Ocho Rios just outside the old Shaw Park Hotel and Gardens boasting a panoramic view of Ocho Rios, the bay and Caribbean sea beyond. A large open-air deck has seating for 100 at tables and around the bar. Sandwiches, burgers and dogs, wraps and Jamaican seafood and meat dishes like curry goat, jerk chicken, steam fish and escoveitch lobster.
Miss T's Kitchen (US$8-36) offers scrumptious homestyle Jamaican food in the heart of Ocho Rios. Located on an unassuming lane opposite Ochi's open-air market, restauranteur Anna Kay Tomlinson, affectionaly known as Miss T, created a cozy ambiance that pays homage to the typical Jamaican zinc roofed board house and singular stylings of the island. Colorful paintings, vintage Marley photos, hanging gourd and wicker lamps and musical instruments adorn the walls.
Passage to India Restaurant & Bar (Shop 2, Fisherman's Point Resort, next to Ocho Rios Cruise Ship Pier, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. daily, US$11–26) serves authentic North Indian cuisine, with dishes like palak paneer, mala kofta, chicken vindaloo, lamb, lobster, and shrimp, as well as South Indian favorites like masala dosai and idli. This is the real deal, as good as India.
Margaritaville (9 a.m.–4 a.m. on club nights Mon., Wed., and Sat. and 9 a.m.–10 p.m. on Sun., Tues., Thurs., and Fri.) is Ochi's most popular club with the tourist crowd. This is one of Jimmy Buffet's chains, and it sees a lot of debauchery--the pool party on Wednesdays attracts a large crowd. It's also a venu for Fame FM's annual road party, which takes radio disc jocks to various venues around the island over the course of several weeks.
Scotchie's (11 a.m.\11 p.m daily, US$4\11) is easily the best jerk in Jamaica, serving pork, chicken, and steamed fish. Sides include breadfruit, festival, and yam. Scotchie's was forced to move back from the expanded highway and took the opportunity to redesign the dining area, adding a nice bar in the open-air courtyard. Scotchie's founder Tony Rerrie used to have parties where he would bring a master jerk chef from Boston Bay in Portland, where locals claim jerk originated, and patrons would beg him to make the jerk offering a regular thing.
