Jamaica restaurant directory

Weh Fi Nyam: Where to Eat in Jamaica, Parish by Parish

Weh fi nyam means "where to eat" in Jamaican patois. Weh Fi Nyam is a restaurant directory for all 14 parishes of Jamaica. Maybe you live on the island and need somewhere to eat tonight. Maybe you are a visitor planning meals between beach days. Maybe you are abroad and missing a proper plate of jerk. Either way, you can browse by parish, by town or by food type and find the next place to go.

A roadside jerk grill smoking under a zinc roof with green hills behind

Choose a category

Browse by food type.

Pick the food you want, or jump straight to a town.

The directory covers the full range, from roadside cookshops to fine dining rooms. A plate of curry goat from a roadside cookshop gets the same respect as one from a dining room, so every kind of place belongs here.

Find a restaurant in any parish

Start with the parish you are in, or the one you are heading to. The restaurant directory is organized by parish, town and food type, so you can narrow your search as you go. Every parish has its own page, such as restaurants in Kingston and restaurants in St. James.

Jamaican food changes from parish to parish, and so do the places that serve it. If you already know what you want, browse by food type. Jerk, patties, seafood and Ital food are all in the directory, so you can get to the places that match what you are craving.

Want ideas before you pick? The food stories on the blog tell you where to eat, what to order and what it costs. Read one first and you will arrive knowing what you want to eat. Start with jerk chicken in Jamaica or the Jamaican foods worth trying. Eating vegan or Ital? Read the guides to vegan restaurants in Jamaica and Ital food in Jamaica. Heading to the coast? Try restaurants in Negril or restaurants in Montego Bay.

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For restaurant owners

Manage your listing.

If you own or run a restaurant, cookshop, jerk centre, cafe or bakery in Jamaica, your listing is where diners come to look. You can claim your listing for free. If your place is not in the directory yet, add your restaurant and it will sit alongside the other places in its parish.

Owners and managers usually want to know what it costs and what they get for it. The plans and pricing page sets out the paid options and what each one includes, so you can compare before you decide. The for restaurants page walks through how the directory works for owners and managers.

From the blog

Latest food stories.

Where to eat, what to order and what it costs, parish by parish.

Start here

Pick a parish and see who is cooking there. If you have a question about a restaurant, a listing or the site, send it through the contact form. To learn more about the directory and how to use it, read the about page.