Street snack
JMD 250–500Typical 2020s patty — not a live quote.
Jamaican cuisine has a wide middle: a street snack near JMD 250–500 and a tasting menu can share one city.
Figures below are typical 2020s bands, not live quotes or reservation prices.
Cost bands
Everyday lunch
JMD 600–1,200Cookshop plate, 2020s.
Casual dinner
JMD 1,500–2,800Sit-down per person.
Night out
JMD 3,500–6,000Nicer Kingston or tourist-coast room.
Fine dining
USD 40–120Hotel and tasting-menu Jamaica, often USD-priced.
Regions
Kingston metro
A regional kitchen of Jamaican cuisine centred on Kingston and Jerk chicken.
Montego Bay table
A regional kitchen of Jamaican cuisine centred on Montego Bay and Ackee and saltfish.
Ocho Rios table
A regional kitchen of Jamaican cuisine centred on Ocho Rios and Curry goat.
Spanish Town table
A regional kitchen of Jamaican cuisine centred on Spanish Town and Rice and peas.
Port Antonio table
A regional kitchen of Jamaican cuisine centred on Port Antonio and Patties.
Region 5
Another regional kitchen of Jamaican cuisine.
Key market numbers
82 / 100Atlas spice
78 / 100Atlas streetFood
JMD 250–500Typical snack
Jamaican foodNative name
Makers & cooks
Street / market stalls
Public Jamaican cuisine.
Family restaurants
The everyday room.
Home kitchens
The majority cuisine.
Grocers / exporters
The diaspora pantry.
Bakeries or stalls
rice and peas / yam / festival specialists.
Night vendors
After-hours makers.
The market that feeds most diners is still the everyday lunch room and the household pot, not the export tasting menu.
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