Where to eat Caribbean in the Bronx
The Bronx is its own Caribbean borough — Wakefield's bakery row on White Plains Rd, Williamsbridge's soup-bowl kitchens, Co-op City's jerk specialists, and the Dominican rooms anchoring Castle Hill and Soundview. Ten Bronx Caribbean spots that should be in your phone.
Feeding Tree
Bronx Gerard Ave Jamaican institution. Oxtail, jerk, curry goat — the standard the rest get measured against.
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Kingston Tropical Bakery
Wakefield bakery institution since 1970 — patties, hard dough, coco bread. The Bronx patty handoff.
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Frank's Soup Bowl
Williamsbridge Bronx Jamaican. Saturday soup is the move — red peas, mannish water, fish tea.
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Jerk House Caribbean
Co-op City Bronx jerk specialist — drum pan out front, Scotch bonnet sauce on every plate.
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Ranch Caribbean Vybez
Co-op City Caribbean kitchen with weekend jerk drum + full meat-and-three plate.
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Ali's Roti Shop (Bronx)
Wakefield Trinidadian-Guyanese roti shop since the '70s. Buss-up-shut, doubles, curry goat.
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Kaieteur Bronx Restaurant & Bakery
White Plains Rd Guyanese institution — roti, curry, breakfast saltfish-bake.
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Caridad Restaurant — Soundview
Soundview Dominican standard. Sancocho, mangú, mofongo — the Dominican Sunday.
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Brisas del Caribe
Castle Hill Dominican kitchen. Pernil, plátanos, full Sunday plate.
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Scotch Bonnet
Baychester Bronx Jamaican named for the Scotch bonnet. Jerk, oxtail, brown stew.
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Looking for something else? See all Caribbean NYC guides or this month’s Hit List.