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Caribbean NYC Guide

Best Jerk Chicken in NYC

The five-borough jerk authority — vetted Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx

1

La’Mode BK

📍 1401 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11216
📞 (718) 316-9100

A Crown Heights restaurant and lounge from a Vincentian-led team, plating Caribbean–Asian fusion — escovitch fish bites, jerk chicken tacos, oxtail pasta — alongside sushi rolls and Korean-style wings. Happy…

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2

Pattie Hut

📍 543 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11216
📞 (718) 622-3222

Pattie Hut is the Bed-Stuy Jamaican counter for stewed chicken, oxtail, curry goat, and jerk — alongside the beef and chicken patties that give the place its name. A Nostrand…

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3

Best Bites Caribbean

📍 4601 Church Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11203
📞 (718) 462-3842

East Flatbush mainstay where the steam table is the menu: oxtail and butter beans, brown stew chicken, curry goat, jerk chicken, stew fish on Fridays, plus rice and peas, mac…

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4

Jamaica Breeze Restaurant

📍 232-02 Merrick Blvd, Laurelton, NY 11413
📞 (347) 894-8049

Pay-by-the-pound Jamaican buffet on Merrick Blvd. Oxtail, jerk chicken, ackee and saltfish, callaloo, curry chicken — full hot table, lively room, regulars who refill plates without blinking.

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5

Veggie Castle II

📍 132-09 Liberty Ave, South Richmond Hill, NY 11419
📞 (718) 641-8342

Caribbean vegan haven on Liberty Ave — pepper pot chicken, plant-based jerk, curries, stews, rice and peas, plus a juice bar with 50+ blends. Their plant-based chopped cheese (Gardein or…

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6

Wadadli Jerk

📍 419 Putnam Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221
📞 (347) 240-5913

Wadadli Jerk brings Antiguan flavor to Bed-Vyne, Brooklyn — jerk chicken, rice and peas, and legendary mac and cheese from a team led by chef Edwin Hughes. Named after Antigua's…

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7

De Hot Pot Restaurant

📍 1127 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225
📞 (718) 856-3644

De Hot Pot brings authentic yard-style Jamaican cooking to Flatbush with their legendary steam table that's been satisfying the community for years. Known for their rich, slow-cooked stewed peas with…

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8

Feeding Tree

📍 892 Gerard Ave, Bronx, NY 10452
📞 (718) 293-5025

A Bronx landmark for Jamaican food near Yankee Stadium. Feeding Tree has been serving massive portions of jerk chicken, curry goat, and oxtail to hungry fans and locals for years.…

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