The Pork Pit

A no-frills eatery favored by locals, Pork Pit is an authentic, open-air Jamaican restaurant that serves the best of Jamaican jerk meats and seafood dishes. The restaurant is close to Doctor's Cave Beach and is surrounded by all the attractions of MoBay's Hip Strip. You can get food to go or eat at the picnic tables on the patio.

Food is cooked on grills the size of kitchen tables at the Pork Pit on the Hip Strip. Chicken and pork are rubbed in own-recipe jerk seasonings and served fresh from the coals to diners sat at picnic tables. Side dishes include fried plantains, rice and peas, roti, and bammy (a Jamaican flatbread made from cassava).

Folks drive to All Seasons from miles around for the best jerk in Manchester parish. The chicken and pork are merely good, but it does jerk sausage (J$550…

Montego Bay is blessed to have two of Jamaica’s top restaurants serving spicy jerk food: the legendary Scotchies on Falmouth Road (the main coastal road from Montego Bay to Falmouth, near Rose Hall) and the lesser known Pork Pit, which has the advantages of being walking distance from MoBay’s downtown “Hip Strip” and also having a big open grill where you can see your food cooking over hot coals of pimento wood. Patties — savory beef, chicken, or vegetables inside a golden pastry shell, are a Jamaican street food staple, and locals are fierce about which local brand is their favorite: Tastee or Juici. Decide for yourself in Montego Bay, where both have restaurants just a block apart on Barnett Street.

Spicy Jamaican jerk cuisine is world-famous, and Montego Bay is home to two of the best purveyors on the planet: Scotchie's and The Pork Pit. Scotchie's is a quirky roadside stand along Highway A1 (Falmouth Road) that serves jerk chicken, pork, and fish with sides of yam, breadfruit, rice and peas, and festivals (Jamaican dumplings). The backyard flavor of the place is enhanced with an open bar, where you can order Red Stripes and rum drinks to sip from on chairs made of old beer kegs.

Gloucester Avenue is popularly known as the Hip Strip thanks to resorts, shops, sandy beaches, buzzing bars, and delectable eateries lining the street. If your idea of a perfect vacation is lazing on a golden beach, the Hip Strip block of options is most convenient, with everything just a stroll away. You’ll find some of Montego Bay’s best restaurants here, including the Jamaican food favorite The Pelican Grill, and comforting dishes from Usain Bolt Tracks & Records restaurant.

Pork Pit Restaurant - The Pork pit jerk is usually slow-roasted or barbecued to bring out the tasty flavors of spices of thyme, pimento, and ginger. Located on Montego Bay Hip Strip. You can enjoy jerked pork, chicken, ribs, sausage, shrimps, fish and buffalo wings, these are offered with great side dishes such a sweet potato, festival rolls, rice and peas, roast yam, fries and bread.

If you’re visiting Jamaica, you can’t leave without trying escovitch fish, a dish that perfectly showcases the island’s love for bold flavors. I had my first taste of escovitch fish at a beachside restaurant in Ocho Rios. The fish, usually red snapper, was fried until crispy and then topped with a tangy, spicy dressing made from vinegar, onions, carrots, and Scotch bonnet peppers.

If you are looking for authentic Jamaican jerk, Pork Pit is an essential stop. Pork Pit provides a laid-back, open-air environment known for its delectable jerk pork and chicken, prepared using traditional methods over pimento wood. While it is not fine dining, the quality and flavour of the food cements Pork Pit as one of the most popular eateries in Montego Bay.

The chicken is moist and tasty here or if you venture into town in the evening stop by one of the vendors selling the real deal out of the barrel. Paired with hard dough bread-simply divine!. Scotchies is another great restaurant (ask your taxi driver to bring you) serving jerk fish, chicken, pork as well as festivals (fried dumplings), yam, breadfruit and more!

Although everyone talks about Scotchies as the manadatory restaurant for where to eat in Montego Bay, there are other great jerk restaurants in the region. You’ll need a car to get to Scotchies in the Holiday Inn Village Shopping Centre. But if you’re staying near the Hip Strip head over to Pork Pit for some of the best jerk in Montego Bay.

Look no further than Pork Pit, a local institution renowned for its mouthwatering grilled pork dishes. Sink your teeth into tender pork ribs, chops, or sausage, all served with traditional Jamaican sides like festival and bammy. Whether you're dining in or taking your meal to enjoy on the beach, Pork Pit promises a finger-licking good time.

The perfect spot for grabbing a bite of bona fide Jamaican jerk and a cold Red Stripe beer. The Pork Pit's friendly staff never fail to impress with their outstanding jerk chicken and pork, served with local favourites like roti, rice and peas, and fried plantain. There's a reason this Montego Bay staple stands out from the crowd.

This unassuming shack isn't to be overlooked - that magnetic aroma you might have sensed walking down Hip Strip is most likely coming straight from here. The choices are plain but fabulous jerked chicken, pork, or shrimp, with the typical sides of "festival", rice and peas, and a further few.

($)Jerk chicken, spare ribs, steam roast fish, sweet potatoes, roast yam, festival and cold coconut water star at this fast-food eatery that’s a favorite with locals. Located across from Walter Fletcher Beach. Order up a plate and then grab a place at one of the picnic tables on the patio.

Pork Pit Restaurant in Montego Bay is known for its mouthwatering jerk pork and chicken, cooked to perfection over open pimento wood fires. The casual, laid-back atmosphere of the restaurant makes it a popular spot for both locals and tourists looking to savor authentic Jamaican flavors.

The Pork Pit is a highly-rated Jamaican establishment that serves great Jamaican BBQ meals. This eatery is located on Montego Bay’s famed Hip Strip. Some of the most popular menu items here include jerk chicken, ribs, fresh grilled shrimp, festival, and plantains.

Fantastic food at reasonable prices is the order of the day at the Pork Pit. Jerk pork and chicken all feature on the menu and so do deliciously tasty ribs. You’ll find this restaurant as a result of the aromas wafting from the open air grill.

These are just a few examples of the many affordable eateries waiting to satisfy your cravings. Don’t be afraid to venture off the beaten path and explore local street food stalls for an authentic taste of Montego Bay.

The Pork Pit, near Aquasol, has the best jerk chicken and pork in town. The restaurant is open-air, with lots of picnic tables set up around it and various bottles of hot sauce at the ready. (open all day from 11 a.m.)

Another long-standing jerk centre located on Montego Bay’s Hip Strip (Jimmy Cliff Boulevard), this is another rustic outdoor dining spot with array of sides to compliment your choice of jerk.

27 Gloucester AvenueMontego Bay, Jamaica(876) 940-3008 Open in Google Maps. Pork Pit is an informal beachside barbecue restaurant that offers different meat like pork and chicken.

Although the name is The Pork Pit, other jerked foods are served up daily, like chicken, along with side dishes like festivals, bammy (fried or steamed cassava bread), and rice.

For more Jamaican flavours, try Bigg's BBQ, Robbie's Kitchen, Pelican Grill, Pork Pit, MVP Smokehouse, Island Twist on the Beach, or Seahorse Grill.

Your trip to Jamaica can never be complete without having sampled some jerk pork. This dish is up there with the world's best culinary experiences.

In the daytime, it’s a quiet restaurant on the water serving local dishes like oxtail and brown stew chicken with traditional rice and peas.

Right on the main strip in town, serving what some say is Jamaica's best jerk chicken and pork cooked over coals.

Not all jerk is created equal, and just know, if you haven’t had jerk chicken from Jamaica you are missing out.

For a change of pace, go to a local dive such as the Pork Pit. The food is tasty and affordable.