Restaurants

Jerk City

This small café is the perfect antidote to the fury and fast pace of nearby Oxford Street. If you’re not already a Caribbean convert, Jerk City’s welcome of...

Soho: 189 Wardour Street, W1F 8ZD

Mango Room

Of all the places in need of some Caribbean sunshine, the corner by Camden tube is high on the list. Set alongside instant eateries for the loud and lairy, the Mango...

Camden: 10-12 Kentish Town Road, NW1 8NH

Cottons

Cottons has long set London’s benchmark for West Indian cooking. Both branches attract a smart set of Caribbean connoisseurs, although it’s this outlet that’s...

Farringdon: 70 Exmouth Market, EC1R 4QP

Cottons

Chalk Farm: 55 Chalk Farm Road, NW1 8AN

Savannah Jerk

It’s no coincidence that two Caribbean eateries have set up shop side by side. When business partners split in 2006, Mr Jerk was renamed Jerk City and The Original...

Soho: 187 Wardour Street, W1F 8ZB

ACE Fusion

'The food is lovely,' a woman whispered to me as we went into this new Caribbean restaurant ten minutes' walk from Clapham Junction. Either she was cunningly planted...

Clapham: 110 St John's Hill, SW11 1SJ

Bamboula

Cheerfully decorated in green, yellow and orange, this popular restaurant-café makes as good a stab at recreating the vibe of a Caribbean beach shack as is possible...

Brixton: 12 Acre Lane, SW2 5SG

CAM at Centerprise

Although a little rough around the edges, this Caribbean eaterie (attached to the specialist Centerprise bookshop) serves up large portions of quality chow for a few...

Dalston: 136-138 Kingsland High Street, E8 2NS

Caribbean Scene

Caribbean Scene has hit the bull’s-eye for lucrative locations: three neighbouring hotels, a waterfront view, and both Canary Wharf and the ExCeL Centre nearby. You...

Docklands: ExCeL Marina, 17 Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock, E16 1AQ

Hummingbird

This has long been a favourite with Caribbean food fans. Lovers of Barbadian food, for example, will appreciate coo-coo (cornmeal mush) and stewed fish. A dish of...

Stroud Green: 84 Stroud Green Road, N4 3EN

Island Fusion

Despite occupying a windowless basement, this ambitious new restaurant creates the right vibe through savvy decor, charming service and excellent cooking. The small...

Crystal Palace: 57B Westow Hill, SE19 1TS

Jerk City

Wandsworth: 112 Wandsworth High Street, SW18 4JP

The Lane Restaurant

The Lane Restaurant is an eclectic and luxurious Caribbean restaurant in London's East End. A stellar stand-out amongst the curry houses and bagel shops on Brick Lane,...

Aldgate: 12 Osborn Street , London, E1 6TE