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Redbones the Blues Café Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

21 Braemar Ave, Kingston

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Cuisine Jamaican
Hours Mon-Fri noon-11pm; Sat 3pm-midnight
Location Around Town
Reservations Reservations required
Phone 876/978-6091
Prices Main courses US$14-US$32
Credit Cards AE,MC,V

Redbones the Blues Café Review

The name alone lured us to this elegant place, which is the only restaurant in Kingston with cuisine as good as Norma's on the Terrace. All aglow in yellow and peach hues, Redbones is in a former Spanish colonial house. You're greeted with pictures of jazz greats on the wall, everybody from Billie Holiday to Louis Armstrong. A cozy bar, its ceiling studded with records, is installed in someone's former bedroom. Owners Evan and Betsy Williams give standard Jamaican dishes a new twist. Ask for "bammy," a cassava dish crowned with sautéed shrimp, or a platter of stuffed crab backs, a delectable selection on a tri-color salad. A spinach callaloo with cream cheese is encased in a divine strudel. Seafood pasta is laden with shrimp, lobster, and salmon in a creamy coconut sauce. The best item on the menu is spicy lamb chops in a guava glaze. Live jazz or something is always going on.

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