"Jamaica has a harsh past and an uncomfortable present, in spite of its spectacular and captivating beauty. It is a place that’s easy to romanticize. But one shouldn’t do that. Like a lot of our shows, we come to no neat conclusions, only more questions. Which is, I suppose, conclusion enough."
Piggy's Jerk Centre
Jamaican restaurant · Portland
Tony ate at a jerk stand called Piggy's in this town. Unfortunately it burned down in 2019.
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Dr. Hoe Rum Bar
Permanently Closed
Tony had a traditional fisherman’s breakfast, and a Steel Bottom (one part rum, four parts beer).
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Cynthia’s on Winifred
Restaurant · Portland
At this public beach, this food stand sells ackee, banana, and salt cod.
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Jamaica
6 Places
"Jamaica has a harsh past and an uncomfortable present, in spite of its spectacular and captivating beauty. It is a place that’s easy to romanticize. But one shouldn’t do that. Like a lot of our shows, we come to no neat conclusions, only more questions. Which is, I suppose, conclusion enough."
Piggy's Jerk Centre
Jamaican restaurant
Tony ate at a jerk stand called Piggy's in this town. Unfortunately it burned down in 2019.
The Trident Hotel
Hotel
Tony was the only guest in this "expensive, luxurious" hotel. Tony had dinner with the owner of the hotel, one of the richest men in the world, local billionaire Michael Lee Chin.
Dr. Hoe Rum Bar
Permanently closed
Tony had a traditional fisherman’s breakfast, and a Steel Bottom (one part rum, four parts beer).
GoldenEye
Hotel
The GoldenEye estate—where Ian Fleming, the British naval intelligence officer who penned the James Bond series, lived—has been enlarged and turned into a hotel where you can, if just for a while, live out Bourdain’s childhood dream of having a grotto.
Chris’s Cook Shop Main Street
Restaurant
Tony had oxtail, curried goat, callaloo, rice and pigeon peas.
Cynthia’s on Winifred
Restaurant
At this public beach, this food stand sells ackee, banana, and salt cod.
