Kaya Kingston
Cannabis store · Saint Andrew ·
Wood-fired pizza, award-winning cannabis, concerts, dog-friendly
Wood-fired pizza, award-winning cannabis, concerts, dog-friendly
"A pizzeria at a cannabis house just makes sense. Kaya Pizzeria doles out some of the island’s best wood-fired, thin-crust pizza, showcasing local ingredients as well as traditional Italian recipes. Whether cannabis is part of your meal or not, the deck at Kaya is a welcoming, open-air space perfect for all, complete with murals and retro artwork. The Kingston location is the third for the Kaya family, following the success of the original location in Drax Hall (the first medical cannabis house in the Caribbean)." - Leisha Wong
"In the mid-Market space where Patterson’s Alta CA once lived, I teamed with Daniel Patterson to open Kaya as a spinoff of my beloved Kingston 11, overhauling the menu and giving the decor a light facelift. We opened on the 11th after Alta closed on December 23rd, with a very short three- or four-day kitchen training window; I inherited much of the Alta team who only had to learn the new menu. The food keeps the same flavor profile as Kingston but features different presentation and prep — for example, the black pepper tofu is formed into a rice-and-herb ball, sautéed and topped with pickled vegetables rather than Kingston’s cornstarch-fried version served with three soy sauces and white rice. Early best sellers are jerk chicken, oxtail, black pepper crab (we’re often out of crab), and caramelized carrots. The space was tweaked with a shade of blue, recycled wood trim, bright white walls, and playful Jamaican art by a Trinidadian artist, and the dining room already feels joyful, energetic, and diverse, drawing Jamaican and Black clientele alongside young tech workers and repeat customers who keep bringing friends." - Carolyn Alburger
"I was glad to see the city's dearth of Caribbean restaurants eased by the opening of a new spot from Oakland chef Nigel Jones and Daniel Patterson, which replaces Patterson’s Alta CA and offers a flavorful menu built around Jamaican spices and other delicacies from warmer climates. Jones, a native of Jamaica, has carried over signature dishes from his Kingston 11 — including jerk chicken, oxtail stew, and salt fish fritters — while adding new options like black pepper crab and piri piri chicken. Desserts nod to Alta with soft-serve given a Caribbean twist (notably a chocolate habanero soft-serve with pomegranate molasses and lime), and punch bowls developed with Alta Group beverage manager Aaron Paul (the Rude Boi bowl serves four or can be a single and features white rum, cucumber, soursop, and midori). Kaya is open for dinner Tue–Sat 5–10 p.m., late night Thu–Sat 10 p.m.–1 a.m., has happy hour Tue–Fri 4:30–6:30 p.m., and brunch Sat–Sun with reservations available." - Ellen Fort
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