A cozy cafe adorned with a vibrant island mural, serving generous Caribbean fare that whisks you away, though flavors may vary.
"Serving the Mid-City area for over 35 years, Natraliart is one of the oldest Jamaican restaurants in LA and still one of its best. The menu is stacked with tremendous dishes like oxtails, saltfish, curry shrimp, and flaky beef patties, but the jerk chicken will always be the star of the show. Unlike many spots on this list, Natraliart doesn’t lean on a heavy marinade or sauce to carry the dish. It’s the chicken itself that does the talking here. Tender, perfectly cooked meat with a smoky-spice flavor that’ll stay on your lips for hours." - brant cox, garrett snyder, sylvio martins
"Enter through the small and tidy market and make your way to the front counter where owner Charles Forrester is at the counter taking orders. There are over half a dozen soups available on the menu, but hone in on the classic fish tea soup — a backyard favorite in Jamaica. A whole fish is cooked down into a satisfying broth and paired with vegetables, herbs, and spices. (Non-fish-lovers may go for the red pea or gungo pea soups, instead.)" - Rebecca Roland
"Unlike many of the other spots on this list, Natraliart isn’t some sort of new pop-up: This Jamaican restaurant in Mid-City has been serving incredible food for over 35 years. But if you haven’t had the chance to try them yet - or if you haven’t been back in a while - there’s no time like the present. In addition to traditional Jamaican dishes such as jerk chicken, oxtails, and ackee & salt fish, Natraliart also serves a variety of fresh juices, such as pineapple and ginger, sorrel (hibiscus flower), and the “energizer,” which is made from a blend of seam moss milk, stout, banana, and spices - a.k.a., a good thing to add to your cart if you, like a certain person writing this, has eaten three different cheeseburgers in the last two days (and one of them was a quarter pounder, smh)." - kat hong
"Serving the Mid-City area for over 35 years, Natraliart is one of the oldest Jamaican restaurants in LA—and also one of the very best. The menu is stacked with oxtails, saltfish, and curry shrimp, but for us, the jerk chicken will always be the star of the show. Unlike many other spots, Natraliart doesn’t lean on a heavy marinade or sauce to carry the dish, it’s the chicken itself that does the talking here. Tender, perfectly cooked meat with a smoky-spice flavor that’ll stay on your lips for hours, the jerk chicken at Natraliart should be on everyone’s priority list." - kat hong, brant cox, sylvio martins
"Serving the Mid-City area for over 35 years, Natraliart is one of the oldest Jamaican restaurants in LA - and also one of the very best. The menu is stacked with tremendous dishes like oxtails, saltfish, and curry shrimp, but for us, the jerk chicken will always be the star of the show. Unlike many spots on this list, Natraliart doesn’t lean on a heavy marinade or sauce to carry the dish—it’s the chicken itself that does the talking here. Tender, perfectly cooked meat with a smoky-spice flavor that’ll stay on your lips for hours, the jerk chicken at Natraliart should be on everyone’s priority list." - Brant Cox, Nikko Duren
