Scott’s Jamaican Bakery
← Restaurants Scott’s Jamaican Bakery Behold the beguiling beauty of the simple Jamaican meat pie. With a flaky goldenrod exterior providing balance to the flavor explosion inside, has there ever been a more perfect foodstuff? Funny, that rumble in your tummy sounds a lot like the word “Scott’s.” Good thing they have three locations throughout Hartford, for all your […]
Destiny Awaits Restaurant
← Restaurants Destiny Awaits Destiny Awaits Restaurant & Jerk Center is a great little take-out spot. The jerk chicken, jerk pork, pigtail stew peas, curry goat, pepper steak, and oxtail stew are all on point. And they serve breakfast. Sometimes. VISIT THEM 3343 Main StreetHartford, CT 06120 (860) 856-1136 Facebook-f Desktop
Dunn’s River Restaurant
← Restaurants Dunn’s River Restaurant From the mural of natural scenery on the wall, to the wooden placemats on the tables, nowhere in Hartford gives off the ambiance of an island quite like Dunn’s. Their offerings span the menu of Jamaican cuisine, from ackee to oxtail, and there’s nary a miss in sight. Wash everything down with […]
Lion’s Den Vegetarian Restaurant
← Restaurants Lion’s Den Vegetarian You don’t have to be a vegetarian to LOVE the Lion’s Den. Traditional dishes like curried chunks, ital stew, and ackee with saltfish are local favorites. Be careful heading into the Lion’s Den, you might come out with a painfully full stomach. Photo borrowed lovingly from Lion’s Den Vegetarian. VISIT THEM […]
Island Cuisine
← Restaurants Island Cuisine Island Cuisine is tucked away in a little commercial strip on Farmington Ave. It’s a great little take out spot when you’re craving Caribbean food. They’ve got you covered from breakfast, porridge, oxtail, jerk chicken, and soups to seafood, stew peas, plantains, and peanut punch. Photo lovingly borrowed from Auline Kong. […]
Sun Splash Jamaican Restaurant
← Restaurants Sun Splash Jamaican Restaurant Sun Splash is a great spot. Their pretty dining room gives you plenty of room to sit and relax, and their oxtail is “FIRE” (Jessica R., Yelp). Photo lovingly borrowed from Sun Splash Jamaican Restaurant. VISIT THEM 692 Maple AvenueHartford, CT 06114 (860) 548-3050 Facebook-f
Tangiers International Market
← Restaurants Tangiers International Market Everything at Tangiers is perfect. The family that runs this place are the most lovely (both personally and visually) people you’ll ever meet. The prepared foods are the finest of their kind in all the land; the falafel, the gyros, the tabouli, the hummus, the stuffed grape leaves, the baklava – oh […]
Ichiban Japanese & Korean Restaurant
← Restaurants Ichiban Korean & Japanese Restaurant The best restaurants are embraced by their neighborhoods, and this one is almost always filled with locals, multi-generational families, hipsters, and suits. They do Japanese food and family-style Korean BBQ. You can request to sit at one of the tables with a small grill in the center and […]
Franklin Giant Grinder
← Restaurants Franklin Giant Grinder No lie, these grinders are humongous. If you’ve never been before, you may want to ask them to see the bread before you decide what size to buy. “I have been going to Franklin Giant Grinder since I was a baby and my parents and grandparents were regulars. They make […]
Ashley’s
← Restaurants Ashley’s Q: Where can I get breakfast at lunchtime in Hartford? A: Ashley’s. Eggs, toast, bacon, omelettes, all things breakfast-y. Photo lovingly borrowed from Jeffery C. VISIT THEM 221 Main StreetHartford, CT 06106 (860) 247-8730 Facebook-f