Rochester, NY
For Caribbean in Rochester, the local food press points to Reggae Jamaica Restaurant & Bakery and This Is It. Picks from CITY Magazine, updated July 2026.
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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in CITY Magazine. Updated July 2026.
Reggae Jamaica Restaurant & Bakery · Maplewood
Reggae Jamaica on Dewey Avenue is a Jamaican restaurant and bakery that CITY Magazine's international food round-up summed up in two words, jerk chicken. The kitchen runs the island standards alongside baked patties, and the dining room keeps long daily hours. Order the jerk chicken, the dish the magazine led with, and pair it with rice and peas and a beef patty from the bakery case.
This Is It · Southwest
This Is It on Genesee Street is a longtime source of Jamaican soul food, which CITY Magazine's international food round-up captured in three words, Jamaican soul food. Expect island plate-lunch standards like jerk and curry chicken with rice and peas from a small counter-service kitchen on the city's southwest side. Order a jerk or curry chicken plate with rice and peas.
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