Eat· Montego Bay· Other Caribbean
Scotchies (Montego Bay)
18° 31.3′ N · 77° 51.8′ W
The north coast's best-known jerk centre: chicken and pork slow-cooked over pimento wood under zinc covers, with festival, roasted breadfruit and escovitch fish at rustic outdoor tables in Coral Gardens.
Practical
Position from OpenStreetMap (Scotchies, Northern Coastal Highway, east of Montego Bay near Ironshore/Rose Hall). Tel (876) 953-8041 (Holiday Jamaica). Taxi from the yacht club; busy at lunch, so expect a wait. Hurricane Melissa (Category 5, October 28, 2025) caused severe damage in western Jamaica; confirm the business is operating before you go.
Best for
The classic jerk run from a Montego Bay berth
Nearby
- Cornwall Regional Hospital (Montego Bay)4.1 NM away
- Doctor's Cave Beach4.3 NM away
- Montego Bay Markets & Provisioning4.5 NM away
- The Pork Pit (Gloucester Avenue)4.5 NM away
- Montego Bay Marine Park4.6 NM away
- Pier 1 Marina (Montego Bay)4.7 NM away
- Pier 1 Restaurant & Bar (Montego Bay)4.7 NM away
- Montego Bay Port of Entry5.1 NM away