For home-style cooking in a relaxed outdoor setting featuring fairy lights, murals, and greenery, head to Miss T’s Kitchen on Main Street. Self-taught chef Anna-Kay Tomlinson is renowned for her oxtail stew, priced at £26. Visit misstskitchen.com for more details.
Farm-to-Table Experience
If you have five hours to spare, hidden in the hills of St Ann, Stush In The Bush offers an eight-course meal prepared by husband-and-wife duo Christopher and Lisa at their farm. Highlights include the Jamaican mezze board and fire-grilled pizzas, available for £128. Learn more at stushinthebush.com.
Sweet Treats
Giving Tony’s Chocolonely a run for its money, the bars from Pure Chocolate can be purchased at the brand’s store at Island Village and likely at your hotel gift shop. Prices start from £7. Visit purechocolatecompany.com.
Stay: Jamaica Inn
Former guests of Jamaica Inn include Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller, who honeymooned here in 1957, as well as Winston Churchill and Ian Fleming. Despite its illustrious history, the five-star hotel maintains an unfussy feel. Its 55 suites, bungalows, and cottages all face uninterrupted Caribbean Sea views, featuring vintage photos, manual shutters, and an intentional absence of TVs, radios, and clocks. Best of all, the hotel opens onto its own private beach. Rates start from £375 per night. Visit jamaicainn.com.
Under the Radar
A little further along the northern coast, palm trees surround Bahia Villa, an open-plan beachfront cottage that sleeps up to four guests. Everything is included for a quiet stay, including a kayak. Rates start from £250 per night. Book via vrbo.com.
Love: Dunn’s River Falls
One for the bucket list, Dunn’s River Falls is a terraced waterfall that spills directly into the Caribbean Sea. You will follow a guide—ours was Sheldon—to climb the 180-metre cascade, pausing to cool off in natural pools en route. Admission is £18. Visit dunnsriverfallsja.com.
Float On
For a more laid-back excursion, climb aboard a nine-metre bamboo raft and drift along a glistening three-mile stretch of the Martha Brae River. The cost is £80 per two-person raft. Visit jamaicarafting.com.
R&R
Book the Ocean Deep Massage (£110 for 50 minutes) at Jamaica Inn’s Ocean Spa; its tension-melting effects linger for hours. The treehouse-like treatment rooms perch above the shore, where crashing waves, rustling palms, and ocean views complete the experience.
