Jamaican pumpkin soup with lime.
4 Jamaican Vegan Food Restaurants To Visit In Kingston Jamaica
If the stares and scorns of societal beliefs are not enough the shortage of food options publicly have surely added its flavor of discouragement to leading a vegan lifestyle in my island of Jamaica. The good thing is I’ve enjoyed overcoming them and feel confident in finding tasty Jamaican Vegan Food amid my confidently selected eating lifestyle.
Being an avid meat eater and lover of it for 25 years I can relate with you and have nothing bad to say about persons who have chosen to lead this lifestyle, after all, I know it too well. Upon changing my lifestyle to become a vegan I diligently did my research with the help of my husband. We both were becoming vegans at the same time and saw it necessary to truly understand the lifestyle before becoming involved. We both even after 6 years have no regrets but many gains in physical and mental health. Let’s get to it.
A basic vegan lifestyle entails the abstinence and exclusion of all animal related or derived products (meat, dairy, and eggs). A vegan diet comprises the following but is not limited to, vegetables, fruits, seeds, nuts, grains, beans, lentils, peas, bread, rice, pasta, dairy-free products such as almond milk, soymilk, coconut milk, and vegetable oils. A Jamaican Vegan Food lifestyle excludes dairy related products but if all food groups are properly accounted for by deliberately including them in your daily diet you are well on your way to leading a healthy lifestyle without lack.
With all that said the question remains where can you find quality Jamaican Vegan Food cuisine? First and foremost, the top contender on the list of most tasty yet nutritious meal selections in Indian restaurants! They have quite a variety to choose from on the vegan section of the menu. From Vegetable Kofta’s to Aloo Gobi to Vegetable Manchurian all seasoned to complete perfection. Who is missing meat, not me!
The Popular Jamaican Vegan Food Restaurants You Must Visit
- Saffron Indian Cuisine
67 Constant Spring Rd, Kingston
(876) 926-6598
- Pushpa’s Indian Cuisine
Shop 1, 26, 6 Northside Dr, Kingston
(876) 977-5454
- Tamarind Indian Cuisine
28, 18-22 Barbican Rd, Kingston
(876) 977-0695
- Nirvana Restaurant Lady Musgrave
Shop 1 Building A, 80 Lady Musgrave Rd, Kingston
(876) 927-9634
Also, a great place for Jamaican Vegan Food in Montego Bay
Check out, Mystic India, the ambiance and vegan menu options at this location are unbelievably amazing. They are located in Montego Bay at Whitter Village, contact number (876) 953-9460.
Another popular vegan joint is what you call the ‘Ital spots’. They can be found all over Jamaica and are most times led by a Rasta. They make meals of beans, peas, vegetables, ground provision, and rice with a little spice.
- Dr. Spice Natural Food Restaurant
Behind Utech. Kingston, Jamaica
(876) 387-7928
For quick go to everyday vegan food options:
Shop #6, 6 Red Hills Road, Kingston
(876) 754-2425
- Island Grill
Many locations throughout Jamaica
Gloria’s Seafood City located at Victoria Pier, Ocean Boulevard, Kingston Jamaica (contact number 876-619-7905) has an amazing vegetable rundown with coconut milk and the option of rice, festival, bammy, and green plantains. Don’t let the seafood in the name scare you away, rest assured their vegan options are fully vegan!
Tasty wraps can be purchased from a 24-hour restaurant by the name of Pita Grill located in Orchid Village Plaza 20, Barbican Rd, Kingston 6 (contact number (876) 970-4571).
One of the easiest hacks to leading a vegan lifestyle is being able to order rice and peas, and vegetables at just about any location in Jamaica. Even after all the mouthful of options listed above, there are still more places to try in Jamaica.
Check out Happy Cow for more hacks to leading a Jamaican Vegan Food lifestyle!
