Jerk Pit Cafe

The Jerk Pit Cafe out on Main Street (near Tower) has the best jerk pork I have had outside of Jamaica. I order a half pound for $7. I get the jerk sauce on the side, and sometimes they give you a couple pieces of bread to go with it. The meat is slow-cooked, peppery, and moist. I dip it the pork in the jerk sauce or sometimes have them drizzle the sauce over the meat. The chicken is also very good. They offer the full array of Jamaican takeout dishes.



This place is open seven days a week and open late.
Jerk Pit Cafe
2940 Main Street
(860) 527-2214
Mon-Wed 11 am-12 mid.
Thursday 11 am-2 am
Fri & Sat 11 am - 5 am
Sun 2 pm - 2 am

The Lion's Den

Lion's Den Vegetarian Restaurant
3347 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06120
(860) 241-0220
Mon-Thursday 7 am to 11 PM, Friday and Saturday 7 am until very late.

The Lion's Den is a vegetarian Jamaican Restaurant run by Rastafarians. No meat products, but they do serve fish. They used to be on Woodland Street, by relocated to North Main after the old place burned down. Try the Ital Stew or the Rasta Pasta. Have a soy patty. They serve breakfast, lunch and dinner. They also make great fruit and vegetable smoothies.