Category Archives: Caribbean

Caribbean Corner

Caribbean Corner, 4008A University Drive, Fairfax, VA, 703-246-9040 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Yelp | Window on Woodbridge] Mostly Jamaican, this is a real mom and pop restaurant in the middle of downtown Fairfax. It’s strangely silent. … Continue reading

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Caribbean Sea Seafood Restaurant

Caribbean Sea Seafood Restaurant, 6869 New Hampshire Avenue, Takoma Park, MD, 301-891-3497, closed Mondays. It is hard to see from New Hampshire but it is there, if you are coming from Univ. Blvd. it is on the left just a … Continue reading

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Cafe Trope

Café Trope, web site, 2100 P Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-223-9335 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | MenuPages | Yelp | Gayot] Caribbean food, cooked by a Gambian. It is right now one of … Continue reading

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Caribbean

Caribbean, see also Haitian, Jamaican, Cuban, and Trinidadian, among other individual headings See also Caribbean Grill, listed under Cuban. There are also some good Caribbean places on 18th Street in Adams-Morgan. The Georgia Avenue row … right now you might … Continue reading

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Island Cafe

Island Cafe, Beltway Plaza Mall, 6054 Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt, MD, 301-345-0462 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Yelp] Good roti, curries, other West Indian specialties. It is in a wonderful shopping mall, great for people watching, I bet … Continue reading

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Zanzibar on the Waterfront

Zanzibar on the Waterfront, web site, 700 Water Street SW, Washington, DC, Waterfront, 202-554-9100 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | City Paper | insider pages | openlist | Yelp | Gayot] I’ve only had snacks here, … Continue reading

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Caribbean Sea Seafood Market & Restaurant

Caribbean Sea Seafood Market & Restaurant, 6869 New Hampshire Avenue, Takoma Park, MD, 301-891-3497, often closes at 8 or so. (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | City Paper | Yelp] Mostly take-out and they sell seafood … Continue reading

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Starfish Cafe

Starfish Cafe, web site, 539 8th Street SE, Washington, DC (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [The Hill | WaPo | City Paper | openlist | Yelp] A pallid version of Caribbean food, or so it would appear. … Continue reading

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Ginger Cove/Ginger Reef

Ginger Cove/Ginger Reef, 822 E Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-248-6007, 202-248-7733, the two phone numbers are for the two separate places. (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) Closed Ginger Reef is only for Friday and Saturday nights, get … Continue reading

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Pierre’s

Pierre’s, web site, 4926 Cordell Avenue, Bethesda, MD, 301-652-7757 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [City Paper | openlist | Gayot] Stewed oxtail, jerk pork loin with pumpkin gnocchi, etc. The City Paper published a somewhat snide review. … Continue reading

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