Lots of great advice already. You can't go wrong with any of the the suggestions.
Although there's plenty of "fine dining" I really enjoy the casual local places. Great people and great food at reasonable prices.

For road side barrel jerk chicken, try:
- "Step Aside" on the beach road
- "Original Smokey Biggs" on the cliff side.

Other great "hole in the wall" locally owned places include:
- Soup Stand across the street from The Jungle night club. Big portions of fried chicken. Good soup. Reasonable prices.
- Sips n bites - West end just past Rockhouse (closed Saturdays)
- Presley's - One man show on the west end
- Bentley's Crab Cakes - Another great one man operation (BYOB). "5 tings on da plate." LOL
- For lunch on the beach try Niah's Kitchen - Argueably the best patties in Negril. He also does great ital stews if you pre-order.
- Sweet Spot - Beach Road. It's where the taxi drivers eat (always a good sign).
- Fatties - Beach Road
- Of course "3 Dives" is famous for jerk chicken, shrimp and grilled lobster. Cliff side near Xtabi which also has very good food.
- Jus Natural - Cliff Rd. They recently moved further down the cliff rd.
- Eddies De Bar - Cliff side - Great vibe, strong rum punch and excellent jerk chicken among other dishes.
- Choices - Cliff Rd. The fried chicken is a good as I have ever had
- Juicy J's - Behind the Scotia Bank
- Jenny's Cakes - Cliff Rd.
- Sweet Spice - Great ox tail and the best curried shrimp I ever tasted. No shoes no shirt no service.


The list goes on. You'll love the food in Negril. The seafood is locally caught, is as fresh as can be and almost always cooked to perfection.