TopTaste Restaurant

If you want authentic Jamaican cooking, without flying to the Caribbean, Top Taste in Kingston, NY, is as close as you're going to get. Stopped in recently for dinner and had the jerk chicken with rice & peas, which was bursting with flavor, and just the right amount of spice. The owners, who have done us the great favor of transplanting their store from the other Kingston, West Indies, bring the hospitality and warmth of the islands to every customer who walks in. They are also stocked with imported spices, snacks, and drinks to take home and enjoy. Top Taste is not to be missed.

Absolutely delicious food! This is the best Jamaican food I've had. My boyfriend & I vacationed nearby for a week and came down to Kingston to eat here 2x! We ate: jerk chicken platter, chicken curry platter, mac & cheese & beef patty.

Up in the Catskills for a wedding this weekend. Made a pit stop in Kingston for some bites. Came across TopTaste and glad I did. Went a little crazy and got curry goat, jerk chicken, beef patties, and oxtail. If you’re driving upstate, make the stop. The building looks like a Caribbean beach restaurant and matching charm inside. Staff is very friendly and biz is booming. Did not have a line when there but it was a consistent flow. Good sign if you ask me!

Fabulous! Such nice people, and tasty, large portions for little $. Can’t beat it! Each serving was easily enough for two people, so we had lots of leftovers. They clearly care about quality, everything fresh and hot. Jerk chicken and curries were the best. Can’t wait to go back!

Great friendly service. Felt like I was family. Food is excellent and flavorful. Not too spicy but just enough kick. Had Jerk chicken, ox tail, goat curry along with some sweet plantains, rice and beans and a beef patty as an app. Completely forgot to take pics of everything as we dived right into the food as soon as it was placed in front of us. The meat was Tender and flavorful, no fatty pieces .