Best Caribbean Food in Silver Spring 2026

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Silver Spring's Caribbean food scene is one of the best-kept secrets in the DMV — with a large Jamaican, Haitian, Trinidadian, and Puerto Rican community rooted across the Georgia Avenue and Eastern Avenue corridors. Silver Spring doesn't just have Caribbean restaurants — it has institutions that have been feeding the community for decades.

🏆 The Top Tier

#1 TripAdvisor · Washingtonian 100 Best Cheap Eats · Fenton Village · Decades of Loyalty

🥇 GOAT OF SS CARIBBEAN

Negril — The Jamaican Eatery

📍 965 Thayer Ave., Silver Spring MD 20910 (Fenton Village) · 📞 (301) 585-3000 · negrileats.com

The undisputed king — Washingtonian Magazine 100 Best Cheap Eats, decades of loyal customers, authentic Jamaican street-food-inspired menu with non-stop reggae. Best jerk chicken in the DMV. Must order: Jerk chicken, fish on coco bread, oxtails, curry goat, rice and peas. Mon–Thu 11AM–8PM · Fri–Sat 11AM–8:30PM. $

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#1 Yelp Jamaican · Corner of Georgia & Eastern · Colorful Island Mural Exterior

🇯🇲 YELP #1 JAMAICAN

Reggae Vibes Qzine

📍 7821 Eastern Ave NW, Silver Spring MD 20910 (Georgia & Eastern) · 📞 (240) 531-2502 · reggaevibesqzine.com

Impossible to miss — Jamaican flag and food photos painted on the exterior. Community-rooted, authentic. Must order: Curry Crazy Chicken ($17.95), Curry Crazy Goat ($22.95), Oxtail Platter ($16.49), Butter Rum Cake ($14.99). Tue–Sat 11AM–7PM · Sun 12–6PM · Mon closed. $–$$

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Est. Summer 2022 · "Best Jamaican in the DMV" · Instagram-Famous

🔥 BEST NEW-ERA JAMAICAN

Jerk House Eatery

📍 Silver Spring, MD · jerkhouseeatery.com

Launched 2022, already one of the most-loved Jamaican spots in the DMV. Everything built around the jerk tradition — smoke, scotch bonnet heat, allspice marinade. Must: Jerk chicken, jerk pork, festival bread, brown stew chicken. $$

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Founded June 2021 · Mission: "Make People Smile" · Just Smile

🌴 COMMUNITY-FIRST CARIBBEAN

The Angry Jerk

📍 Silver Spring, MD · theangryjerk.com

Founded by Jason Miskiri — motto: Just Smile. Satisfying, Caribbean-rooted cooking that keeps the community coming back. $$

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🇭🇹 Haitian & Creole

#1 Yelp Caribbean in Silver Spring · Haitian Creole · Price Ave · Large Haitian Diaspora Community

🇭🇹 #1 YELP CARIBBEAN · HAITIAN CREOLE

Gisele's Creole Cuisine

📍 2407 Price Ave., Silver Spring MD 20902 · 📞 (301) 933-1340 · Mon 12–8PM · Wed–Sun 12–8PM

The most uniquely positioned Caribbean restaurant in the area — specializing in Haitian Creole cooking, drawing from the convergence of West African, French, and Caribbean culinary traditions. Serves Silver Spring's large Haitian diaspora community. Must order: Griot (fried pork), rice and beans (diri ak pwa), Legim, Tasso, plantains. $–$$

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🥂 Black-Owned Caribbean Dining & Nightlife

8229 Georgia Ave · Black-Owned · Black Restaurant Week Featured · DJs After Dark

🥂 BLACK-OWNED CARIBBEAN LOUNGE

The Society Restaurant & Lounge

📍 8229 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring MD 20910

Silver Spring's Black-owned Caribbean-American dining and nightlife anchor — American fare with a Caribbean twist, craft cocktails, and DJs spinning after dark. Featured in Black Restaurant Week. Upscale atmosphere, top of the Georgia Ave corridor. $$$

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🇵🇷 Puerto Rican & Latin Caribbean

#2 TripAdvisor Caribbean · Mofongo Capital of the DMV

🇵🇷 MOFONGO CAPITAL

La Casa del Mofongo

📍 Silver Spring, MD

The only place in the DMV corridor where mofongo is the entire centerpiece — mashed fried plantains as a bowl for meats, seafood, or vegetables. Pernil, pollo guisado, tostones, sancocho. $$

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#2 Yelp Jamaican · Sweet Side of Caribbean Cuisine

🍰 CARIBBEAN DESSERTS

Sweet Sweet Kitchen

📍 Silver Spring, MD

Ranked #2 on Yelp for Jamaican food in Silver Spring — sweet potato pudding, plantain dishes, Caribbean baked goods, and full entrees. $–$$

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🌶️ Hidden Gems

Georgia Ave Wheaton · "A+" Community Rated · $

🌴 A+ COMMUNITY PICK

Island Zest

📍 11252 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring MD 20902 · 📞 (240) 833-3562