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Negril
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This Caribbean spot on 5th Avenue in Park Slope is usually packed with groups drinking soursop rum punch and eating delicious oxtails. The menu here is full of Jamaican staples like jerk chicken and escovitch snapper, and it also has some options like fried chicken and a NY strip. Grab a seat on the first come, first served patio out front, or make a reservation for a table inside. We’ve only been here for dinner, but you should know that Negril hosts a brunch every Sunday with a live DJ and towers of orange, sorrel, and passion fruit mimosas.
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Whenever you come, the energy will probably be high, so a meal here is best suited for a fun date or a group scenario. Start with some spring rolls stuffed with salt fish (and dip them in the vinegary hot sauce), then make sure at least one person in your party gets collards on their plate. The greens come finely chopped and screaming with scotch bonnet spice. As a general policy, we encourage our friends to order rum cocktails when we’re all together. This approach feels especially appropriate at Negril.
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Food Rundown
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Spring Roll
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Braised Oxtail
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Jerk Chicken
Seafood Stew
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