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Dickie's Best Kept Secret vs Scotchies

Both restaurants are recommended by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Scotchies scores marginally better than Dickie's Best Kept Secret. Scotchies ranks #5 in Jamaica with accolades from 7 publications like Lonely Planet, Lonely Planet and Fodor's.

Dickie's Best Kept Secret
Dickie's Best Kept Secret
8 / 10
on the Main Road, Port Antonio, Jamaica
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Concierge Concierge
"Looks can be deceiving, especially when it comes to this driftwood shack teetering on a seaside bluff one mile west of Port Antonio."
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"Offering an extremely unusual dining option, this restaurant is set in a private home on a cliffside and a short drive from Port Antonio."
Rough Guide Rough Guide
Star
"Easily missed as it’s nestled on a knoll as you round the far bend of Port Antonio’s West Harbour, this simple wooden shack is a surprising and fabulous choice."
Frommer's Frommer's
"Dickie Butler’s ramshackle little cottage with a decidedly eclectic homespun decor clings to the edge of a cliff—a bit out of the way, yes, but certainly no secret after 30 years" Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Almost too well kept a secret for its own good, Dickie’s... offers enormous five-course meals in rooms that look as if they were decorated by Bob Marley." Full review
Scotchies
Scotchies
9 / 10
Falmouth Road, Montego Bay, Jamaica
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Fodor's Fodor's
"Many call this open-air jerk eatery the best in Jamaica, but the Scotchies Too branch in Ocho Rios certainly makes it a tough call." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The extremely popular jerk joint, made famous in Montego Bay and Ocho Rios, has come to conquer the capital, and very successfully, too."
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Situated in Montego Bay, this casual outdoor eatery is widely considered the best place on the island for authentic jerk pork and chicken." Full review
Rough Guide Rough Guide
Star
"A bit out of the way, but worth the effort if you’re after some excellent jerk cooking; pork, chicken, fish and seafood are served with festival, breadfruit, yam or sweet potato."
Frommer's Frommer's
"Scotchie’s serves what is arguably the best jerk chicken on the island...just a collection of tin-roofed structures around a few palapa-shaded tables by the side of the road." Full review