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can also sit at tables upstairs. Frankly, we don't recommend it for evening meals, as
the surrounding neighborhood is unsafe, but at lunchtime, it represents value for
simple, local food. No alcohol is offered; customers consume either natural juices or
ice tea at their meals. Many of the juices are of the health-bar variety, including
mango, carrot, or a ginger-flavored pineapple concoction. The Jamaican national dish,
ackee
and salt fish, is served here with peas and rice. You can also order such classics
as jerk chicken, curried goat, or oxtail stew. We are especially fond of the pineapple-
glazed chicken, and there are also such old favorites as macaroni and cheese or roast
beef in a mushroom sauce. Unless you order lobster, most main dishes are priced at
the lower end of the range listed below.
32 Court St.
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441/296-6577.
Reservations recommended Sat-Sun. Main courses $13-$29. AE, MC, V.
Mon-Thurs 7am-10pm; Fri-Sat 7am-11pm; Sun 3-9pm. Bus: 7 or 8.
Lemon Tree Café
CONTINENTAL Right in the center of Hamilton, this
upmarket cafe is being discovered by more and more visitors. You can drop in here
for breakfast, ordering some unusual concoctions in addition to the standard scram-
bled eggs and bacon. Try, for example, a Bermuda fish cake served on a raisin bun.
For lunch you might opt for one of their freshly made sandwiches, our favorite being
the Parma ham with Brie cheese. Ask the staff about the daily specials—perhaps
chilled fresh salmon with a garlic blue-cheese dressing or one of the wraps, such as
one filled with crabmeat and avocado. The chicken salad is arguably the best in
Hamilton. Between May and October, every Friday beginning at around 5pm it serves
drinks until midnight to local office workers, who transform the place into something
akin to a convivial singles bar. The place is at its best when customers and their tables
expand outward into neighboring Par-la-Ville Park.
7 Queen St.
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441/292-0235.
Breakfast main courses $4-$8; sandwiches $6.50-$12; main courses
$10-$20. MC, V. Mon-Fri 7am-4pm; Sat 7am-2pm. Bus: 1, 2, 10, or 11.
L'Oriental Express
DELI This is a state-of-the-art deli, one of the best choices
for takeout if you're planning a picnic. You are offered both exotic and traditional
dishes, along with sushi, breakfast wraps, fresh salads, and homemade desserts. It
opens for breakfast, offering hot dishes and a wide range of pastries. A fresh soup of
the day is also sold, along with the widest array of sandwiches in town, including New
York roast beef. There is also a wide selection of hot Asian food, including crispy duck
and beef teriyaki.
Maxwell Roberts Building, 1 Church St.
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441/296-7475.
www.diningbermuda.com. Sandwiches
$7.50-$10; Asian dishes $8 per pound. AE, MC, V. Mon-Fri 8am-7pm. Bus: 7, 8, 9, or 10.
Paradiso Cafe
DELI/LIGHT BITES One of the City of Hamilton's most consis-
tently crowded lunch spots, with big voyeuristic front windows that allow peek-a-boo
views of the passersby outside, the Paradiso Cafe serves hundreds of office workers
every day. The most popular choices are pastries, sandwiches, and endless cups of tea
and very good coffee, and the platters of the day are full meals in themselves.
Depending on what's available at the market, daily specials might include lasagna
with a side salad, savory breast of chicken with greens, or a platter of “deep-fried rice”
with minced beef or pork.
In the Washington Mall, Reid St. (at Queen St.).
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441/295-3263.
Reservations not accepted. Sand-
wiches $6-$10; daily specials $9. MC, V (for purchases of $25 or more). Mon-Fri 7:30am-5pm; Sat
8am-5pm. Bus: 1, 2, 10, or 11.
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