Chef Tavel Bristol-Joseph set the city ablaze when he launched, as part of the Emmer & Rye restaurant group, this Caribbean concept that centers huge island flavors. The critically acclaimed menu combines dishes like Guyanese roti and wild boar pepper pot with piña coladas and ceviche in hip digs off of Sixth and Chicon.
Finalists: El Coquí, Habana, Plantain Bar, Tony’s Jamaican Food
