Jamaica’s celebrated farm-to-table restaurant Stush in the Bush has earned a coveted spot on the 2025 listing of North America’s 50 Best Restaurants, introduced Thursday night time at a stay awards ceremony in Las Vegas.
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The St. Ann-based eating vacation spot, owned and operated by husband-and-wife duo Lisa and Christopher Binns, landed at No. 49, making it the one Caribbean restaurant to be featured within the prime 50 on this yr’s rankings.
Topping the listing was Atomix in New York, adopted by Canada’s Mon Lapin, Restaurant Pearl Morissette, Smyth in Chicago, and Tanière 3 in Canada.
Based in 2009, Stush within the Bush has redefined Jamaican delicacies by merging effective eating with a completely plant-based menu and a deep dedication to sustainability. Set on the couple’s ZionItes Farm within the hills of Free Hill, St. Ann, the restaurant affords a five-hour immersive expertise that begins with a guided farm stroll—usually led barefoot by Christopher—the place friends find out about medicinal herbs, pattern recent produce, and even plant seeds for future visits.
Each dish served is harvested from the farm or neighboring producers and ready utilizing Ital (vegan Rastafarian) rules. Signature creations embody plantain gnocchi with callaloo pesto, jackfruit tacos drizzled with house-made Blow Fiyah sauces, and the restaurant’s acclaimed roasted pumpkin hummus. Even condiments, akin to scotch bonnet–infused sauces and almond “ricotta,” are made totally on-site.
The Binns’ dedication to sustainability extends properly past the kitchen. The property runs on solar energy, incorporates rainwater harvesting, and maintains zero-waste practices, whereas producing their very own plant-based milks and artisanal merchandise.
Open solely on Fridays and Sundays at 1 p.m., Stush within the Bush requires advance reservations for its prix fixe eating expertise—a ritual that has already garnered a number of Jamaica Observer Desk Speak Meals Awards and now stands as a beacon of Caribbean culinary innovation on the worldwide stage.
