Redbones Blues Cafe on Argyle Road is Kingston's best-known arts-and-food venue — a converted house that functions as a gallery, live music space, and restaurant simultaneously. The walls rotate exhibitions of contemporary Jamaican art, the food covers Jamaican staples done with more care than the average restaurant, and the live music schedule (primarily jazz and blues, despite the name) makes it the right place for an evening that combines eating with something more interesting than a hotel bar.
The cooking is solid across the menu — the fish options are usually the strongest, and the rum punch is well made. The atmosphere is relaxed and the crowd is a mix of Kingston's creative and professional community, visiting artists, and travellers who have done their research. It is one of the few places in Kingston where dinner and a full evening's entertainment come naturally together.