City overview
Jamaica is the Caribbean's third-largest island and its most culturally exuberant, a place of reggae, jerk cooking, waterfalls that spill straight into the sea and a mountain range that grows some of the world's most sought-after coffee. Visitors spread across Montego Bay and Rose Hall in the north-west, Negril's Seven Mile Beach, Ocho Rios on the north coast, the quiet east around Port Antonio and the wide-open south coast. Jews have lived on the island since the 1500s, and Jewish life today centres on Chabad of Jamaica in Montego Bay, which runs the island's only synagogue services, its only kosher restaurant and its Shabbos hospitality. Hurricane Melissa struck in October 2025 and the great majority of the island's hotels and attractions have since reopened.
Floyd's Pelican Bar
Jamaica · Free; boat transfer typically US$25-30 per person round trip
A driftwood bar built on stilts on a sandbar about a kilometre offshore, reachable only by boat.
Time needed
2-3 hours including the boat
Hours
Open daily 10:00 AM–6:00 PM
Tips
Cash only, and bring more than you think, because there is no cash machine on a sandbar. Agree a pick-up time with your boatman. Sun exposure is total, so bring a hat and sunscreen.
Phone
(658) 218-7118Neighborhood
St Elizabeth
Activity providers
Kosher map of Jamaica
Pick a place on the map or search an address or hotel to see what is kosher around it.