If you want a burger in Kingston today, start with the kind you are in the mood for. For jerk seasoning, Ribbiz Ultra Lounge at Ardenne Emirates Plaza and Tracks & Records on Constant Spring Road both serve jerk burgers. For a chain you already know, Wendy's has four Kingston branches, and for a smash burger, the YaadGrub food truck in New Kingston is the clearest fit.
Kingston burgers run from about J$695 at a chain to J$3,700 at a sit-down grill as of October 2026, so budget counts as much as taste. US dollar figures are rounded at about J$159 to US$1.
Quick and familiar chain burgers
If you want a burger you already know, the international chains are the easiest to find. Wendy's Jamaica has four branches in Kingston: Barbican at 29 East Kings House Road, Constant Spring at Shop 24-25, 24 Constant Spring Road, Village Plaza on Constant Spring Road, and Liguanea at 137 Old Hope Road. Kingston branches generally open at 10 a.m. and close at 10 p.m. Monday to Thursday, at 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and at 9 p.m. on Sunday, though hours vary by branch.
Chain burgers are the quickest familiar meal in Kingston.
Wendy's menu runs from the Junior Bacon & Cheese at J$695 (about US$4.40) to the Baconator at J$1,630 (about US$10) as of October 2026. The Dave's Classic is J$890 (about US$5.60), the Son of Baconator is J$1,090 (about US$6.90) and the Dave's Double is J$1,330 (about US$8.40).
Burger King is the other global burger chain in the city. Its New Kingston outlet reopened in December 2025 after a renovation that followed fire damage, and the Jamaica Observer reported that the company planned more Jamaican outlets. Restaurant Associates, the operator, announced plans in January 2025 for at least three new Burger King restaurants that year. Think of the New Kingston outlet as a reopened branch rather than a new restaurant. If you are weighing a burger against a patty or fried chicken, the Jamaican fast food chains guide compares the local and international options side by side.
Takeaway hamburger spots
Two takeaway hamburger restaurants in Kingston and St. Andrew suit a quick meal to carry out. Crazy Hamburgers is a hamburger restaurant offering fast food and takeout at Arnette Gardens, 8th Street, Kingston. It is open Monday to Saturday from 12 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and closed on Sunday.
Bite Jamaica is also a hamburger restaurant offering fast food and takeout, at 15 Eastwood Park Road, Kingston. It is open Monday to Thursday from 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., and closed on Sunday.
Jamaican-flavoured burgers
For a burger with island seasoning, look for jerk. Ribbiz Ultra Lounge at Ardenne Emirates Plaza, 7-9 Ardenne Road, has a gourmet burger menu with a Jerk Chicken Burger and an Original Jerk Pork Burger, both at J$1,800 (about US$11) as of October 2026. Its Signature Steak Burger is also J$1,800, and its Grilled Salmon Burger is J$2,200 (about US$14). Every gourmet burger there comes with fries, and each add-on such as bacon, cheese or mushrooms costs J$300 (about US$1.90).
Jerk seasoning is the easiest way to get a Jamaican-flavoured burger.
At Tracks & Records, 67 Constant Spring Road, the Jerk Chicken Burger combines jerk chicken, plantain and jerk aioli for J$1,950 (about US$12) as of October 2026. The same menu has a BBQ Bacon Cheddar at J$2,150 (about US$14), so the jerk option is the cheaper of the two.
South Avenue Grill at 20A South Avenue offers a Mama-Moi's Jamaican Jerk Burger at J$2,800 (about US$18) as of October 2026. It is a steakhouse-style grill, so it suits a sit-down meal rather than a quick stop. CRU Bar & Kitchen at 71 Lady Musgrave Road serves a CRU Classic Burger with a jerked patty, lettuce, tomato, onions, American cheese and a house bun. It comes with fries and costs J$2,700 (about US$17) as of October 2026, and the menu says a 15 percent GCT is added to the final bill.
For more jerk options across the city, see Where to Get Jerk Chicken in Kingston, Jamaica.
Gourmet beef and grill burgers
Gourmet beef burgers are easiest to find at places with fuller menus. Tracks & Records describes its beef burgers as pimento-spiced or grilled gourmet 100 percent beef. Its Tracks Signature Cheeseburger is J$2,250 (about US$14), its Mushroom Swiss Melt is J$2,500 (about US$16), and its Surf 'n' Turf, which puts shrimp on the burger, is J$2,600 (about US$16).
South Avenue Grill calls itself a steakhouse influenced by South American grilling. Its premium burgers include the Bleu Cheese & Bacon Burger at J$3,000 (about US$19), the Jalapeño Cheeseburger at J$3,500 (about US$22), the Bacon Cheeseburger at J$3,700 (about US$23) and the American Double Cheeseburger at J$2,700 (about US$17). Ribbiz has a part of its menu called Ribbiz Gourmet Burgerz, where the steak is hand-cut, ground, marinated and grilled to order.
TGI Fridays at 51 Hope Road serves American casual-dining burgers. As of October 2026, its Bacon Cheese Burger is J$2,500 (about US$16), its Signature Whiskey-Glazed Burger is J$2,600 (about US$16), its Hangover Burger is J$2,800 (about US$18) and its Everything Onion Big AF Burger is J$3,300 (about US$21). The menu says its prices are subject to GCT.
Janga's Soundbar & Grill at 22 Belmont Road, New Kingston, is a Jamaican restaurant and cocktail bar. As of October 2026, its Classic Beef, Fish and Jerk Chicken burgers are J$2,050 (about US$13), and its Buffalo Chicken, Jamgoat and Brunch burgers are J$2,250 (about US$14). Add-ons are bacon at J$345 (about US$2.20), chicken at J$460 (about US$2.90), pork at J$632 (about US$4) and shrimp at J$690 (about US$4.30).
The word gourmet on a menu describes the restaurant's own burgers. It does not set a beef grade, so check with the kitchen if the cut matters to you.
Smash burgers and food trucks
Food trucks are the clearest place to find a smash burger in Kingston, and their schedules can change from one day to the next. YaadGrub is a New Kingston food truck that has served Kingston since 2025. Its smash burger has crispy-edged beef, cheddar, caramelised onions and house aioli on a toasted brioche bun. As of October 2026, the Smashburger Combo is J$1,700 (about US$11) and the Double Trouble is J$3,000 (about US$19). The truck also sells wings, pasta and loaded fries, and it describes its food as gourmet street food. It says it is open five days a week, so check the day's location and hours before you set out.
A smash burger is cooked on a flat griddle so the beef edges turn crisp.
Loaded Jamaica is a food truck with a fixed address at 3 St Lucia Avenue in New Kingston. Its menu has a jerked beef burger and a salmon burger. As of October 2026, the jerked beef combo is J$1,200 (about US$7.50), and the burger on its own is J$900 (about US$5.70). The salmon burger combo is J$1,500 (about US$9.40), and the salmon burger alone is J$1,200 (about US$7.50). The truck's hours are Tuesday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and it is closed on Mondays. Its site also lists event stops, including Kingston Kitchen at 12 Waterloo Road.
Vegetarian and vegan options
A vegetarian label tells you the patty has no meat, but it does not tell you about the bun, the cheese, the mayonnaise or the grill. Keep that in mind on every menu. TGI Fridays' Sedona Black Bean Burger, at J$3,700 (about US$23) as of October 2026, is a vegetarian option on its menu. Uncorked Sovereign North at 29 Barbican Road and Uncorked Too at 144 Constant Spring Road both serve a chickpea burger. Their published menu also lists a Scotchie Skellie burger, a Naked Burger, a Diablo Burger, a salmon burger and a chicken BLT burger.
If you need vegan food, ask the restaurant about the bun, the sauces and the cooking surface before you order. CRU has vegetarian dishes, but its burger is the meat-based CRU Classic, and Loaded Jamaica's burgers are beef and salmon. For more meat-free options across the island, see Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurants in Jamaica.
Late-night burgers
Late-night burgers come mostly from bars and lounges, and the kitchen can stop taking orders before the venue closes. Janga's is open until 1 a.m. Monday to Thursday, until 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, and from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday. CRU Bar & Kitchen, a rooftop bar and kitchen, is open from 3 p.m. to midnight Monday to Thursday, until 2 a.m. on Friday, from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Saturday, and from 4 p.m. to midnight on Sunday.
Bars and lounges are where most late-night burgers come from.
Ribbiz Ultra Lounge is a lounge as well as a burger menu, so its burgers suit an evening out more than a quick lunch stop.
South Avenue Grill is a grill rather than a late-night bar. It closes at 9 p.m. Monday to Thursday and at 9:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, so plan that dinner for earlier. For Uncorked Sovereign North and Uncorked Too, which serve the Scotchie Skellie and other burgers, ask about late opening before you go out late.
Confirm before you go: the time the kitchen takes its last burger order, especially on Friday and Saturday nights, since venue hours and kitchen hours can differ. For more places open after dark, see Restaurants Open Late in Kingston, Jamaica.
What a burger costs in Kingston
As of October 2026, a single burger in Kingston runs from J$695 (about US$4.40) for Wendy's Junior Bacon & Cheese to J$3,700 (about US$23) for South Avenue Grill's Bacon Cheeseburger. A realistic budget is about J$700 to J$1,600 for a chain burger, J$1,800 to J$2,600 for many local restaurant and grill burgers, and J$2,500 to J$3,700 for premium restaurant burgers. Food-truck meals sit at the lower end of that scale in the examples here, from J$1,200 for Loaded Jamaica's jerked beef combo to J$1,700 for YaadGrub's Smashburger Combo.
Fries, drinks, add-ons, GCT and service charges all push the final bill higher, so compare totals rather than burger prices alone.
Find more places to eat
Our restaurant directory covers the whole island. To find burger spots by parish, start with the Kingston directory page or the St. Andrew directory page, since New Kingston sits in St. Andrew.
Common questions
Burger choices in Kingston come down to style, price and which chains operate in Jamaica.
Where is the best burger in Kingston?
The right burger depends on what you want. For jerk flavour, Ribbiz's Jerk Chicken Burger is J$1,800 (about US$11) with fries, and Tracks & Records' Jerk Chicken Burger is J$1,950 (about US$12). For a gourmet beef burger, South Avenue Grill's Bleu Cheese & Bacon Burger is J$3,000 (about US$19), and Tracks & Records' Mushroom Swiss Melt is J$2,500 (about US$16).
Are there gourmet burger places in Kingston?
Yes. Tracks & Records, South Avenue Grill, Ribbiz and TGI Fridays all have gourmet-style burger menus. Gourmet is the restaurant's own word for those burgers, and it does not guarantee a particular beef grade, so check with the kitchen if the cut matters to you.
Does Jamaica have Wendy's?
Yes. Wendy's has Kingston branches at Barbican on East Kings House Road, on Constant Spring Road, at Village Plaza and in Liguanea on Old Hope Road. Its official locator also lists branches in Mandeville, Montego Bay, Portmore and Waterloo.
How much does a burger cost in Jamaica?
As of October 2026, a single burger in Kingston ranged from J$695 (about US$4.40) at Wendy's to J$3,700 (about US$23) at South Avenue Grill. Many local restaurant and grill burgers fall between J$1,800 and J$2,600, and fries, add-ons and GCT can raise the total. These are Kingston prices, so burgers in other parishes may cost differently.
Is there a McDonald's in Jamaica?
No. QSR Magazine reported that McDonald's opened in Jamaica in 1995 and closed its last eight restaurants on October 14, 2005, saying it could no longer serve Jamaicans the way they deserved and expected. The company said it hoped to return, but no return followed. Burger King, Wendy's and TGI Fridays are the American burger options operating in Jamaica today.