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Miss Lily’s is what would happen if Major Lazer made a restaurant. That’s a pretty specific music reference, but it’s also pretty damn perfect.
A Jamaican restaurant, Miss Lily’s is modeled after the West Indian eateries in Brooklyn and The Bronx and is owned by the dude from La Esquina and a few nightclub kingpins. The result of that combination is a very sceney place where good looking people can go eat spicy Caribbean food and stare at each other. But despite that being the case, we couldn’t help but be impressed with how well the concept is executed - and how tasty the food is. Most everything we tried landed somewhere between good and great, and the aesthetic of the restaurant is one of the smartest we’ve seen in this town. The front bar area is an excellent facsimile of a jerk chicken take-out counter, and the vibey back room is papered with old ska and reggae album covers, much like my living room might be if I smoked more weed. And even though it tends to be a little hot and sweaty, this is an undeniably cool place to hang out. Just don’t expect it to be your go-to spot for jerk chicken on the cheap. Miss Lily’s is ultimately most Perfect For impressing those who like to see-and-be-seen and don’t mind paying for it.