Warung Renah
A small Javanese warung on Josephine Samson Greenstraat in Blauwgrond, the district of northern Paramaribo where the city’s Javanese-Surinamese cooking is concentrated.
Best for cheap eats, javanese food
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Eating and drinking in Paramaribo
Javanese warungs, Creole kitchens, roti shops, cafés and riverside bars.
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Long-running sidewalk cafe and bar at Kleine Waterstraat 1 in Paramaribo's hotel district, open daily from 08:00 to 02:00, with a large covered terrace, sports screens and live music.
Best for drinks, nightlife, sports viewing
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Baka Foto
Restaurant at the Fort Zeelandia site on Abraham Crijnssenweg in Paramaribo, in a historic building beside the Suriname River. It has also traded as Museumrestaurant Baka Foto.
Best for riverside dining, historic setting, dinner
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Chi Min
Long-established Chinese-Surinamese restaurant on Cornelis Jongbawstraat in central Paramaribo, with a ground-floor takeaway counter and a dining room upstairs.
Best for chinese food, takeaway, families
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Chris Roti Shop
Family roti business trading in Paramaribo since 1981, with two outlets in the city and one in Rotterdam. The Maystraat shop closes in the early afternoon; the Kwattaweg branch stays open into the evening.
Best for roti, cheap eats
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Coffee Mama
Surinamese coffee company established in 2020, roasting and selling its own blend as beans and ground coffee and operating a cafe presence in Paramaribo.
Best for coffee, souvenirs
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De Gadri
De Gadri (formerly Mix Food) is the Creole eetcafé at Zeelandiaweg 1 beside Fort Zeelandia, known for pom. Open Monday to Friday 08:00–19:00, Saturday 12:00–19:00, closed Sunday. Phone +597 420-688. Daily menu posted on its Facebook page.
Best for creole, local food, lunch by the fort
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Fernandes Bakkerij
Fernandes Bakkerij, Prof. W.J. Kernkampweg 52-54: Surinamese bakery company founded in 1918 (Fernandes Group), selling bread, pastries and snacks through its Warme Bakker shops in Paramaribo. Phone +597 463200, info.bakery@fernandes.sr. Shop hours not published.
Best for bakery snacks, breakfast, quick bites
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Garden of Eden
Thai restaurant at Virolastraat 61 in Uitvlugt, open evenings from Monday to Saturday, and one of the few kitchens in Paramaribo cooking a cuisine that is not Surinamese, Chinese or Indian.
Best for thai, vegetarian, garden dining
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Grand Roopram Roti Restaurant
Hindustani-Surinamese roti chain founded in Paramaribo in 1967, serving roti with masala and curry dishes from multiple branches across Paramaribo and Wanica, most open daily from 08:00 to 23:00.
Best for roti, cheap eats, takeaway
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Martin's House of Indian Food
Indian restaurant at Hajarystraat 19 in Rainville, open every day from 10:00 to 23:00, which describes itself as the only authentically Indian and halal kitchen in Suriname and carries an unusually deep vegetarian menu.
Best for indian, halal, vegetarian
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Mirosso Indisch Restaurant
Javanese-Surinamese restaurant in the Blauwgrond district of northern Paramaribo, grown from a small warung into a sit-down restaurant with both a terrace and air-conditioned indoor seating.
Best for javanese food, group dinners
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Roti Shop Joosje
Surinamese-Hindustani roti shop on Zwartenhovenbrugstraat in the centre, ranked among the city's best known. The roti bread is served beside the curry rather than wrapped around it.
Best for roti, cheap eats
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Sarinah
Sarinah, Verlengde Gemenelandsweg 187: Javanese restaurant open Monday to Saturday 07:30–17:00, closed Sunday (hours from a directory, not confirmed by the restaurant). Phone +597 492045. Javanese-Surinamese dishes, filled sandwiches and loempias in a garden with a pond.
Best for javanese food, lunch
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Souposo
Surinamese soup bar and fusion restaurant on Costerstraat in Paramaribo, serving a daily-changing soup of the day alongside a wider menu of Surinamese and vegetarian dishes.
Best for local specialities, vegetarians, lunch
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Spice Quest
Contemporary fusion restaurant on Dr. J.F. Nassylaan, a few hundred metres from the historic core, with an outdoor courtyard. It closes between lunch and dinner and opens Monday evenings only.
Best for fine dining, outdoor seating
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Suda Roti Restaurant
Roti restaurant on the Kwattaweg west of the centre, open from early morning to late evening. The long day sets it apart from the centre roti shops, which close in the afternoon.
Best for roti, cheap eats
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Surinaamsch Rumhuis
Rum house, museum and tasting room on the bank of the Suriname River in Paramaribo, run by Suriname Alcoholic Beverages, offering guided tours of the distillery and museum followed by tastings of Borgoe, Black Cat and Marienburg rums.
Best for rum tasting, drinks, rainy-day activity
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Warung Resa
Halal Javanese warung on Commissaris Weytinghweg, south of the centre, with a garden and outdoor seating. It opens Friday evening through Sunday and is closed Monday to Thursday.
Best for javanese food, outdoor seating
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Zus & Zo
Grand cafe and restaurant in a colonial-style building on Grote Combeweg near the Palmentuin in central Paramaribo, serving European, Caribbean and Surinamese dishes from breakfast through late evening, with a garden terrace.
Best for breakfast, drinks, backpackers
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AJ's Indo foodhouse
Javanese-Indonesian eating house on Josephine Samson Greenstraat in Blauwgrond, a few doors from Warung Ursi. Its own Facebook page states it was established in 2010. It publishes no opening hours.
Best for javanese food
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Bella Italia
Gelateria on Van Sommelsdijckstraat in the centre, on the terrace and nightlife strip near the large hotels. It publishes no telephone number and no opening hours.
Best for ice cream, dessert
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CY Coffee
Cafe and bakery on the corner of Jacques Gompertstraat and Plutostraat in Paramaribo-Noord, with an unusually large local following. Published opening hours disagree, so we do not state any.
Best for coffee, cake and pastries
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Hard Rock Cafe Suriname
The Suriname outpost of the international chain, open since April 2023 inside the International Mall of Suriname, with live music, a Rock Shop and a kitchen that runs to 23:00, plus a second counter in the airport departure hall.
Best for live music, late night, familiar comfort
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