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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.
Eat & drink
Restaurants in Paramaribo
Sit-down restaurants across every kitchen Paramaribo cooks in.
13 places
All eat & drinkBaka 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.
Chi Min
Long-established Chinese-Surinamese restaurant on Cornelis Jongbawstraat in central Paramaribo, with a ground-floor takeaway counter and a dining room upstairs.
Fernandes Bakkerij
Surinamese bakery company founded in 1918 and part of the Fernandes Group, producing breads, pastries and snacks nationally and selling directly through its Warme Bakker retail shops and pastry outlets in Paramaribo.
Garden of Eden
Thai restaurant at Virolastraat 61 in Uitvlugt, open evenings from Monday to Saturday — one of the few kitchens in Paramaribo cooking a cuisine that is not Surinamese, Chinese or Indian.
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.
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.
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.
Sarinah
Javanese restaurant on the Verlengde Gemenelandsweg in Paramaribo, serving Javanese-Surinamese dishes, filled sandwiches and loempias throughout the day in a garden setting with a pond.
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.
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.
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.
Roline's de Waag
Restaurant and terrace in the historic De Waag weigh-house building at the start of the Waterkant riverside boulevard in central Paramaribo, serving Surinamese dishes such as pom and masala chicken alongside international and grill items.