
The Menu
Pepper pots from Lagos, grills from Kingston, street snacks from Port of Spain. All of it made from scratch in our Orange Street kitchen.
Eat across the Atlantic
- Vegetarian
- Spicy (can be made mild)
Starters
Small plates for the table. Or for you; we won’t tell.
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Puff-Puff(vegetarian)
Warm, pillowy Nigerian dough balls fried golden and rolled in sugar. Six to an order, and nobody wants to share the last one.
$7
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Jamaican Beef Patty
Flaky turmeric pastry around minced beef spiced with thyme and scotch bonnet. Make it a sandwich in coco bread for $2 more.
$5
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Suya Skewers(spicy)
Beef crusted in yaji (ground peanut, ginger, chili), flame-grilled and served with raw onion, tomato and cabbage.
Signature$11
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Goat Pepper Soup(spicy)
A clear, fiery broth with tender goat, uziza and scent leaf. Clears your head, warms your chest.
$10
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Akara(vegetarian)
Crisp black-eyed pea fritters, whipped light and fried to order, with our house pepper sauce for dipping.
$8
Mains
Served with one side unless noted. Anything marked spicy can be made mild; just ask.
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Jollof Rice with Chicken
Smoky, tomato-deep party jollof with an oven-roasted chicken leg and sweet fried plantains.
House favorite$18
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Jerk Chicken(spicy)
Overnight scotch bonnet and allspice marinade, slow-smoked, then charred on the grill. Rice & peas and lime on the side.
Signature$19
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Oxtail Stew with Butter Beans
Braised six hours with pimento, thyme and a touch of brown sugar until it slides off the bone. Rice & peas to catch the gravy.
$24
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Curry Goat(spicy)
Bone-in goat in a golden Jamaican curry with potato and scotch bonnet, with white rice and a warm roti.
$21
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Egusi with Pounded Yam
Ground melon-seed soup with spinach, palm oil and slow-cooked goat, plus a smooth ball of pounded yam (or fufu) for scooping.
$20
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Pepper Pot(spicy)
Guyana’s Christmas stew, served all year: beef simmered dark and glossy with cassareep, cinnamon and wiri wiri pepper. With hard-dough bread.
$22
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Ital Vegetable Rundown(vegetarian)
Pumpkin, callaloo, chickpeas and okra simmered down in spiced coconut milk. No meat, no shortage of flavor.
$17
Street Food
The stuff you eat standing up. Fast from the kitchen, easy to carry.
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Doubles(vegetarian)(spicy)
Trinidad’s breakfast of champions: two soft fried bara with curried chickpeas, tamarind and cucumber chutney. Order it “slight” or “heavy” pepper.
$8
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Beef Suya Wrap(spicy)
Suya beef, crunchy slaw, tomato, onion and a smear of pepper mayo rolled in a warm flatbread.
$13
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Bake & Saltfish
Fluffy fried bake split open and stuffed with sautéed saltfish, tomato, onion and sweet pepper.
$12
Sides
All $4 to $6. Order two; you’ll want both.
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Fried Plantains(vegetarian)
Ripe plantains fried until the edges caramelize. Sweet, salty, gone in minutes.
$6
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Rice & Peas(vegetarian)
Rice cooked in coconut milk with kidney beans, thyme and a whole scotch bonnet (for aroma, not heat).
$5
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Fried Dumplings(vegetarian)
Crisp outside, soft inside. The best tool ever invented for mopping up stew.
$5
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Festival(vegetarian)
Sweet, cornmeal-kissed fried dough. Jerk’s natural partner.
$5
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Coleslaw(vegetarian)
Crunchy cabbage and carrot in a light, tangy dressing to cool the fire.
$4
Drinks
Made in-house, served ice-cold. All non-alcoholic.
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Sorrel
Hibiscus steeped with ginger, cinnamon and clove, lightly sweetened. Deep ruby and gently spiced.
House-made$5
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House Ginger Beer
Fresh ginger brewed in our kitchen. Sharp enough to make you blink.
$5
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Zobo
Nigeria’s hibiscus cooler with pineapple and a hint of ginger: lighter and fruitier than sorrel.
$5
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Fruit Punch
Pineapple, passion fruit, lime and a splash of grenadine. All sunshine, no rum.
$5
Desserts
Something sweet to finish, or to take home for later.
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Coconut Drops(vegetarian)
Chewy chunks of coconut and fresh ginger cooked in dark brown sugar until they set. A Jamaican sweet-shop classic.
$5
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Chin Chin(vegetarian)
Crunchy, lightly sweet fried dough bites with a little nutmeg. Dangerous with a cold drink.
$5
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Rum Cake(vegetarian)
Marcia’s dense, dark cake soaked in rum and heavy with raisins and warm spice. Contains alcohol.
Marcia’s recipe$8
Allergies? Tell us when you order. Our kitchen cooks with peanuts, sesame, fish, shellfish, wheat and dairy, so we can’t promise any dish is free of them. Kola & Cane is a concept restaurant; dishes and prices are illustrative.
Pickup, dine in,
or feed a crowd
Call ahead
Call (717) 555-0184 during open hours, tell us what you’re craving, and it’s hot and bagged in about 20 minutes. Pay at the counter.
Call to orderPull up a chair
Walk-ins welcome Tuesday to Sunday. Parties of six or more, give us a call and we’ll pull the tables together.
Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)Trays for 10 to 150
Jollof, jerk, curry goat, sides and sweets for offices, weddings and naming ceremonies. Most orders need 48 hours’ notice.
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