8 Reasons You Need to Make Jamaica Your Next Destination

Come for the tropical landscape and joyful people, stay for the food and drinks. Many of the resorts get ingredients from their own gardens, resulting in culinary wonders, from fresh shrimp over jerk aioli to scotch bonnet pepper ice cream (and yes, it's wonderful).

Favorites include: Sugar Mill at Half Moon Resort, Murphy's in Negril (a perfect hole in the wall that you cannot miss out on), and Round Hill's spin on farm-to-table dining. If you're looking for fresh, you've come to the right place.

Pictured: Jerk Shrimp at Round Hill Hotel