Ninth Square Market Too Caribbean Style

Delicious vegan fare with tons of flavor. Jerk tofu, eggplant curry, and brown stew chunks were of particular enjoyment. Also had the banana bread, which was rich and moist.

Love and miss this place! So much food and everything is so good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I had the pleasure of eating here for the first time this evening. Delicious!

Can’t wait to go back. Friendly staff and great food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I always get delivery from here whenever I’m in Hamden…really the only positive of being in Hamden. I’m hoping to try the patties one day. Massive amount of food for the cost.

This was easily my favorite restaurant in New Haven. As someone who doesn't like tofu, the jerk tofu was so flavorful and one of the only tofus I could tolerate. The people are always so nice, and the prices are more than fair for the amount of food you receive! I've unfortunately moved across the country, and I thought to leave a review now because I'm missing this place. I hope you all continue to thrive! I'll miss your food dearly. Thank you for being such a big part of my time in New Haven!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I absolutely loved the food at this place. I got the rice and peas, plantains, and jerk tofu. I shared curry chickpeas with my sister. The food was so incredibly flavorful and I just felt like the chef put a lot of love in it. Can't wait to come back again.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Cool place to visit!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Just ate here. The food is absolutely delicious! Would definitely come again😄thank you for the wonderful food options!

It's incredible EVERY TIME. Get the jerk tofu, green beans, and mac n' chz, it's a perfectly balanced plate. Flavors are amazing! 💜

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Jerk Tofu with Vegan Mac and Cheese, Side of Veggies, Steamed Greens GF

Delicious Jamaican patties & excellent smoothies. Would recommend whether or not you like vegan food.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

had jerk tofu, curry tofu, mac n cheese, dumplings, and greens. all delicious, especially the jerk tofu

In this food bar, stainless-steel food trays inside a glass case enable you to view exactly what’s on the daily menu. You choose to fit your appetite. The large combo platter comprises your choice of seven dishes, the medium platter is five choices, and the small is three. The five items depicted in my photo of my medium-size plate are, clockwise from the top, grilled tofu, steamed broccoli, baked sweet potatoes, sautéed green beans with red peppers, and curried potatoes. The above descriptions double as the simple names of the dishes. The food does not masquerade behind pretentious titles, nor does it appear flamboyant or pretend to be fanciful. What you’re served are affordable and generous portions of delicious and nutritious food. Real food. Americans call this natural food. In the Rasta lexicon, natural foods are redefined as Ital foods. As you might adduce from the photo, the café’s two owners are Rastas, and their cuisine is authentic Jamaican Rastafari Ital. Ital food is usually vegan, but not always. Only four of the five Rasta cafés in Connecticut and nearby Worcester are strictly vegan. The Ital food served at Caribbean Style Vegan is, as its name attests, always vegan. It also is always nourishing, colorful, and skillfully prepared. Nothing is ever too spicy or too salty or too sweet or too oily or overcooked or undercooked. Grilled in a spicy barbecue sauce, even the jerk tofu is humanely spiced. With just the medium platters, I always feel satiated but never bloated, evidence of the frugal use or total absence of oil. Never drowned in oily sauces, the veggies remain visually recognizable and inherently flavorful. Caribbean Style Vegan stands as my favorite of the seven Ital cafés in which I have dined both stateside and in Jamaica. At the two Ital cafés that I visited in Kingston, neither served any mock meats. Yet at some cafés in the U.S., their varieties of mock meats almost equal their numbers of veggie dishes. I am mystified that in our corner of New England they serve so many highly processed mock meats, a concession to the American lust for meat. In contrast, Caribbean Style Vegan upholds a higher standard. It serves only a single mock meat. Grains, beans, greens, and root vegetables predominate. Most veggies are steamed; a few are sautéed; none are deep-fried. My kind of food. To place an online order or simply to view the website menu, you must wait until 12 noon, Wednesday to Saturday.

Food is excellent, though the full menu is often not ready at once, especially if you arrive right at opening

Insanely good!

First time having Caribbean food. Homemade food at a very reasonable price. Highly recommended!