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Poor Boys

New Orleans street food · Kingston

Unit 5, Griffin Centre, Wadbrook Street, KT1 1JT

Budget £30 · typically ~£30 pp·1 min walk

Location

84Score
LocalBite score from taste, value, discovery, authenticity, and local confidence — not Google stars.

Taste

8.8

How good the cooking actually is.

Value

8.5

What you get for the money.

Discovery

7.5

How easy it is to stumble on, versus already famous.

Authenticity

8.5

How true it is to the cuisine — not a diluted version.

Local confidence

8.0

Whether locals who care about food actually go.

Why we recommend

Two brothers channeling New Orleans in a Griffin Centre alley — no high-street sign, just neon glow and po'boys worth the queue. Loud, messy, and genuinely fun; the kind of place locals bring friends who think Kingston is only chains.

  • Value & portions

    Restaurant offers delicious fried chicken, beef brisket, and mac and cheese, with generous portions that provide great value

  • Atmosphere & service

    Lively atmosphere and the friendly, attentive staff who offer excellent service

What to order

  • Shrimp po'boy

    Our pick

    Get it messy — this is the sandwich the queue is for.

  • Brisket donut

    From reviews

    Keeps coming up in Google reviews — order the Brisket donut if it's on the menu.

  • Frozen cocktails

    Our pick

    A curator staple at Poor Boys — the dish we'd send a first-timer toward.

  • Fried chicken

    From reviews

    Keeps coming up in Google reviews — order the Fried chicken if it's on the menu.

Good for

Something amazingSomething adventurousLate night

Practical notes

Walk-in only — expect waits Fri–Sat. Down the alley off Market Place.

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