Scotch bonnet hummus, lamb with labneh mash and oxtail pizza give this Mediterranean-inspired restaurant a distinctly Kingston point of view. Its online menu now brings pickup and delivery into the picture.
Photograph: Michael Moodie Photography.
Scotch bonnet hummus is a useful place to begin with Mezza Luna. A familiar Jamaican pepper appears in a dish with roots far beyond the island, offering a small but telling introduction to the restaurant’s approach. Further down the menu, slow-braised oxtail finds its way onto pizza. Between those two dishes sits a broad Mediterranean-inspired repertoire, with enough local accents to make the address matter.
Mezza Luna occupies a rooftop in Kingston. Mezza Luna opened in December 2025, from the team behind Mystic Thai, with indoor dining alongside its outdoor space. For Kingston diners, it offers a place to gather over mezze, settle on a substantial main course or let a sharing board do much of the choosing.
The change of culinary direction was deliberate. “We’ve been focusing on Asian cuisine and wanted to take a different route,” owner Karina Mahbubani told The Gleaner when the restaurant opened. Mezza Luna’s menu follows that route through hummus and kibbeh, kebabs and shawarma, while making room for Italian dishes and Jamaican ingredients. It covers considerable ground. The most revealing choices are the ones that connect those influences rather than simply placing them beside each other.
Start in the middle of the table
The opening pages give a group plenty to work with. Classic, beetroot, avocado and scotch bonnet hummus are among the choices; the Hummus Trio lets you choose any three. Hot mezze includes crispy cauliflower with tahini, lamb-and-pine-nut rolls and Beirut-style garlic shrimp. These are dishes around which to build a shared order, choosing a few different preparations before moving on to the larger plates.
For a more structured introduction, the Mezza Chef’s Board gathers lamb kafta, chicken kibbeh and shawarma with hummus, vegetables, pickles, cheeses, dates and pita. Its appeal is in the range: a single order that opens several routes through the menu. Someone arriving chiefly for a rooftop dinner can use it as an introduction to the kitchen’s Mediterranean interests without having to commit the whole table to one kind of meal.
Among the mains, Lamb Ouzi pairs slow-braised lamb chops with labneh mash and grilled vegetables. Cedar-Smoked Sea Bass is listed with a toum marinade and lemon-caper emulsion, while Garden of Baalbek puts charred cauliflower kebabs at the centre of the plate, with pistachio dukkah and vermicelli rice. These descriptions offer a clearer sense of the restaurant’s direction than the word “fusion” can manage on its own: garlic, citrus, yoghurt and spice recurring in different combinations.
The Jamaican accents are especially interesting in the pizza section. Oxtail comes with mozzarella, roasted peppers and onions; Jerk BBQ Chicken is another option. These dishes give familiar ingredients a different format, and give a mixed group several ways into the meal. A table can begin with hummus and end up sharing an oxtail pizza without treating either choice as a departure from the evening’s plan.
Dessert continues the cross-cultural conversation. The Baklava Sundae brings baklava together with pistachio-saffron ice cream, honey syrup and crushed pistachios. Tiramisu is also on the list. There is room here for diners who want to follow the Middle Eastern thread through to the finish and those who already know how they like dinner to end.
Another way to make it a Mezza Luna evening
The rooftop remains the reason to go out. Online ordering adds a practical reason to keep the restaurant in mind on the nights when going out is not the plan. Mezza Luna’s website now offers an ordering menu for both pickup and delivery, with dishes ranging from hummus and hot mezze to entrées, pizzas and desserts.
That creates a different way to approach the same menu: a few dishes for the centre of a table at home, a main course for one, or an oxtail pizza to share. Current selections and ordering details are available on the restaurant’s website.
For an evening out, the rooftop and indoor dining spaces remain part of the choice. For an evening at home, the menu does the travelling. Mezza Luna’s character is there in its dishes: Mediterranean influences, interpreted with Kingston at the table.
Plan a visit or order
Where is Mezza Luna?
In Kingston, Jamaica, with rooftop and indoor dining.
What kind of food does it serve?
A Mediterranean-inspired menu including hummus, mezze, kebabs, seafood, pasta and pizza, with Jamaican touches such as scotch bonnet hummus and oxtail pizza.
Can you order takeaway or delivery?
The website offers both pickup and delivery through its online ordering page. Check the current selections and order details there. Table bookings are available through the reservations page.
Related reading: Kingston Is Learning to Dine Differently.
Disclosure: OCEAN Style’s publisher has a commercial relationship with Mezza Luna. This page carries a Mezza Luna advertisement.
