What should I eat in Suriname?

Start with Pom, Roti, Saoto soup, Moksi alesi, Pastei. Pom: Baked tayer root and chicken, for parties.

‹ The dishes of every country › The Americas

What to eat in Suriname

The 6 dishes to eat in Suriname

Javanese, Hindustani, Creole and Chinese.

1A photo like it

Pom

Eaten all over Suriname

Baked tayer root and chicken, for parties.

Cook it Where to eat it

Roti

Eaten all over Suriname

Curry with a soft flatbread, from the Indian community.

Cook it Where to eat it Wikipedia

Saoto soup

Best: Paramaribo

A clear chicken soup with noodles and bean sprouts, from the Javanese community.

Cook it Where to eat it Wikipedia

4A photo like it

Moksi alesi

Eaten all over Suriname

Rice with meat and fish.

Cook it Where to eat it

5A photo like it

Pastei

Eaten all over Suriname

Chicken pie with vegetables, made for birthdays.

Cook it Where to eat it

6A photo like it

Bara

Eaten all over Suriname

Fried lentil fritters, served with a sour sauce.

Cook it Where to eat it

Where to eat in Suriname

Chef is checking the restaurants worth it here, one by one, and posts each once it's confirmed open. See the list so far

Eat your way through Suriname

Tell Chef when you're going and he'll lay out the days: the dishes, the markets, a walk and dinner, with places that are open.

Plan a food trip to Suriname Ask Chef where to eat

Next door

GuyanaPepperpot

Trinidad and TobagoDoubles

BarbadosCou-cou and flying fish

GrenadaOil down

Every country

Photos: each dish's lead photo on its Wikipedia article (license and author on Wikimedia Commons); "a photo like it" is a food photo of the same kind, not that dish. Cook it opens a recipe in Chef Amazing, or Chef writes one for you. Picked by Chef Amazing, November 2026.

Chef Amazing remembers every place you ate, keeps the lists friends send you, and helps you cook it at home.

Our founder's story · For chefs and food creators · Privacy · Terms