Thanks to TIME Magazine, the whole world now knows that Backyard Cafe in Georgetown is one of the best new places on the entire planet to visit (and eat).
Backyard Café is one of 100 extraordinary places and destinations that feature on the 2026 edition of the World’s Greatest Places.
To compile the list, TIME solicited nominations across hotels, cruises, restaurants, attractions, museums, parks and more from its international network of correspondents and contributors, as well as through an application process. The focus was on locations offering new and exciting experiences.
According to the story in TIME, “the humble Backyard Café is a speakeasy-style spot tucked — true to its name — into the backyard of Chef Delven Adams’ childhood home. Meals are reservation-only, and Adams asks diners for their protein preferences in advance.
“From there, he crafts seasonal, market-to-table menus that reflect Guyana’s rich multi-ethnic heritage: most Guyanese trace their roots to Africa or India, a legacy of British colonialism. Layer in the influence of Indigenous Amerindian communities, and you get dishes like pepperpot chicken jerked with cassareep (a cassava root extract), wiri-wiri peppers, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves — an improbable and heavenly combination that could only exist here.”
