Haitian Heritage Month could also be coming to an finish, however your enjoyment of Haitian and Haitian-inspired delicacies doesn’t. Whether or not you get a hankerin’ for griyo, wish to hear konpa/rasin beats otherwise you simply wish to discover your tribe in your city, head over to a few of these eateries.
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Brooklyn – NY
BK9 — A contemporary Caribbean delicacies positioned within the coronary heart of Brooklyn the place Caribbean tradition is distinctly energetic, inviting and eclectic – all of which is represented in its delicacies.
Bonbon Lakay — Specialty grocery retailer providing Haitian dishes and treats like rum cake.
Café Erzulie — Like its namesake Erzulie, the Vodou lwa love, magnificence, and dance, the homeowners say this eatery is fluid. By day, the Bushwick spot is a flower store and cafe, serving scrumptious Haitian impressed meals and occasional. By night time, it’s a bar serving up drinks and music.
Good Taste – Serving genuine Haitian dishes and drinks in an informal and alluring environment.
Grandchamps — Informal morning-to-night cafe providing Haitian dishes and sandwiches, plus breakfast objects and groceries.
Joenise Restaurant — Offering genuine and scrumptious Haitian meals, together with oxtail, codfish and fried goat.
Kaché — Since 2018, Kaché has been delivering top quality Haitian-American delicacies–like its specialty, grilled fish and black rice–to clients.
Kombit – Named after the normal farming ritual the place staff unite in a collective for the nice of the group, Kombit gives diners a relaxed and cultural environment for having fun with Haitian meals.
Lakou Cafe — A group cafe offering contemporary espresso, tasty treats, non-vegan and vegan pleasant meals.
Yoyo Fritay — A group fixture since 1980, as its awning proclaims, the identify Yoyo alone evokes photographs of Nostrand Avenue and the Haitian Flag Day parades. Not like others on this checklist providing fusion or milder variations of Haitian delicacies and tasteful atmosphere, this mainstay unapologetically serves Haitian road meals and flavors. With a facet of Little Haiti BK — all day.
Zanmi — Heat, relaxed restaurant/bar providing elevated Haitian specialties (suppose balsamic Kreyol scallops), plus every day brunch and dwell music on the weekends.
Manhattan – NY
Le Soleil Brilliant Restaurant – Serving excellent and scrumptious Caribbean delicacies in Manhattan, together with conch and beef with okra.
Rebel Restaurant and Bar – A restaurant and bar that focuses on great-tasting, conventional meals and facet dishes.
Queens / Lengthy Island – NY
Belle Fourchette Restaurant – Serving genuine Haitian and West Indian meals in an important setting.
Brasserie Creole – Situated in the neighborhood of Cambria Heights specializing in conventional Haitian dishes.
Chef To Go Cuisine – Affords a wide selection of West Indian, French, and Asian delicacies in Queens, NY.
Cormier Restaurant and Lounge – Previously often called Labadee Manoir, this casual restaurant and bar serves Haitian meals and cocktails, and options dwell music nightly.
Creole Fusion Haitian American Cuisine – An off-the-cuff Haitian restaurant in Queens Village serving consolation meals and signature confections.
Gingerbites – Offers an distinctive eating expertise whereas preserving and delivering the Caribbean taste.
Good Taste Catering and Event Planning – A full service catering and occasion planning firm for all events and in addition serving every day lunch particular.
Le Spot – Serving quite a lot of Haitian meals from meats, seafood and extra in Elmont.
Taste the Island Bakery – A full service restaurant with a retail bakery.
New Jersey
Elza’s Restaurant Cafe and Grill – A conventional Haitian restaurant that includes kabobs, Haitian-style spaghetti and seafood.
First Republic Lounge & Restaurant – Upscale eatery with a concentrate on Haitian arts and tradition.
Good Shepherd Haitian Restaurant – Homestyle Haitian cooking, together with fritay, soup joumou and maïs moulin noir.
Jacob’s Restaurant – The oldest Haitian restaurant in New Jersey, Jacob’s is thought for its meals and sense of group.
Neguess Creole Restaurant and Catering – Includes a more healthy model of conventional Haitian dishes.
Plat Creole Haitian American Cuisine – A family-owned restaurant showcasing Haiti’s tradition via their meals.
Saveur Creole – Haitian eatery serving Caribbean, Haitian and Louisiana-style Creole favorites like gumbo and jambalaya, all made with domestically sourced components.
Woulibam Restaurant – Conventional Haitian fare with vegetarian choices.
Miami/South Florida
Alberte’s Restaurant – Options traditional Haitian dishes and dwell music on the weekends.
Chef Créole Seasoned Kitchen –The principle draw at Chef Créole, which has areas throughout Florida, is its spicy seafood.
Chez Guyto Takeout Restaurant – A family-owned and operated enterprise offering the group with one of the best expertise of Caribbean delicacies.
Coco’s Kitchen – From Haitian patties to fried hen, Coco’s serves a mix of Caribbean delicacies in an informal environment.
Good Times Cuisine – This homestyle Haitian restaurant options dishes like lollipop shrimp, fish stew and vegan choices, together with fried breadfruit.
Kasa Champet Restaurant and Lounge – As soon as featured on the Meals Community’s “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives,” Kasa Champet gives a $6 lunch particular, dwell music and occasions.
La Belle Jacmelienne Cafe – Serves hearty, traditional Haitian meals served at a counter in a comfortable, art-filled location.
Naomi’s Garden – As seen on YouTube’s “Eating on a Dime,” serving Haitian-Caribbean meals with a backyard seating space the place friends can take pleasure in dwell music each Thursday.
Pierre’s Caribbean Cuisine – Affords quite a lot of choices, together with breakfast, for pickup and supply.
Randy’s Restaurant & Lounge – Affords Haitian breakfast dishes together with seafood and different conventional entrees.
Boston
Highland Creole Cuisine – Conventional Haitian delicacies is the draw at this neighborhood fixture, which has been serving the group for greater than 25 years.
La Perle – Household-owned restaurant that includes steamed lobster specials on the weekends.
Le Foyer Bakery – This Haitian bakery has been serving up its well-known patties since 1976.
NatifNatal – Serving conventional Haitian fare like fritay, fried plantains, griot and extra.
Nu Flav Restaurant – Affords conventional Haitian fare, together with fried plantains, griot and Kola Lakay.
Pikliz International Kitchen – Options $5 hen and rice particular every day.
The Island – Caribbean fare with vegetarian choices supplied in a relaxed environmentToutwel Restaurant – Serving conventional Haitian meals, together with breakfast.
