Haitian Restaurants: Caribbean Flavors with a Twist

Appetizers

• Marinad – Savory fried dough filled with spicy herring or salted cod, served with pikliz, a spicy slaw.
• Accra – Malanga fritters seasoned with scotch bonnet pepper and green onions, deep-fried until crispy.
• Pate – Flaky pastries filled with seasoned meat or vegetables, a popular Haitian snack.
• Joumou Soup – Hearty pumpkin soup made with beef, vegetables, and noodles, traditionally served on New Year’s Day.
• Boulette – Haitian-style meatballs, seasoned with herbs and spices, served with a spicy dipping sauce.

Main Courses

• Griot – Fried pork chunks marinated in sour orange juice, garlic, and peppers, served with rice and black mushroom sauce.
• Tassot de Cabrit – Marinated, fried goat meat served with rice, fried plantains, and pikliz.
• Mayi Moulen – Cornmeal cooked with beans, coconut milk, and spices, served with avocado and tomato sauce.
• Poul an Sòs – Stewed chicken cooked in a rich tomato sauce with bell peppers, onions, and garlic.
• Legim – Mixed vegetable stew cooked with eggplant, cabbage, chayote, and other vegetables, served with white rice.

Specialties

• Lambi – Conch cooked in a spicy tomato sauce, a true taste of the Caribbean sea.
• Pwason Gwo Sel – Whole fried fish seasoned with coarse sea salt and lime, served with fried plantains and a spicy vinaigrette.
• Bannann Peze – Twice-fried green plantains, a Haitian staple, served with pikliz.
• Diri Djon Djon – Black mushroom rice, a distinctive Haitian dish made with dried mushrooms, served with fried plantains.
• Queue de Boeuf – Oxtail stewed in a savory tomato sauce, served with rice and vegetables.

Desserts

• Tablette Noix – Coconut and peanut brittle, a sweet and crunchy treat.
• Dous Makòs – Layered peanut candy, a famous Haitian dessert.
• Pain Patate – Sweet potato bread spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg, and topped with a coconut milk glaze.
• Blancmange – Coconut milk pudding flavored with lime and almond, a refreshing dessert.
• Cassava Cake – A cake made from cassava, coconut, and sweetened condensed milk, rich and satisfying.

Beverages

• Kremas – A creamy cocktail made with coconut milk, condensed milk, and rum, spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla.
• Jus de Fruit – Freshly squeezed tropical fruit juices.
• Kola Couronne – A popular Haitian fruit-flavored soda.
• Cafe Haitien – Haitian coffee, strong and bold, served black or with milk.
• Rhum Punch – A cocktail made with Haitian rum, fruit juices, and grenadine, a perfect tropical drink.