Port-au-Prince & Around
With floor-to-ceiling windows looking out over leafy gardens, Mupanah's cafe and restaurant offers one of the most elegant lunching experiences in the…
Must-see restaurants in Haiti
Southern Haiti
Right off the boardwalk behind a concrete wall with an opening at the center, this is a collection of half-a-dozen shacks (with accompanying sound systems…
Haiti
Lolo Silvera has ratcheted up the food scene in Cap with this delightful spot. The walls of the outdoor patio are lined with seashells, driftwood and…
Port-au-Prince & Around
An established mainstay, Quartier Latin throws French, Italian, Asian and Spanish dishes into the mix with satisfying results. The real draw is the…
Haiti
This cultural community center is a long-standing institution. Run by guide Maurice Etienne and his family, the center welcomes visitors with traditional…
Port-au-Prince & Around
Attached to the boutique hotel La Lorraine, this classy restaurant, event space and art gallery is the kind of place you end up heading back to time and…
Port-au-Prince & Around
‘Caribbean fusion’ aren’t words you expect to see written in a Haitian restaurant review, but Papaye carries off the idea with considerable aplomb, taking…
Southern Haiti
This 2nd-story, open-air restaurant and theater is right on the beach, with a thatched roof and stylish mosaic flooring. The menu is enormous, with every…
Port-au-Prince & Around
Wednesday nights this place gets packed with NGO types and other foreigners looking to capitalize on special US$5 appetizers and drinks. But really, an…
Haiti
One of the busiest restaurants in Cap-Haïtien, and it’s not hard to see why. There are tables facing the seafront where you can enjoy a drink, otherwise…
Port-au-Prince & Around
Just off the Route de Kenscoff, this romantic mountaintop restaurant offers the best possible view of Port-au-Prince and beyond. The food is pricey (but…
Haiti
Step off Cap-Haïtien's sun-baked streets into this cool, tidy new eatery, the closest thing you'll get to new American food in Haiti. The menu includes…
Southern Haiti
The komparet (ginger buns) at this hole-in-the-wall store are luscious and unrivaled, made with Olivia Senec's decades-old recipe of sugar, coconut,…
Southern Haiti
Whatever’s fresh ends up on your plate at this cute little restaurant along the way to Plage Anse d'Azur and Jérémie’s airport, with favorites including…
Port-au-Prince & Around
This enormous supermarket in Pétionville is a one-stop shop for food. The glistening aisles include imported and gourmet products and there's also an…
Port-au-Prince & Around
Hands down the best bakery in Pétionville, this bright French cafe has a homey vibe, with inlaid brick and twee wallpaper. The pain au chocolat and other…
Port-au-Prince & Around
Presse Café has the air of a casual bistro. Decorated with old newspapers and photos of jazz heroes, it’s good for a relaxed snack and drink, and even…
Southern Haiti
This better-than-average bar-resto has a wide-ranging Creole menu, but there are usually only one or two dishes available, typically catch of the day and…
Port-au-Prince & Around
Pétionville's best sushi, and an excellent sampling of Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese and Japanese small plates as well. The fresh fish is top quality, and the…
Haiti
A self-styled sports restaurant above a supermarket sounds unimpressive, but Kokiyaj is actually a cut above. As well as Creole classics there are some…
Haiti
Cap's most modern supermarket in black tile, complete with gluten-free crackers as well as espresso drinks and panini. Stock up on wine and liquor as well.
Port-au-Prince & Around
In downtown Port-au-Prince, Café Terrasse is a long-standing haunt for embassy and NGO types, serving up large, fresh salads, custom omelets and hearty…
Port-au-Prince & Around
Fior di Latte is not particularly well signed, but you'll find it next to the American Airlines office. The restaurant’s vine-covered canopy is a lovely…
Southern Haiti
A great place to fill up, this airy red-and-white building has a decent range of sandwiches and burgers, along with hearty servings of Creole standards,…
Southern Haiti
Joe, the owner of this beachfront shack in Port Salut, doesn’t know his business' opening hours, and doesn’t seem aware of time in general. But if you’ve…
Port-au-Prince & Around
A popular extended bar-resto, Harry’s is always good value. Lunchtime offerings include Creole plat du jour, while pizzas seem more popular in the evening…
Haiti
In a picturesque, turquoise cove all of its own, Belly Beach Bar inspires infrequent but lucky visitors to plant their toes in the white sand and feast on…
Southern Haiti
When the wait at the Florita becomes unbearable, those in the know head next door to the more efficient Cafe Koze, an espresso bar and lounge with great…
Haiti
This small bakery sells fresh baguettes, cakes and savory pastries. It always seems packed and one visit will explain why – it’s the best bakery in town…
Southern Haiti
This indoor-outdoor bar is a hit with the NGO crowd that passes through Les Cayes on the way to jobs further along the southern peninsula. Salads and…
Port-au-Prince & Around
This simple cafe, attached to the Mountain Maid Baptist Mission (one of Haiti's oldest foreign aid programs), serves burgers and fried chicken with…
Port-au-Prince & Around
A long-established and popular first-floor fast-food joint with good food, overlooking the junction with Ave Pan Américaine. You can sit with a beer and…
Southern Haiti
Part of the rebuilt Sunset Cove Beach Hotel property, this restaurant does a decent grilled conch and pizza. The setting is lovely, overlooking the water…
Southern Haiti
Beachfront eatery on stilts and beneath a thatched roof, offering good spaghetti, lobster and Creole dishes. Popular with foreign visitors; also offers…
Port-au-Prince & Around
Popular with local office workers, this place serves up generous portions of excellent quality Creole cuisine. You can take away or sit at the tables.
Southern Haiti
With its walls decked out in bright murals, La Cayenne is a trusty restaurant serving big platters of chicken, griyo (pork) or kabrit (goat), plantains…
