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Serves meat, vegan options available. Haitian American restaurant offering several vegan dishes including a boulette made of impossible meat, a jackfruit chickpea curry, and a 'chicken' sandwich made of fried mushrooms. Has vegan pastries and a large selection of drinks. Black-owned. Open Mon-Fri 8:00am-9:00pm, Sat-Sun 9:00am-9:00pm.


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9 Reviews

First Review by oliviaspool

Keyz2026

Points +5201

Vegan
20 Jun 2025

Lakou Cafe New York Pop Up

The wait time was cool. The food was good. Definitely check the whole restaurant out if you're in the New York area.

Pros: Food, Customer service, Wait time

BarryY

Points +219

Mostly Veg
16 Feb 2025

Delightful vegan brunch

We went there for brunch on a Saturday. The place was bright and friendly, and the food abundant and tasty. I had the Jerk Jack sandwich, which overflowed with jackfruit, curried chickpeas and onion confit on toast and served with a kale salad and plantain chips. I drank a Haitian spiced cocoa, which was vegan. My friend reported that his avocado-and-jackfruit toast was good, too. There were so many tempting options that we both want to return. Even late on a Saturday morning, it was easy to get a table.

Brendan.Wilson

Points +87

Vegan
29 Mar 2023

Good place, a bit pricy

Very cozy joint with a good few vegan options - recommend the PB&G crepe

Pros: Fast, Plenty of unique options

Cons: Expensive, Small, not a lot of seating

heliachi

Points +20

Vegan
08 Mar 2023

Loved it!

I had a vegan meatball baguette and it was delicious! I also loved the vibe there, there were pretty paintings and great music! I definitely recommend Lakou Cafe(=^ェ^=)

Updated from previous review on 2022-09-02

mkfifo

Points +22

Mostly Veg
21 Oct 2022

Incredible Haitian Food

Really good Haitian food. Lots of vegan options. No beef/pork on the menu.

Pros: Vegan options, No pork or beef

IwaWella

Points +1249

Mostly Veg
24 May 2022

Pretty Okay

With limited vegan options around me I was super excited to try Lakou, but that’s where my excitement ended. I was not crazy about the vegan plate I had, it was overly salted and tasteless otherwise. My boyfriend got a sandwich that was just okay. Def want to go back since it’s super cute and the menu _sounds_ amazing, maybe it was an off day😄

Pros: Location, Vegan options

Cons: Flavor

RebeccaAyers

Points +40

Vegan
03 May 2022

Delicious food

Friendly staff, lots of choice for vegans. I had the vegan platter which came with a bit of everything.

Updated from previous review on 2022-05-03

Pros: Lots of vegan options , Very tasty

Cons: Large portions so couldn't finish it all , Not enough seats

UncaMusa

Points +20

Vegan
27 Dec 2021

Decent options

Definitely eye catching but so salty #Veganuary

Pros: Ton of options

Cons: High in sodium

oliviaspool

Points +21

Vegan
10 Apr 2021

Amazing black owned restaurant

So many options. My favorite is the jackfruit chickpea curry sandwich. Also a big fan of their savory pastries and the vegan boulette made from impossible meat. They have a vegan chicken sandwich made from fried oyster mushrooms which is also really good but more for the people who like greasy foods!




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