Haiti – Fine Dining
“An upmarket Lebanese restaurant in Port-au-Prince, Magdoos boasts a plush dining room, a garden and a covered patio hung with Middle Eastern lanterns and white drapes. The bar serves a potent rum punch alongside wine, cocktails and cold beer, with kebabs, salads and mezze plates of hummus and garlicky babaganoush among the highlights of the dinner menu. Shisha is is always available and Magdoos also hosts the occasional special event. The programme is eclectic to say the least. Previous evenings have included Arabian magic shows, wine tastings, string quartets and club nights presided over by local DJs.” – Theculturetrip.com
Address: 30 rue Oge, Ville De Pétion-Ville, Ouest, Haiti
Phone: (509) 3821-2121
“Another Pétion-ville favorite, popular with Port-au-Prince’s expat community and frequently heralded as one of the city’s best restaurants, Papaye offers a globe-trotting menu with the occasional stab at Caribbean fusion. Service can be slow at times but the outdoor dining room and bar with its elegant white interior and the excellent rum cocktails make it hard to grumble. Unlike many of the restaurants in Haiti, the menu here varies throughout the year, ideal if you plan to make repeated visits. Dishes include pizzas topped with caramelized onions and prosciutto, Asian salad with ground roasted peanuts, tuna tartare, and fried plantain with crabmeat and creme fraiche.” – Theculturetrip.com
Address: 48 Metellus, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Phone: (509) 3513-9229
“One of the best places in the capital for French cuisine, La Plantation’s specialities include steak tartare, snails, fish soup, rack of lamb and warm goat’s cheese salads. Set in and around a central courtyard garden shaded by palms and hung with trellises, the dining room’s colonial charm is accentuated by dark wooden ceiling fans and tiled floors. The wine list of predominantly French bottles is a further highlight and one of the more extensive in Port-au-Prince. Popular with visitors, expats and NGO workers, La Plantation also offers a lavish private room which can be hired for special events.” – Theculturetrip.com
Address: Rue Borno, Impasse Fouchard, Petion-Ville, Haiti
Phone: (509) 2941-6334
“Located across from Place Boyer in the heart of Petionville, Quartier Latin combines the atmosphere of a Parisian brasserie with the sounds and sights of the Caribbean. What makes this place so special is the wonderful contrast between soft romantic and sophisticated décor, dark wood fixtures and the multitude of graffiti created by visitors, which covers almost every empty space on the wall. Don’t hesitate to ask the staff for a pen to leave your own mark on this renowned Port-au-Prince establishment. A line of candles piled on endless layers of wax, which has been kept burning here since the 2010 earthquake, is a reminder of the continued impact of this tragedy on the people of Haiti. Live music every Friday night makes this a perfect spot for catching up with friends over rum sours, followed by some Konpa dancing, the Creole version of the meringue.” – Theculturetrip.com
Address: 10 Rue Goulard, Place Boyer, Petion-Ville, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Phone: (509) 346-03326