Makaya

Haitian bistro · Montréal

Now open

Fine Haitian cuisine,
downtown Montréal.

Café, bistro and cocktails in the heart of Montréal. A generous Haitian table, weekend brunches, piano evenings and a terrace — a few streets from Place-des-Arts.

Find us

Downtown,
steps from Place-des-Arts.

A generous Haitian table, a full bar, weekend brunches and a terrace. More room, the same welcome.

La façade du bistro Makaya au 1045 Côte du Beaver Hall, enseigne noire, montagne dessinée, banc de bois devant les vitrines
1045 Côte du Beaver Hall · a few streets from Place-des-Arts

Practical

Address
1045 Côte du Beaver Hall
Montréal, QC  H2Z 1S5
Métro
Place-des-Arts · Square-Victoria
Brunches
Tchaka on Saturdays · Joumou on Sundays, 12 – 3:30 p.m.
Booking
Strongly advised · tables go fast

01 · The table

Come and
sit down.

A generous Haitian table: griot and pikliz, joumou soup on Sundays, tchaka on Saturdays, a full bar with signature cocktails, and a piano on Thursday evenings.

Saturday · 12 – 3:30 p.m.

Tchaka brunch

Beans, ground corn and squash: the peasant dish that feeds a whole table. Meat or vegetarian.

Sunday · 12 – 3:30 p.m.

Joumou brunch

The soup of 1 January 1804, inscribed by UNESCO as intangible heritage. Squash, carrot, potato, pasta. Meat or vegetarian.

Thursday · 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.

Music Thursdays

Live piano bar. An evening where music and intimacy come together, in an elegant and jazzy atmosphere.

1045 Côte du Beaver Hall · Montréal

514 800-3105 · Booking strongly advised

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02 · The house

From the runway
to the table.

Ralph Leroy, born in Cap-Haïtien, showed his first menswear collection in Montréal in 2009. A designer turned restaurateur, he opened Makaya to give Haitian cuisine a home in Montréal — generous, refined, proud of its roots.

The whole story
Ralph Leroy, en veste noire, fondateur du bistro Makaya
Ralph Leroy · chef & founder
Makaya · la montagne sous les étoiles

Haitian bistro · Montréal

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