Lakou Cafe

UPDATED HOURS: Tues.-Fri. 9am to 4pm. Sun/Sat 9am to 6pm. Takeout & Delivery available through our website, @grubhub @seamless @ubereats. Be sure to checkout our feature on @yelpbrooklyn today! #lakou #lakoucafe #blackownedbusiness #blackboyjoy #cafe #haitianownedbusiness #womenownedbusiness #canarsie #flatbush #cafefood #crownheights #bedstuy #weeksville . . .... . . . . "These last few months have been a roller coaster! Figuring out how to pivot, explore other revenue streams, help those around you, and grow community, in a seemingly isolated environment, has been a challenge. However, we've been able to hold on to our core mission to help guide us through this time. The word 'lakou' ultimately symbolizes community in Haitian Creole. As a cafe, it is what we are about at our core --- from curated events to just creating space for folks who need it most. Even through COVID-19, we have been able to continue that spirit of community. We've been able to provide over 1000 free meals to individuals in Brooklyn, as well as refreshments to protesters who are speaking out against injustices. I'm excited that folks are now working to balance the scales of justice and this has even extended to commerce. If this continues, I'm certain that we will definitely come out of COVID-19 stronger than ever." - Cassandre Davilmar, Owner @lakoucafe We put together a growing collection of Black-owned businesses in Brooklyn so you can #SupportBlackBusinesses. Click the link in our bio to follow the list. Have a favorite Black-owned business you’d like to give a shout out to? DM us or comment below @ Lakou Cafe

We believe black lives matter. You should too. Let's all support the fight for #justice. . . .... . . . . . . . . . #blackownedbusiness #blackboyjoy #blackgirlmagic #lakou #lakoucafe @ Lakou Cafe

Open today! 9am to 4pm for takeout and delivery. Thank you all for all the support over the last few days. Please be safe everyone. #endpolicebrutality . . .... . . . . . #lakoucafe #lakoucafe #openforbusiness #blackboyjoy #blackgirlmagic #blackownedbusiness #womenownedbusiness #haitianownedbusiness #haitianfood #cafefood #cafe #haiti #flatbush #canarsie #bedstuy

#blackouttuesday @ Weeksville, Brooklyn

Hey y'all we know ALOT is happening in the world now. Come take a quick break today and see some friendly faces at Lakou. We all gotta protect our minds. And we all need to sprinkle some happiness in our day. Let us be your oasis. . .... Also, just wanted to let yall know we got swag (finally!). Come by and get a Lakou tee or face mask! Open from 9am to 4pm today! . . . . . . . . #lakou #lakoucafe #facemask #swag #haitian #cafev#covid19 #coronavirus #blm #blackgirlmagic #blackboyjoy #colors #cafe #selfcare @ Brooklyn, New York

Hey Yall! We updated our online menu! Kava is back and you can even buy the concentrate to make your own fancy kava drinks at home. Lets unwind this weekend! OPEN 9AM-4PM DAILY! . . .... . . . . . . #lakou #lakoucafe #kavakava #kavatime #kavabar #kavanyc #kavasutra #brooklynkava #sobriety #wellness #herbal #roots #selfcare #blackgirlmagic #alcoholfree #drugfree #maryjane #chill #brooklynartist #brooklyn #flatbush #crownheights #weeksvilleheritagecenter

Join us tomorrow for part 2 of Barre Basics with professional ballet dancer @placidesanford! Start your morning with breakfast from Lakou then catch us on IG live tomorrow at 11am. . . .... . . . . #lakou #lunchtime #barre #fitness #iglive #uniarts #ballet #brooklyn #newyork #eatclean #summerbody See more

*GIVEAWAY* First 3 followers to tag 3 people who don't currently follow @lakoucafe get 10% off their next order this weekend! Let the games begin! . . .... . . . . #lakou #lakoucafe #giveaway #foodporn #blackgirlmagic #blackowned #crepes #salads #smoothies #lunchtime #brooklyn #bedstuy #crownheights #flatbush #haitian #womanowned See more

OPEN FOR BUSINESS 9AM to 4PM - Did you know our vegan sweetbread is now TASTIER than ever and made FRESHLY in house? That's right NO milk NO eggs NO butter just pure deliciousness. Come today to try our banana chocolate bread or our blueberry lemon bread. You can even purchase it by the loaf so it can be apart of your morning routine or afternoon snack! . . .... . . . . . . . . . . #lakoucafe #lakou #vegan #tasty #yummy #cleaneating #cheatday #freshlymade #blackowned #blackownedbrooklyn #ubereats #grubhub #foodporn #pictureoftheday #flatbush #covid19 #blacklivesmatter #blackgirlmagic #topchef #chopped #cafe #coronavirus #selfcare #fbf

#covid19relief #mealoftheday #gofundme @ Lakou Cafe

Check us out this weekend, we will be open 9am to 4pm, Friday to Sunday AND Memorial Day Monday! . . .... . . . . . #lakou #lakoucafe #smoothies #summer2020 #covid19 #coronavirus #quarantinebae #blackowned #womanowned #blackgirlmagic #blackownedbrooklyn #haiti #haitianowned #brooklyn #brooklynartist #bedstuy #flatbush #crownheights #weeksville @ Weeksville, Brooklyn

Thank you @fanmdjanm and @findingpaola for this beautiful feature. Thank you so much for your contribution to our GoFundMe. We've been able to provide over 400 meals with your contributions! Brooklyn appreciates you. This past April, we partnered with @LakouCafe and were able to donated over 400 meals to some communities in Brooklyn with the help of your purchases! After speaking with Cassandre Davilmar ((@cassieo88)a proverb comes to mind. If you want to go fast, go alo...ne. If you want to go far, go together. Davilmar, owner of @LakouCafé, has joined forces with fellow restaurant, @Grandchampsbk, in Brooklyn to provide meals to those most deeply impacted by the global pandemic. If it wasn't enough to be enamored by Cassandre’s willingness to serve, her reasoning for why community is part of her self care - Because doing it alone won’t make us stronger, it’ll only make us tired and stressed out - was enough for us to want to learn more about the owner. We are raised to KNOW we are valuable, so when we hear otherwise it makes a lot of us fight even harder to prove those individuals wrong. And Davilmar proved them wrong, indeed - going on to graduate law school before working at a top-ten law firm and eventually taking a stab at entrepreneurship. The business woman is pretty accustomed to staying on her pivot foot. It’s been a helpful quality so far. We all have dreams. We achieve them, but we shouldn’t feel bound by them. I’m proud that I have the courage to follow my dreams even if they change. Cassandre admits from a young age wanting to bring people together. One day she stepped away from law in search of something more connecting. Click the link in bio to read more! #FanmDjanm #InMyHeadwrap @cassieo88 @yvenadespagneart @edginad @letsshoottv @ Lakou Cafe See more

Some @lakoucafe art from the littlests among us! Thank you Maya for the beautiful artwork! . . .... . . #lakou #lakoucafe #brooklynartist #brooklynart #crownheights #utica #haitianowned #HaitianFlagDay #happybirthday @ Lakou Cafe