Since 2004 Kombit has been a mainstay on Flatbush Avenue serving the Haitian community with flavorful home-cooked Haitian cuisine and a wonderful comfortable place to hangout with friends.  It is one of those places that just feels right. Kombit is named after the traditional farming ritual where workers unite in a collective effort. This "effort" is carried out in spades by the three Felix sisters, Denise, Pascale, and Maryse that own and operate Kombit. Beyond the food, there is a nice vibe to the restaurant, especially on the weekend with the live Haitian band playing.

Akra, is a well-known Haitian appetizer made from Yautia (Taro Root) and grated with fine herbs and fried to a light crisp. The small dish to the side is called Piklis, which is made of cabbage-carrot slaw, pepper and vinegar, and has a distinct spicy bite. It is served with every dish that is fried, and I found it was enhanced by it.

Haitian cuisine is comparable to creole cooking, with flavors of Africa and France blended in. The Gumbo Shrimp blended with cut okra, onions, and bell peppers and stewed in a "Kreyol" sauce is an example of this. Very flavorful.

There is nice spacing between tables on handsome hardwood flooring, seating about forty.  Paintings of agrarian scenes decorate the dining room.

One of the several paintings.

One of the favorite Haitian dishes is Griot chunks of fried pork, marinated in citrus juice, garlic and herbs, and deep fried. It had a chewy texture, and with the Piklis applied it tasted even better.

The evening I was there Maryse one of the three sisters who own the restaurant arrived as I was leaving and insisted I try Haiti's famous Barbancourt Rum, very smooth. Maryse, is a vivacious attractive woman, however passed on my request to be photographed saying, "I only want photo taken when my sisters are also with me." 

Haitian language lesson -

Interesting fact about Haiti -

Address - 279 Flatbush Avenue  (Brooklyn)  (718) 399 - 2000