A chef in a brown apron plating a board of cured meats and cheese in the kitchen

About the house

Milena, Darcy, and a café on the corner.

A husband-and-wife team who live right in the neighborhood, cooking Puerto Rican food on Hope Street.

Our story

“When you’re here, you’re at your friend’s house eating delicious home cooking.”

Milena brings her Puerto Rican heritage to the menu. Darcy makes the lattes. Together they run an all-day café and bakery on the corner of Hope and Rochambeau, in the neighborhood where they live.

The coffee is 100% Puerto Rican, roasted by Gustos Coffee Co. The breads and pastries come from our own bakery.

Two cooks in aprons, arm in arm in front of the pink counter and blue shelves of the café — In the room on Hope Street

Recognition

2023 James Beard Award semifinalist, Best Chef: Northeast.

Milena Pagán, Little Sister, Providence. Bon Appétit calls us “must-visit dining in Providence”, and Eater lists us among The 33 Essential Restaurants in Providence.

Around the room

The blue wall, the plants, the glass.

Wooden stools along the pink counter under the café’s blue walls and dried-flower arrangements

Croissants and pastries on the open wooden shelves, with the coffee station behind

Wine bottles before the stained-glass window

Come over to Hope Street.

Puerto Rican home cooking, coffee and a place at our table.

Plan your brunch visit 401-642-9464