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737a Hope Street · Providence

come over for puerto rican brunch.

Milena Pagán and Darcy’s café, restaurant & bakery. Brunch Friday to Sunday, walk-in only. Pick a day to see what’s on.

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2023 James Beard semifinalist100% Puerto Rican coffeeBakery on site

this week at the house

Providence time

A croissant, a grilled sandwich and two lattes on striped plates with yellow and pink orchids, from above

Monday

coffee, pastries & lunch

Weekday hours aren’t posted: call first

  • 100% Puerto Rican coffee, roasted by Gustos Coffee Co.
  • Breads and pastries from our own bakery
  • Weekday lunch
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A barista at the coffee station beside open wooden shelves of croissants and pastries

Tuesday

coffee, pastries & lunch

Weekday hours aren’t posted: call first

  • 100% Puerto Rican coffee, roasted by Gustos Coffee Co.
  • Breads and pastries from our own bakery
  • Weekday lunch
Call before you comeOrder for pickup
A tray of almond-crusted pastry twists from the bakery

Wednesday

coffee, pastries & lunch

Weekday hours aren’t posted: call first

  • 100% Puerto Rican coffee, roasted by Gustos Coffee Co.
  • Breads and pastries from our own bakery
  • Weekday lunch
Call before you comeOrder for pickup
Ceviche in an amber glass bowl with chips on a dark table in warm light

Thursday

coffee by day, six courses some nights

Day: call for hours · Select nights: by invitation

  • Weekday coffee, pastries and lunch
  • Select Thursday nights: chef Milena’s six-course tasting menu with wine pairings
  • First Thursday of the month: wine club pickup
  • Custom cake pickup after noon
Join the list for an invitationHow it works
Fried bites with dipping sauce on a pink-and-black striped plate beside an iced drink, from above

Friday

counter-service brunch

8am – 2pm · walk in, no reservations

  • Order at the counter from the brunch menu
  • Coffee and pastries from our bakery
  • Parties of up to five
  • Custom cake pickup after noon
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A stuffed zucchini on a pink-and-black striped plate on an oak table against the café’s blue wall

Saturday

full-service brunch

9am – 2pm · walk in, no reservations

  • Table service from the full brunch menu
  • No takeout, coffee or pastries to go: stay and eat
  • Parties of up to five; bigger groups book a private event
  • Custom cake pickup after noon
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Red wine poured into a glass among potted plants inside the café

Sunday

brunch, then wine

Brunch 9am – 2pm · wine tasting in the evening

  • Full-service brunch: walk in, parties of up to five
  • No takeout, coffee or pastries to go
  • Sunday evening wine tasting: check dates on Resy
  • Custom cake pickup after noon
Plan your brunch visitCheck wine tasting on Resy
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

The house

Who we are

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

Little Sister is a husband-and-wife café on the corner of Hope and Rochambeau. Milena brings her Puerto Rican heritage to the menu. Darcy makes the lattes. They live right in the neighborhood.

2023

The James Beard Foundation named Milena Pagán a semifinalist for Best Chef: Northeast.

Our story

The window

on the striped plates, under the stained glass.

Kitchen, room and bakery, photographed at Little Sister. Tap any pane to see it full size.

A stuffed zucchini on a striped plate against the café’s blue wall
the blue wall
A chef in a brown apron plating a board of cured meats and cheese
at the pass
Five bottles of natural wine in front of the café’s stained-glass window
the stained glass
A croissant, a grilled sandwich and lattes on striped plates with orchids
coffee & a croissant
A tray of almond-crusted pastry twists
from the bakery
Wooden stools along the pink counter under the blue walls and dried flowers
the pink counter
A cook in gloves piping green sauce onto a plate of greens
green sauce
Fried bites with dipping sauce on a striped plate beside an iced drink
the striped plate
Cakes, cookies and pastries on the wooden bakery shelves against a blue wall
the bakery shelf

See every photograph

After brunch

two evenings worth planning for.

Ceviche in an amber glass bowl with chips on a dark table

Select Thursdays · by invitation

six courses with milena

Chef Milena’s tasting menu with wine pairings: Puerto Rican flavors with Rhode Island seafood. Invitations go only to the email list.

Join the list for an invitationHow it works
Natural wine bottles on a glass table before the stained-glass window

Sunday evenings · wine club

wine under the stained glass

Sunday evening wine tasting, with dates on Resy. Or join the wine club: two bottles and a snack box each month for $95, picked up the first Thursday.

Check wine tasting on ResyThe wine club

Pinned by the register

cakes, parties, presents.

Find us

Visit Little Sister

737a hope street, corner of rochambeau, providence.

  • Group sizeUp to five. Bigger groups: private events
  • Little onesNo high chairs or strollers inside
  • PetsNone, service dogs welcome
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The week, at a glance

  • Mon – WedCoffee, pastries & lunch · call for hours
  • ThursdayCoffee & lunch · select nights: tasting menu
  • FridayCounter-service brunch, 8am – 2pm
  • Sat & SunFull-service brunch, 9am – 2pm. No takeout
  • Sunday nightWine tasting, on Resy

Brunch takes no reservations. Everything to know before you come

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