Our story

milena, darcy and a café on the corner.

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

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Two cooks in aprons, arm in arm in front of the pink counter and blue shelves of the café

A barista at the coffee station beside open shelves of croissants and pastries — The coffee station and bakery shelves

The house

“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 their own bakery.

Recognition

2023 james beard award semifinalist, best chef: northeast.

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

Around the room

the blue wall, the pink counter, the glass.

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

Wine bottles before the stained-glass window — the stained glass

Cakes, cookies and pastries on the wooden bakery shelves against a blue wall — the bakery shelf

A stuffed zucchini on the striped plate by the blue wall — the blue wall

come over to hope street.

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

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milena, darcy and a café on the corner.

How Little Sister works

2023 james beard award semifinalist, best chef: northeast.

the blue wall, the pink counter, the glass.

come over to hope street.