Brooklyn, New York · Est. 2024
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
The Heart Behind the Kitchen
"Our mission: to build connection through food, uplift our community, and honor the legacy of the women who inspired it all."
Our menu reflects the African, Indian, Asian, Spanish, and Syrian influences that shape Trinidadian cuisine — honoring every tradition that built the island.
Located in Bed-Stuy, we source locally, hire locally, and invest in the neighborhood that welcomed us. Our doors are open to everyone — this is your home too.
We open our doors with the same generosity as our grandmother — with laughter, music, and food that makes strangers feel like family before the first bite.
Famalay — Trinidadian for chosen family. Every person who walks through our doors is welcomed as one of our own. That is not a slogan. That is how we cook.
Raised in a Trinidadian household where cooking was a daily act of love. Ma Lillit — the matriarch — was the center of every meal, every celebration, every memory worth keeping. Her kitchen was the heart of the community.
After settling in Brooklyn, a vision took shape — a restaurant that would carry the soul of Trinidad into one of the world's most vibrant food cities. A place where culture, community, and cuisine could live together authentically.
352 Malcolm X Boulevard became the home of Ma Lillit. From the very first night, guests said the same thing: "This feels like home." That was exactly what we were going for.
A beloved Bed-Stuy gathering place. Private events. Family nights. Brunch memories. And still, the same commitment to flavor, love, and no shortcuts.
