Kréyol Chicken
$28.00+
Smothered, marinated Haitian chicken with a required side selection.
“Everything on the menu is delicious. Service, atmosphere, music and artwork highlights the beautiful Haitian culture. A must try for Haitian Cuisine!”

Savory Creole food at First Republic Lounge & Restaurant in Elizabeth includes seafood and meat dishes available for pickup.
Order onlineKréyol Chicken
$28.00+
Smothered, marinated Haitian chicken with a required side selection.
“Everything on the menu is delicious. Service, atmosphere, music and artwork highlights the beautiful Haitian culture. A must try for Haitian Cuisine!”
Griot Lakay
$30.00+
Seasoned fried pork chunks served with pikliz and a side choice.
“If you're in the mood for some Griot, or any other Haitian dish, this is the place to go. Always a good time. Next time I'm here I want to try the tour of Haiti dish.”
Macaroni Au Gratin
$12.00
Baked macaroni with a browned, cheesy gratin top.
“I ordered food here for the first time. I had a pretty large order, their pork, vegetable stew, fried red snapper, macaroni, and 2 different types of rices. Everything was delicious! The service was great, and the restaurant was nice and clean. Everyone was patient and explained the menu to me. I highly recommend and will absolutely be going back.”
Goat Lakay
$38.00+
Goat with a choice of fried or Kreyol-sauce stewed preparation.
Large Soup Joumou
$20.00+
Haitian pumpkin soup with a required choice of protein.
“One of my favorite Haitian spots around! The ambiance for a good date night, even just on a weekday. I’ve celebrated multiple birthdays throughout the years as well and the hosts always know how to light en up mood. The food of course is always the main event, and their cuisine is authentically made. We buy their soup joumou during the holidays if we’re running low on time. Would recommend.”
Small Soup Joumou
$10.00+
Haitian pumpkin soup with a required choice of protein.
Snapper Lakay
$48.00+
Whole red snapper, fried, steamed, or served fried in Kreyol sauce.
“The fried snapper was PERFECTLY SEASONED, crispy on the outside, tender on the inside. The onions and sauce sprinkled on top has a nice spicy kick to it. The sides were great! The drink with Pango was also amazing. My first time here and will be back! Great waiter, very attentive and did such a great job!”
Catfish Kreyol
$28.00+
Catfish prepared fried or in Kreyòl sauce, with a side choice.
Chicken wings with a choice of sauce or fried preparation.
“Food it's always great and they are very understanding of your don't speak creole. Try the Kreyol punch, the Basa fish, black rice, groot, chicken pike.”
Penne in creamy Alfredo sauce with epis, herbs, and Parmesan.

Creole food at First Republic Lounge & Restaurant spans vegetable stew with cabbage, chayotes, carrots and lima beans, plus penne with creamy Alfredo sauce, epis, fresh herbs and Parmesan.
Snapper Lakay offers whole red snapper fried or in Kreyol sauce. Griot Lakay pairs tender seasoned fried pork with pikliz, while Lambi Lakay features savory slices of stewed conch in special sauce.
Visit us in Elizabeth for dine-in, or order pickup or delivery. Enjoy Chiktay Aranso, with smoked herring prepared with onions and peppers and served alongside thinly sliced plantains.
Our guests love these customer favorites. If you're visiting us these are some of the food options we recommend most often.