Makina Cafe
Eritrean restaurant · Governors Island
Clayton Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11231
Highlights
Ethiopian & Eritrean food truck serving flavorful tibs & sour injera
Clayton Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11231 Get directions
Ethiopian & Eritrean food truck serving flavorful tibs & sour injera
Clayton Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11231 Get directions
"If you’re looking for a fuller meal, the Ethiopian and Eritrean spot Makina makes bowls with things like chicken or beef tibs, or garlicky collard greens. But we actually prefer using this spot for a snack, specifically for their sambusa. These little fried dough pockets are stuffed with super flavorful lentils or beef—we like the lentils better—and they’re great fuel before another lap around the island." - will hartman, kenny yang
"The popular Makina Cafe food trucks serve Habesha food, which includes both Eritrean and Ethiopian cuisine and culture. The original truck is parked at Fort Greene Park Friday through Saturday from 11am to 9pm, and it’s the ideal place to grab not-boring picnic food. There’s also a truck in LIC that’s open Monday-Saturday for pick-up only, but note that it’s in an industrial area with nowhere to eat nearby. No matter which protein you choose for lunch (we like the beef tibs or the vegetable combo option), get the injera as your base. Makina’s injera is heavily fermented, sour, and you’re inevitably going to want more of it to sop up your gomen and miser. You can also order delivery directly through their website. " - carina finn koeppicus, hannah albertine, nikko duren
"Whether you’re in Brooklyn, Queens, or Manhattan, take comfort in knowing that you can get to a Makina truck without having to cross a river. All three trucks serve Habesha food, which implies both Eritrean and Ethiopian cuisine. No matter which protein you choose for lunch (we like the beef tibs or the vegetable combo option), get the injera as your base. Makina’s injera is heavily fermented, sour, and you’re inevitably going to want more of it to sop up your gomen and miser. The original truck is parked at Fort Greene Park Monday through Saturday from 11am to 9pm, but you can also find Makina trucks outside of Rockefeller Center in Midtown and on 30th Street in LIC." - hannah albertine
"Makina Cafe founder Eden G. Egziabher is the first Eritrean-American female entrepreneur in NYC with a food truck serving Habesha food, distinguishing the different tribes of Eritrea and Ethiopia while celebrating the unity of people of the same region. “They got some really good, substantial, vegan food options,” says Harney. “Savory, filling, all the stuff that I’m looking for. Get the tikel goman and the mushroom bits with makina sauce. I love it.” Makina has a truck serving Brooklyn and a pick-up kitchen in Queens." - carla thomas
"Makina Cafe, one of our favorite food trucks in the city, will be parked on Governor's Island this weekend from 11am-6pm (which recently reopened for the season and has a ton of arts programming and stuff to do). Makina serves Habesha food, which implies both Eritrean and Ethiopian cuisine, and makes incredible beef tibs and heavily fermented injera. Follow along their Instagram account for more pop-ups (they were at woman-run Talea brewery right by McCarren Park in Williamsburg last Friday, for example)." - hannah albertine
