Makina Cafe — all mentions

postBeef Tibs Bowl with Injera and Veggies From Makina Cafe. Great Eritrean-Ethiopian Food on Governor’s Island.39 pts
“Really enjoyed this. Lots of strong flavors. Beef was tender and injera had a nice tang. The sides were also great.”
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postAnyone know Makina Cafe’s coffee supplier?4 pts
“Even though it was a lukewarm cup of overpriced drip coffee it was really flavorful and floral tasting.”
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in:What is the best dish you’ve had in 2026, and where?3 pts
“Koseret Tibs at Makina”
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in:Seeking Ethiopian recommendations; all boroughs are good34 pts
“Makina in Sunnyside is relatively new and fantastic.”
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in:Looking for recommendation of less common cuisines in the city (prefer Manhattan/Queens)21 pts
“Makina”
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in:Seeking Ethiopian recommendations; all boroughs are good20 pts
“Makina Cafe (Eritrean-Ethiopian)”
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in:What’s the last spot you ate at that totally blew you away?17 pts
“The brick and mortar location of Makina that recently opened in Sunnyside is the best Ethiopian I've had in the city. Service and food are excellent”
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in:Best street food in manhattan 12 pts
“Other: - Makina Cafe”
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in:Is there a place that is cheap, fast, vegetarian, and tasty?11 pts
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in:favorite walkup/window cafes + restaurants in Queens, BK, and Manhattan7 pts
“Makina Cafe”
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in:Best spots for African Food In NYC???7 pts
“Makina cafe (food truck) - I also really like.”
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in:Restaurant recommendations by ferry terminals (any borough)7 pts
“- Makina”
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in:Good Obscure Food Options?6 pts
“Eritrean-Ethiopian: Makina Cafe”
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in:Favorite eating spots in the city with window service5 pts
“Makina Cafe (Governor’s Island location)”
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in:What Do You DoorDash4 pts
“Near the area i really like Silky Kitchen (hunan), Makina (eritrean), and Sal, Kris, and Charlie's (deli sandwiches)”
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in:Must buy cheap food truck recommendations 3 pts
“some good ones are:”
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in:Best food truck in NYC: what do you recommend and why?3 pts
“Makina Cafe in LIC is a really good Ethiopian food truck.”
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in:Best food truck in NYC: what do you recommend and why?3 pts
“Makina Cafe has amazing Ethiopian food.”
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in:Best mid-priced veg-friendly cuisine-focused restaurants?3 pts
“Ethopian! Makina”
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in:Seeking Ethiopian recommendations; all boroughs are good3 pts
“Another vote for Makina!”
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in:Best African food carts?2 pts
“Amazing food”
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in:Best street food in manhattan 2 pts
replying to u/justflipping: Halal carts: - Mido’s - Farook - Santa - Royal Grill - more recs from r/halalguysguy’s website overrice.nyc Other: - Makina Cafe - NY Dosas - Cheong Fun cart on Hester St, on Rutgers St - Grand St Skewer Cart - Ling’s Sweet Mini Cakes - Birria Landia - Uncle Gussy’s Outdoor / street food festivals: - Japan Fes - Dragon Fest - Thai Fest - Taiwan Fest - Philippines Fest - Queens Night Market (not Manhattan, but highly recommended)
“Makina yessss”
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in:Favorite food and drink options on Governor's Island?2 pts
“I’ve liked Makina Cafe, Tokyo Drumstick, Fauzia’s Heavenly Delight, and La NewYorkina.”
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in:Best spots for African Food In NYC???2 pts
“I've ordered a few times from Makina Cafe. Not sure how authentic they are, but I liked it.”
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in:I’m looking to try new cuisine in nyc, not your “typical” dishes. The most authentic, the better 💪🏻2 pts
“Makina Cafe”
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in:Started eating at home because it tastes much better1 pts
“Makina Cafe's food truck was really good when I got them at Fifth Hammer.”
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in:Best workday options in Fidi?1 pts
replying to u/jackthe-stripper: Hey Neighbour! Adding to the current suggestions: Some of the foodcarts by the old slip are great. Diso’s on Wednesdays in particular. And there’s an Ethiopian place there sometimes (not sure which days) that is great and the folks that run it are super friendly. Banh mi truck nearby (on Hanover and Pearl) is also super cheap and very good. For places you can sit and eat: Xian famous foods is amazing. Sophie’s Cuban for awesome sandwiches and huge plates of food. Keste has phenomenal pizzas and one of the best lunch deals in the city. Blue park kitchen is probably my favourite build your own style place. Koba just opened up by Fulton street station. Huge Korean lunch bowls. Raj’s Indian will give you a huge amount of Indian food very cheap. Kati roll company around the corner is good too. If you like Thai style steamed chicken, gai chicken rice is decent. I know pisillo got mentioned but it’s so good that it needs to be on your list twice. Obviously every fast casual chain in the city also exists in this area.
“Makina is the Ethiopian truck and it’s bomb.”
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in:Best workday options in Fidi?1 pts
replying to u/Swagyolodemon: Makina is the Ethiopian truck and it’s bomb. There on Thursdays generally.
“Yeah I love it but I always seems to miss it!”
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in:Does anybody know any good ethiopian restaurants?1 pts
“I love Makina”
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in:Authentic local food recommendations1 pts
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in:Must try food in NYC for 1 week. 1 pts
“GREAT ethiopian.”
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in:Best gourmet food trucks for hire?1 pts
“there’s Makina Cafe which has good meat and veggie options.”
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in:Date spot to push a white girl *slightly* out of her comfort zone0 pts
“Eritrean food. Out of this world”
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