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Cuban Food Varadero
8 Reviews Directly across the street from Sunbeach, to the east, is a small outdoor patio bar that is open day and night. It is right on the corner, and you have to go down a few steps from the sidewalk to...
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Paladares Havana
21 Reviews We had dinner one night at this private family-owned restaurant (called a paladar), and it was one of our best meals. . Open Noon to Midnight. Most restaurants are owned by the state instead of by...
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State Owned Restaurants Holguín
8 Reviews This place has not been in the guidebooks I have seen as it is relatively new. It has a covered area for dollar paying guests and another patio style area for people wanting to pay in pesos. I thought...
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Government owned restaurants Santiago de Cuba
5 Reviews La Elisabelica is a coffee shop in Plaza Dolores opposite the Restaurant Matamoros on the corner of Calvario and Aguilera . The prices here are in moneda nacional , not in convertibiles but if you are...
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Paladares Trinidad
4 Reviews Here you see the 6 of use who went to this delicious dish, Nele, Wim, Jean, Marijke, John and me. As you can see the table is filled with meat, fish and vegetables and even more then you can eat. We...
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Paladares Cienfuegos
3 Reviews We stopped at a paradar for lunch on our way to Cienfuegos. It had rental cabins, a restaurant, gift shop, and small grocery store. Government owned, of course. The main building had a thatched roof,...
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Sea Food Varadero
3 Reviews Named the best restaurant in Varadero (calle primera #1648 entre 18 y 20 reparto costa Azul Boca de Camarioca in a little local village non dangerous for tourist ..GOOD FOOD CLEAN the best unkonwn...
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La Bodeguita del Medio Havana
17 Reviews The "B del M," as it's also known, oozes history and suffers from overcrowding. Still, it's still a must for any first-time trip to Havana. The collage of famous photos and signatures that crowd the...
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Beach Restaurants Holguín
2 Reviews My favorite was the meal at the Pesquero Beach. It was a nice meal from chicken with oil and garlic...hmmmm when i think about it i can still taste it...yammie. The chickens we grilled on a wooden...
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Paladars Santiago de Cuba
3 Reviews One of my favorite restaurants in Santiago is La Cocinita. Cheap and delicious fried chicken and plantain meals for about $2 USD. Don't freak out when you see the menu the prices are in pesos. I don't...
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Government owned restaurants Trinidad
5 Reviews This Government restaurant is a little outside of town about five kilometers off the paved road along a narrow dirt road....the restaurant is the showpiece of a ranch like setting adjacent to a Nature...
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Government owned restaurant and bars Cienfuegos
1 Review For a fast lunch or just a stop for a beer, look for El Palatino on the main square, just by the south west corner.(It also has a reasonable toilet) It has very high ceilings, patio seating under the...
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Buffet Varadero
4 Reviews I found Cuban food lacked in freshness; very little or no fresh fruit or vegetables. I stayed at Club Puntarena, but I had others say the same about the food in their resorts. The pasta made to order...
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Coppelia Ice Havana
7 Reviews This is a Cuban institution: fabulous ice cream, ridiculously inexpensive prices (for us foreigners at least) and big long line-ups. There is NO point in going to Coppelia's and skipping the line,...
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International Food Varadero
3 Reviews What can I say about dinner in a cave? We had to try it! Parque Josone in Varadero has a bunch of different types of restaurants, La Gruta is the wine cellar oriented one. It's small, intimate, and...
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China Town Havana
10 Reviews China Town, every city has it´s onw. In havana is located on Centro Habana, near the Capitolio. The main things in china town is it´s restorants. There are plenty of them, almost all particulars....
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La Lluvia de Oro Havana
4 Reviews We stayed in Havana in mid February 2008 for 4 nights with my wife. We discovered Lluvia del oro first night and went there for 3 nights. We love Cuban music and in Lluvia del oro, Son Tradicional, a...
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El Floridita. Havana
5 Reviews The El Floridita is not far from El Capitolia - look for the bright red exterior. This is "The Home of the Dacquiri" and, while I am not a huge fan of dacquiris, I must admit that the one I had here...
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Restaurante Gringo Viejo Havana
3 Reviews The ambiance is very nice. The room have a very nice decoration and the service is professional. I tried the "Ropa Vieja". It was very good but I found the fries too cosmopolitan ;). One of te good...
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El Ajibe Havana
3 Reviews I asked the bellboy who worked in the hotel, Where is the good resutaurant? He answerd, 'El ajibe' is good ! near hear ! Chicken was soft and juicy. I ordered combo.chicken and beenrice,which is...
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D'Giovanni Havana
3 Reviews The greatest thing about this restaurant is its location. It is a bit more quiet than some of the other restaurants and the terrace offers a great view of the Fortaleza, which makes for a nice and...
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Los Vitrales Havana
2 Reviews This could be a very good value for money meal but just check before ordering the set menu and stick wit it. We had some salad, very good lobster, rice and mashed potatoes, large glass of wine...
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La Torre Havana
2 Reviews We stopped here after it started raining, initially trying to find a place with a patio and in our discouragement, decided to indulge in some salty and delicious Chinese comfort food. The menu...
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Dona Carmela Havana
1 Review We had our lunch here, in a nice garden, after visiting San Carlos de la Cabaña, which is very close to the paladar. It was relaxing to be having lunch at a garden, after the humid heat during...
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La Vicaria, Havana. Havana
1 Review They have a guarded parking lot across the street if you drive there. It is a training restaurant for Cuban chefs, waiters and waiters. The food was fabulous!!!!! Service, of course, great because...
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More Info: You can also eat in private homes for payment in dollas and this is quite legal.The food is usually better than in most restuarants and costs alot less.Ask the price of your meal before you sit down.Most large resorts have places to eat and drink.
Favorite Menu Item: The national drink is rum,produced from the cane juice,the leftovers from sugar cane which is grown on the island.Cuban cocktails are gorgous and Hemingway drank Mojitos,which is sugar,lime juice,ice,fresh mint,rum and soda water.Hatuey beer is very nice.I loved the fresh fruit juices as well,guarapo is pure sugar cane juice pressed infront of you,yummy.
The food in Cuba is quite plain,it is a mix of african and spanish.If you are based at a resort,you will probaly eat there,in your hotel.Breakfast is the main meal of the day,which consists of fresh fruit,fruit juices,cheeses and meats.Most restaurants serve a Creole Cuban cuisine.It is mainly rice and beans and chicken.Fish is normally simply grilled and you can get lobster at a price.Popular side dishes include root vegetables(yucca,and maduros or tostones,which is fried plantains)Do try the delicious icecream called Coppelia,made all over the country.
The Chinatown in Havana is often laughed at by the locals as there don't appear to be any Chinese there. The food though is very Chinese and as well as being tasty, it is also very economical. The atmosphere of this alley is great and as there are several restaurants open 24 hours, you can eat here, either in the air conditioned rooms or outside at any time of the day or night. I tried several dishes here on different occasions and don' t have a favourite. An example of the costs though is A chop suey (fish, chicken, beef or vege) is just USD 1.50. It's hard to beat these costs in any restaurant in Cuba
The hole in the wall is where the locals often buy their food. It is usually basic but if you want the Cuban experience, these can't be missed. You will also find that you will normally have to queue and that you can use the local currency in these places. They are cheap. There are many pizza places around - just look for the signs and the queues. They are tasty and fill the gap for around 5 pesos. (USD 1.00 = 27 pesos)
This resturant is amazing, it is on the second floor of an old building that is all apartments now. Enrique's family owned his floor and he turned it into a resturant, so it is a private resturant not government run. The prices are alittle high for Cuban standards but well worth it. The pork dish is good.
Since 1995 Cubans can run a private restaurant called paladar. Many have no sign outside and some are illegal because they have no permit. Most of the time there is no menu and prices are not fixed. You can sometimes get lobster, although this is illegal since lobster is preserved for the hotels. Expect to pay between 6 and 8 US$.
We ate at a Cubans home and they made us the BEST lobster that I have ever had! I do not honestly believe that I will ever taste lobster as good as that ever again!It was authentic, it was relaxed, and it gave me the chance to spend some quality time off of the resort and with some fabulous people. The lobster of course!!!
Here are some Cuban foodspecialties:Boliche - ham stuffed pot roastRopa Vieja - shredded beefPescado en Salsa Verde - fish in parsley sauceFrijoles negros - black bean soupPotaje de Garbanzos - chick pea soup
Private families can get some extra money to their ordinary houshold budget's by inviting tourists for dinner. John and me did that one day we got away from the students and I have never tasted better Lobster. If you get the chance to try this, DO IT.
Villa Las Brujas Cuba
2 Reviews and 51 Opinions I could have chosen Okay but some problems, but I still think it falls too short to express how...
NH Parque Central Havana
8 Reviews and 1269 Opinions This is a jewel of a hotel, located just a block or two away from Old Havana, and the shops of Calle...
Iberostar Varadero Varadero
5 Reviews and 1871 Opinions great food gained 5 lbs on the french sauces whatch out for the car rental guy Frank , he takes the...
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Q: We're hoping to do Eastern Cuba in December, we've already done the west. I'm trying to book flights, ideally from Manchester. I...
A: flights domestically it is, aerocaribbean do it, as you are in Manchester check the Cuban tourist office http://www.travel2cuba.co.uk/ hope it helps cheers
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