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Restaurants

Paladar Salón Tropical
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MAP P6 • Calle Luis Fernándes
Marcané 310 Altos, Santiago de Cuba For a three-course meal with half a bottle
of wine (or equivalent meal), taxes, and
• (22) 64 1161 • $ extra charges.
The best paladar (private restaurant)
in Santiago serves mixed grills and $ under CUC$15 $$ CUC$15–25 $$$ over CUC$25
seafood on its terrace. The menu
ranges from pizza to lamb stew. will sing impromptu poetry as you
dine on creative dishes that are
Restaurante 1720
2 unique to the region.
MAP N4 • Calle Frexes 190,
El Barracón
Holguín • (24) 46 8150 • $$ 6
Located in a restored colonial MAP P6 • Av. Victoriano
mansion, Restaurante 1720 offers a Garzón, Santiago de Cuba • (22)
creative menu that includes paella, 66 1877 • $
and tasty creole shrimp in rum. At this rustic restaurant diners sit at
long tables to enjoy dishes such as
Restaurante El Morro
3 carne pa’ changó, a spicy stew.
MAP P6 • Parque Histórico
Restaurant La Maison
El Morro, Santiago de Cuba • (22) 7
69 1576 • $$ MAP P4 • Playa Mayor,
This delightfully rustic restaurant Guardalavaca • (24) 48 0839 • $
sits atop a coastal headland. Eat Have an elaborate meal of lobster
your criolla lunch while enjoying the and paella at great prices at
spectacular views from the terrace. this clifftop restaurant offering
fine scenery.
Paladar La Estrella
8
MAP N5 • General García
between Masó & Lora, Bayamo
• (23) 42 3950 • $
Sample reasonably priced, good
criolla staples, such as garlic shrimp,
at this private restaurant.
Restaurante Zunzún
9
MAP P6 • Av. Manduley 159,
Santiago de Cuba • (22) 64 1528
Restaurante El Morro • $$
This atmospheric eatery has a wide-
Restaurante Loma
4 ranging menu. Housed in a colonial
de la Cruz
mansion, you can enjoy your meal
MAP N4 • Loma de la Cruz, Holguín in the comfort of the air-conditioned
• (24) 47 1523 • $$ salon or on the terrace outside.
Incomparable views over the city are
Ranchón El Gobernador
offered at the Spanish bodega-style 0
place. Try the tasty lamb enchilada. MAP Q5 • Glorieta, 13 miles
(21 km) E of Guantánamo • Open
El Poeta
5 24 hrs • $
MAP R5 • Calle Maceo 159,
This breeze-swept hilltop restaurant
Baracoa • (21) 64 3017 • $ serves simple dishes, but its appeal
This charming paladar is set in a also lies in its fabulous views over
wooden house. The ebullient owner Guantánamo Bay.
See map on pp110–11
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