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Paladar Decamerón $$$ La Divina Pastora $$$
Cuban Creole Map 1 B2 International Map 4 F1
Calle Línea 753, e/ Paseo y Calle 2 Avenida Monumental, Parque Morro
Tel 7832 2444 Cabaña
A pretty little restaurant set in Tel 7860 8341
two small dining rooms and filled With a fabulous view of the old
with paintings, clocks and antiques. town and harbour from the
Decamerón is a top spot to enjoy lower ramparts of La Cabaña,
large salads and good-value this delightful restaurant co-
ropa vieja. There’s also a range operative offers a range of
of inter national dishes on the seafood and meat dishes. A
menu and an extensive wine list. popular choice is the fish fillet
stuffed with cheese and smoked
Starbien $$$ ham. Request a table on the
Fine Dining Map 2 D4 pretty terrace.
Calle 29 no. 205 e/ B y C
Tel 7830 0711 Closed Sun DK Choice
A stylish, swanky mansion offering
very good Cuban food and a range Paladar la Fontana $$$
of Mediterranean options. The Fine Dining Road Map B2 Place settings at refined Paladar le
speciality is masas de cerdo (sautéed Calle 3 no. 305, esq. Calle 46 Chansonnier, Havana
Cuban pork), but the tapas, seafood Tel 7202 8337
and other meat dishes are all very La Fontana is part eatery, part ISLA DE LA JUVENTUD:
good. Food is beautifully presented bar and is consistently rated Paladar El Chévere $
and the service is impeccable. as one of the best private Cuban Creole Road Map A3
restaurants in Havana. Its Calle 37 no. 2417, e/ 24 y 26,
grilled meats and seafood Nueva Gerona
Further Afield are superb, the ambience is Tel (46) 328 326
El Aljibe $$ always spot on, and the A paladar in a family home
Cuban Creole Road Map B2 service is exceptional. The offering a wide variety of
Avenida 7, e/ 24 y 26 late night bar pulls in local dishes, including chicken
Tel 7203 1583 fashionistas and artists, as breast in sauces, fish and lamb
This huge ranch-style restaurant well as foreign visitors. chops. Modest surroundings,
serves great comida criolla, including but a warm welcome and very
its famous eponymous dish good food.
pollo asado el Aljibe (roast chicken Paladar Río Mar $$$
in delicious Aljibe sauce) the Fine Dining Road Map B2 PINAR DEL RÍO: El Mesón $
ingredients of which are top secret. 3 y Final no. 11, La Puntilla Cuban Creole Road Map A3
The friendly staff will keep topping Tel 7209 4838 Calle Martí y Comandante Pinares
up your plate at no extra cost. A glamorous Miramar restaurant (antigua calle Cavada)
set in a stylish modern mansion Tel (48) 822 867
DK Choice with a fabulous terrace over- A family-run paladar serving
looking the sea. Well-executed
traditional fare to locals and
Paladar la Corte dishes include a full range of travellers. The pork chops
del Principe $$ shellfish, and Cuban favourites and roast pork are the most
Italian Road Map B2 such as ropa vieja. popular dishes. Generous
Avenida 9 y 74, Playa portions and excellent value
Tel 5255 9051 Closed Mon Tocororo $$$ for money.
One of Cuba’s best Italian Cuban Creole Road Map B2
restaurants, located in a quiet Avenida 3 y 18 PINAR DEL RÍO: Rumayor $
corner of Miramar. The menu of Tel 7204 2209 Closed Sun Cuban Creole Road Map A3
fresh, authentic cuisine changes A smart eatery in a fabulously Carretera a Viñales Km 1.5
daily and usually includes a decorated Miramar mansion. The Tel (48) 763 051 Closed Tue
variety of bruschetta, seafood, emphasis is on Creole ingredients, Rumayor is a huge ranch-like
antipasti and home-made particularly lobster. The bar next restaurant offering a range
pasta. A popular place with a door is popular with Cuba’s of popular dishes including
lively, bustling atmosphere. wealthy creative set. the speciality – smoked chicken.
Later in the evening, the place
transforms into a kitsch cabaret
La Terraza de Cojímar $$ with dancing acts.
Seafood Road Map B2 Western Cuba
Calle Real 161, Cojímar SIERRA DEL ROSARIO: Fonda
Tel 7766 5151 ISLA DE LA JUVENTUD: Las Mercedes $$
La Terraza trades off its Ernest El Cochinito $ Cuban Creole Road Map A3
Hemingway connections – it was Cuban Creole Road Map A3 Comunidad Las Terrazas, Provincia
the author’s favourite restaurant Calle José Martí esq. 24, Artemisa
in Cojímar – but it is actually a Nueva Gerona Tel (48) 578 647 Closed low season
good little spot serving up tasty Tel (46) 322 809 Just below Hotel Moka (see p258),
soups, fish dishes and luridly This no-frills Cuban restaurant on the family-run Las Mercedes
coloured desserts. It also offers the main street in Nueva Gerona offers beautiful views of the
an excellent view of the bay that serves up only one dish – pork valley and a range of Creole
inspired the author’s classic novel with rice and beans – a classic dishes, including delicious
The Old Man and the Sea. Cuban staple. ropa vieja.
Key to Price Guide see page 270
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