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Casa de la Amistad – Primavera

Style of food: Cuban/Creole

Cost: Cheap

Type of place: State

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Best for: Beautiful building architecturally

Worst for: Faded glamour

Calle Paseo No. 406, entre 17 y 19, Vedado

(+53)7831 - 2823

Open 11am-midnight Mon-Fri; 11am-2am Sat-Sun

If you like interior design, then a table for dinner at this exquisite mansion built in the 1920’s by the wealthy Catalina Lasa is a must. The food is pretty standard fare but the house is to die for. You may eat at the marble table literally built into the room; admire the marble floor, central fountain, mirror wall and intricately designed iron-grill windows.

El Aljibe LH 3

Sergio García Macías runs one of the busiest restaurants in Havana (especially at lunchtime), El Aljibe, which features a 62-year-old secret recipe for roast chicken that has drawn the likes of Hollyw …

Open: Open noon-midnightAve. 7ma entre 24 y 26, Miramar

Pan.com LH 3

Don’t expect to be able to use a wireless internet connection here but do expect good quality simple sandwiches delivered quickly and efficiently in a clean and popular environment. Three different ty …

Open: Open 10am-midnight Mon-Thu; 10am-2am Fri-SunCalle 7ma, esquina a 26, Miramar

Casa Lala LH 3+

Havana Chef has had a makeover and a name change to Casa Lala. It has the same delicious menu (including the suckling pig that I talked about in a previous column), but with lower prices. The place is …

Open: Open 12m to 12a.m. every dayCalle 24 e/ 23 y 21. Vedado

Barlovento LH 3

Barlovento is a Mediterranean themed restaurant opposite the popular El Sauce nightclub. ‘Pepín’ who, while a mechanical engineer by trade always had an affinity for the kitchen, opened this new palad …

Open: Open noon-midnight dailyAve. 9na entre 120 y 130 Playa

Parrillada 84 y Quince LH 3

Translated Parrillada 84 y Quince means Charcoal Grill located on 84th Street on the intersection of 15th Avenue. What more do you need to know? This is really a neighbourhood place just off the busy …

Ave. 84 No. 8402 esquina a 15, Playa

El Bacura LH 3+

El Bacura is a great option coming back from a day out at the beach. This is a farmhouse-cum-restaurant and you are welcome to wonder around back where there is a weird and wonderful assortment of ani …

Open: Open noon-10: 30pmSan Juan entre Santa Martha y San Carlos, Reparto Celimar, Habana del Este

La Casa de la Parra (Hanoi) LH 3

For anyone who has visited Vietnam and tasted even the street food in Saigon, the opportunity to go Vietnamese in Havana would be a treat to be savoured. Unfortunately, Hanoi Havana is just a name and …

Open: Open noon-midnightBernaza esquina a Tte. Rey

La Casa Sarasua LH 3

If you want an opportunity to chat with an interesting paladar owner, then look no further than this friendly and welcoming paladar overlooking leafy Calle 25, near the university. The décor is provid …

Open: Open noon-midnightCalle 25 No. 510, apto 1, entre H e I, Vedado

Italia en Cuba (La Terraza de Miramar) LH 3

I liked the look of the place from the outside. This really merits the name, the Terrace of Miramar. Located on the second floor with a nice view you wonder just where all these houses come from. It i …

Calle 20 No. 721, entre 9na y 7ma.

La Dominica LH 3

La Dominica enjoys a great setting opposite the restored Colegio Universitario de San Gerónimo and the Palacio de los Capitanes Generales. Patio tables are the order of the day outside of the heat of …

Open: Open noon-midnightO’Reilly No. 108 esquina a Mercaderes

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