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La Casona de 17

Style of food: Cuban/Creole

Cost: Cheap

Type of place: Paladar (private)

Food
Ambience
Service
Value

Best for: Beautiful architectural building

Worst for: Inside feels slightly claustrophobic

Calle 17 No. 60, Vedado

(+53)7838 - 3136

Open noon-midnight daily

This painted, peach-coloured 1920s mansion has two indoor colonial-style dining rooms and an outdoor grill restaurant. Both offer healthy-sized traditional Creole dishes, which are reasonable value without being of exceptional quality. The inside dining room may leave you somewhat cold, it misses that extra factor, which is a shame since the décor, including stained-glass ceiling lamps and contemporary paintings, is impressive.

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