$77 - $84ROOMS: 27
El Gringo Viejo LH
Marakas LH
Barlovento LH
Parrillada 84 y Quince LH
Casa Lala LH
Italia en Cuba (La Terraza de Miramar) LH
El Bacura LH
Los Compadres LH
La Casa de la Parra (Hanoi) LH
$77 - $84ROOMS: 27
El Gringo Viejo LH 
3+
El Gringo Viejo (The Old Gringo) is at its name suggests something of an old-timer being a mainstay of Vedado paladares for many years. This is one of those places that inspire loyalty from its client …
Open: Open noon-11pmCalle 21 No. 454 entre E y F, Vedado
Marakas LH 3
Once upon a time this used to one of the best pizza places in Havana. Nowadays I don’t know. Certainly it is better than it looks–don’t be put off by the cheap tables and the pictorial map of Italy o …
Open: Open noon-midnight dailyCalle O No. 206 entre 23 y 25, 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
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
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.
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
Los Compadres LH 3
Los Compadres opened recently in a beautiful Miramar mansion and as its name suggests is going after the Mexican market. Given that there is a complete dearth of Mexican food in Havana this seems a sm …
Open: Mon-Fri 12am-12pm Sat/Sun: 4pm to 4amCalle 66A # 3119, esquina a 41, Playa, La Habana, Cuba, Havana, Cuba 11300
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
