Trinidad Restaurants

  1. Bar Daiquirí

    A lively place off Parque Céspedes with cheap drinks and fast food in Convertibles, the sidewalk terrace here is a popular meeting spot for locals and backpackers on their way back from an all-night salsa binge.

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  2. Cafeteria Las Begonias

    Operations center for the backpacker crowd and the best place to meet other travelers. Las Begonias serves sandwiches, hamburgers, espresso and ice cream on clean, glass-topped tables that give out onto the street. There's a bar behind a partition wall, clean(ish) toilets in a rear courtyard, and four or five cheap - but always crowded - internet terminals at the side.

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  3. Cremería Las Begonias

    The ever-popular Cremería Las Begonias doubles up as a Cubatur office.

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  4. Mesón del Regidor

    One of Trinidad's state-run restaurants. Crowded at lunchtime with tour groups, but quiet the rest of the time, this restaurant specializes in grilled meats. The café next door is a good place to sit down and write postcards and does the best grilled cheese sandwich in town. Local trovador (traditional singer-songwriter) Israel Moreno often drops by during the day with a song.

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  5. Paladar Estela

    Choose the dining room or pretty rear garden to take your meals in this paladar (privately owned restaurant) above the Plaza Mayor. Voluminous meals are served by friendly staff, such as the house specialty; Cordero (lamb) served shredded.

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  7. Paladar La Coruña

    A poor third after Sol y Son and Estela. Eager to please and friendly staff at this no-frills paladar (privately owned restaurant) serve chicken and pork and occasional fish.

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  8. Paladar Sol y Son

    The food is good at this popular paladar (privately owned restaurant), and its reputation usually ensures a nightly circle of full tables. The waiting room is elegant, however, and you'll dine in a courtyard to the sound of traditional Cuban music. English is spoken. Skip the fish.

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  9. Pizza Stall

    A little old man does a flying trade in peso pizza here.

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  10. Pizzería Tosca

    On Parque Céspedes; a good peso pizza stall.

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  11. Restaurante El Jigüe

    One of Trinidad's state-run restaurants. The house specialty here is pollo al Jigüe; it's baked at least, offering savory flavors distinct from the usual grease fry.

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  13. Restaurante Plaza Mayor

    One of Trinidad's state-run restaurants. Offers everything from spaghetti to lobster. Live trios often strum while you dine here and it's a tranquil spot for dinner.

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  14. Restorante Vía Reale

    One of Trinidad's state-run restaurants. Break the chicken-and-pork grind at this Italian place with passable pizza and spaghetti lunches. This is a good vegetarian option.

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  15. Trinidad Colonial

    One of Trinidad's state-run restaurants. Here you'll dine on good portions of Cuban cuisine in the elegant 19th-century Casa Bidegaray. Meals are reasonable, even if the service isn't, with smoked pork topping. The store attached has a good selection of books.

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