Restaurants in Cienfuegos
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Club Cienfuegos
With a setting this good, it’s easy for the food to fall short, which it often does. But there are plenty of options here, with the Bar Terraza for cocktails and chicken sandwiches; El Marinero, a 1st-floor seafood establishment; and Restaurante Café Cienfuegos, a more refined adventurous place up on the top floor where you’ll pay CUC$10 for a steak and CUC$6 for a fine paella. The yacht-club vibe and wraparound dining terraces make for a memorable experience even if the food doesn’t.
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Paladar El Criollito
You’ll feel like you’re eating in someone’s front room – probably because you are. El Criollito is a salt-of-the-earth, old-school paladar: a decent no-frills family-run restaurant business that makes do with limited ingredients and not a lot of encouragement (or help) from the government. Standard fish and meat meals are plentiful, if not memorable.
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Restaurante Covadonga
Legend has it that Castro and his guerrillas ate here in January 1959 during their triumphant march to Havana. The food probably tasted delicious after two years up in the Sierra Maestra but, if you’ve just flown in from Canada, you may not appreciate the rubbery fish. Enjoy a relaxing sunset cocktail and see if the paella’s on offer. If not, head elsewhere.
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Teatro Café Tomás
Cafe, souvenir stall and nightly music venue, this delightful place wedged between the Teatro Tomás Terry and the neoclassical Colegio San Lorenzo is the best place to flop down and observe the morning exercisers in Parque Martí. The flower canopy–covered patio to the side comes alive in the evenings with trova (traditional singing) duos.
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Dinos Pizza
Locals will point you in the direction of this reliable government chain opposite Cubanacán Boutique La Unión with pizzas starting at CUC$4 (with toppings such as mushrooms, black olives and sausage, no less!) and lasagna at CUC$7. The big salads, bruschetta and soups ought to satisfy vegetarians tired of the tortillas.
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1869 Restaurant
Cienfuegos’ best city-center dining experience can be found in this elegant restaurant in the La Unión hotel. Although the food doesn’t quite match the lush furnishings, a varied international menu makes a welcome change from rice/beans/pork staples offered elsewhere.
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Paladar Aché
At the time of writing, Cienfuegos' only operating paladar was situated near the pediatric hospital. Fresh, filling criollo (Creole) meals, cost varies depending on whether you come solo or with a jinetero (tout).
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Café Artex
This place on Parque Martí usually serves espresso and café con leche (espresso coffee with milk). The flowering patio looks out on the park where you can watch the old folk doing their morning aerobics.
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Casa del Batido
For a quick stand-up breakfast, try the Casa del Batido on the Prado, where you can sip banana and papaya fruitshakes with work-bound locals for one peso.
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Mini Restaurante Doña Yulla
This is among the best of the many Doña Yullas here, with tablecloths, friendly service and an inexpensive Convertible menu. Try the pork steak.
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Polinesio
Qualifies in the ‘OK for a snack’ bracket by right of its fine location under the portals on the eastern side of Parque Martí.
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El Rápido
Has a nice terrace overlooking the bay where you can eat your microwave pizza. Bonus: air hockey.
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Doña Neli
The ubiquitous Doña Neli dispatches pastries and bread in Convertibles.
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Coppelia
Coppelia practically gives away its ice cream for two pesos a scoop.
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