Caribbean restaurants in Santiago De Cuba
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El Barracón
Santiago's finest food house – no contest! El Barracón opened its doors amid much publicity in August 2008 to reignite the roots of Afro-Cuban culture and cuisine. The fanfare was justified. The restaurant's interior, a mix of atmospheric Santería shrine and cimarrón (runaway slave), is intriguing and the creative food is even better. Try the delicious tostones (fried plantain patties) filled with chorizo and cheese, or opt for the lamb special.
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Restaurante el Morro
A gleaming white plate mounted in a glass case on the wall announces that Paul McCartney once ate here during a whistle-stop 2000 visit (he flew in for four hours from the Turks and Caicos). According to the waiters, the world's most famous vegetarian made do with an omelet. For meat-eaters, the complete comida criolla lunch (CUC$12) is a better bet, a filling spread that includes soup, roast pork, a small dessert and one drink. The spectacular cliff-side location offers occasional views of breaching whales. Take bus 212 to Ciudamar and walk the last 20 minutes, or take a taxi.
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Restaurante Don Antonio
Plaza Dolores is a case of nice location, shame about the food. The best of a bad bunch is Restaurante Don Antonio, next to Cafeteria Las Enramados, which offers everything from mixed grill to lobster. Next door is Restaurante La Perla del Dragón, offering chop suey and chow mein with a rather painful Cuban twist. Beyond that is Restaurante Teresina, with inexpensive pizza and spaghetti. These places never seem to have customers. Hmmm.
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Restaurante Zunzún
Dine in bygone bourgeois style in this urban mansion-turned-restaurant. Zunzún, in the once upscale Vista Alegre neighborhood, has always been one of Santiago's best restaurants when it comes to food and ambience. Exotic dishes include chicken curry, paella or a formidable cheese plate and cognac. Expect professional, attentive service and entertaining troubadours.
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La Teresina
One in a triumvirate of inviting-looking restaurants along the north side of Plaza de Dolores, La Teresina doesn't quite live up to its splendid colonial setting. But the terrace is shady, the beers affordable and the food – a familiar mix of spaghetti, pizza and chicken – enough to take the edge off a hungry appetite.
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Santiago 1900
In the former Bacardí residence you can dine on the standard chicken, fish or pork for Cuban pesos in a plush dining room that recently recovered its fin de siècle colonial airs. Beware the draconian dress code. No shorts or T-shirts.
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Cafetería Las Américas
A local hangout of sorts, on the traffic circle near Hotel Las Américas, this cafetería terrace does good basics: chicken, spaghetti and pork for under CUC$2. Inside is the affiliated restaurant with decent full meals of comida criolla (Creole food, usually rice, beans and pork) for CUC$5.
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Cafetería las Arecas
Nestled in the garden patio of La Maison, the mansion-turned-boutique-shopping-experience, this cafetería has an inexpensive menu with spaghetti, pizzas and chicken dishes. Fish filets start at CUC$5.50. The fancier dining-room restaurant (called '1912') in the rear part of the main building is open until 10pm.
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Taberna de Dolores
Atmospheric two-level, tavern-like restaurant on Plaza Dolores that trumps all local opposition with slick service, table-side troubadours and no-pretension Cuban food.
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Restaurante Matamoros
Some interesting wall art, a couple of bolero-singing muchachas and a decent menu (if you're happy with chicken and pork) have breathed new life into this once-dingy joint on Plaza Dolores that celebrates the life and career of Cuba's greatest son exponents, the Trio Matamoros.
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