Havana Restaurants

  1. Bim Bom

    The famous Coppelia isn't Cuba's only ice-cream institution. Somewhere down the list in the 'not-half-bad' category is Bim Bom, an islandwide helado (ice cream) chain that serves a deliciously creamy version of the stuff in flavors such as coffee, condensed milk, and rum and raisin. Try it and see.

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  2. Coppelia

    Habana's much-loved ice-cream parlor sits in the middle of a park in a building that looks more like a flying saucer than a cafe-restaurant. Erected in the 1960s, the Coppelia faced hard times during the período especial (special period), but it managed to stay open throughout the 1990s despite the rather gruesome queues.

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  3. Museo Del Chocolate

    Chocoholics beware. Situated - with no irony intended - on the corner of Calle Amargura (Bitterness Street), this is more a cafe than a museum, with a small cluster of marble tables set among an interesting assortment of chocolate paraphernalia. Not surprisingly everything on the rather delicious menu contains one all-pervading ingredient- have it hot, cold, white, dark, rich, or smooth, the stuff is divine whatever way you choose.

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