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Café Literario del ‘G’
If Havana has a proverbial Left Bank, this is it, a laid-back student hangout full of arty wall scribblings and coffee-quaffing intellectuals discussing the merits of Guillén over Lorca. Kick back in the airy front patio among the green plants and dusty books and magazines (available to read, lend and buy), and keep an ear out for one of the regular trova (traditional music), jazz and poetry presentations.
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Restaurante Europa
Fine fin de siècle furnishings lure you into this former Havana sweet shop that recently got a restaurant makeover by the City’s Historian’s office and Habaguanex. They obviously forgot to makeover the chef. Despite a menu that boasts of prize-winning cuisine (what prize?), the plate doesn’t quite live up to the billing, though the ambience is pleasant and the service eager.
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La Torre
One of Havana’s tallest and most talked-about restaurants is perched high above downtown Vedado atop the skyline-hogging Focsa building. A colossus of both modernist architecture and French/Cuban haute cuisine, this lofty fine-dining extravaganza combines sweeping city views with a progressive French-inspired menu that serves everything from artichokes to foie gras to tart almandine. The prices at CUC$30 a pop (and the rest!) are as distinctly non-Cuban as the ingredients, but with this level of service, it’s probably worth it.
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Casa Española
A medieval parody built in the Batista-era by the silly-rich Gustavo Guitérrez y Sánchez, this crenellated castle in Miramar recently found new life as a Spanish-themed restaurant cashing in on the Don Quijote legend. The ambience is rather fine, if you don’t mind suits of armor watching you as you tuck into paella, Spanish omelet or lanja cerdo al Jerez (Jerez-style pork fillet).
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Papa’s Complejo Turístico
There’s all sorts of stuff going on here, from beer-swilling boatmen with Hemingway-esque beards to warbling American Idol wannabes hogging the karaoke machine. The eating options are equally varied, with a posh Chinese place (with dress code) and an outdoor ranchón (rural restaurant). Good fun if there’s enough people.
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Pain de París
With quite possibly the best cakes in Havana – including iced cinnamon buns – this small chain does box-up cakes, cappuccinos, croissants and the odd savory snack. If you’ve been OD-ing on paltry Cuban desserts, or have hit a sugar low after a super-light breakfast, get your 11 o’clock pick-me-up here.
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Café Neruda
Barbecued Chilean ox, Nerudian skewer, Chilean turnover? Poor old Pablo Neruda would be turning in his grave if this wasn’t such an inviting place and a rare ray of light on the otherwise mildewed Malecón. Spend a poetic afternoon watching the waves splash over the sea wall.
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Complejo Turístico 1830
One of Havana’s most elegant restaurants is heavily touted but gets mixed reviews. Try the chicken in lemon and honey sauce and stick around after 10pm when the kitchen closes and there’s live music and salsa dancing in the garden behind the restaurant.
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Restaurante La Cova
In Marina Hemingway, this place vies with Paladar Piccolo in Playas del Este as Havana’s best pizza joint. Part of the Pizza Nova chain, it also does fish, meat and rigatoni a la vodka (CUC$8). The pepperoni topping is purportedly flown in from Canada.
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Pan.com
Missing home, decent burgers, club sandwiches, ice-cream milkshakes and quick no-nonsense service? Rejuvenate yourself with your cholesterol here at Havana’s best fast-food joint. There’s an even better branch in Miramar.
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La Casona & 17
Eclectic Vedado residence turned restaurant. Eat in the elegant dining room or outside at the barbecue grill.
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Biki
This place near the university, on the border between Centro Habana and Vedado, is a peso vegetarian buffet with a few meat selections thrown in. It’s laid out cafetería-style; grab a tray and pick from several fresh juices and salads, veggie paella, fried rice, stuffed peppers and desserts. It all costs peanuts.
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