Must-see restaurants in Matanzas

  • El Chiquirrín

    Matanzas

    A pianist plays on a baby grand, chefs work artistically behind a glass partition in the kitchen, and a waiter carves Chateaubriand at your table. New…

  • Amelia del Mar

    Matanzas

    Amelia del Mar brings tongue-in-cheek creativity to standard Cuban 'international' food through flashy presentation and then serves the concept in a neat…

  • Restaurant-Galería Esa Talla

    Matanzas

    An exclamation mark of artistic genius down by the river, the Talla could be your best bet for food among the new crop of bars and galleries hereabouts…

  • La Fettuccine

    Matanzas

    Small is beautiful. With three tables squeezed into a space the size of an entry vestibule and the day’s menu chalked onto a blackboard, Fettuccine is not…

  • Restaurante Romántico San Severino

    Matanzas

    A bit of old-world ambience in Parque Libertad, the Romántico is a 1st-floor perch up a steep flight of stairs with good park views if you can bag a…

  • Cremería Helados Pompón

    Matanzas

    Another artistic surprise on awakening Calle Narváez (aka Calle 97), Pompón is an ice cream–biased cafe that doubles as an art gallery, workshop and…

  • Café Atenas

    Matanzas

    Settle down on the terraza (terrace) with the local students, taxi drivers and hotel workers on a day off, and contemplate everyday life on Plaza de la…

  • Mercado la Plaza

    Matanzas

    Near the Puente Sánchez Figueras; for produce/peso stalls.