Must-see restaurants in Habana del Este

  • Ajiaco Café

    Habana del Este

    There are, arguably, two reasons to come to suburban Cojímar: 1) to pursue the ghost of Ernest Hemingway and 2) to visit this farm-to-table restaurant…

  • Il Piccolo

    Habana del Este

    This Guanabo private restaurant has been around for eons and is an open secret among habaneros, some of whom consider its thin-crust wood-oven pizzas to…

  • La Terraza de Cojímar

    Habana del Este

    Another shrine to the ghost of Hemingway, La Terraza specializes in seafood and does a roaring trade with the hordes of Papa fans who are bused in daily…

  • Pan.com

    Habana del Este

    It’s cheap, it’s state run and it’s pretty gritty inside, but this Cuban fast-food joint in Guanabo lures in locals with hot sandwiches on wonderful…

  • Restaurante 421

    Habana del Este

    Ask a local where to eat in Guanabo and they'll probably direct you up the gentle hill behind the main roundabout to this pleasant perch that has a…

  • Mi Cayito

    Habana del Este

    A small bar-restaurant reached via a raised boardwalk that overlooks Laguna Itabo, a small lagoon abutting Playa Boca Ciega, Mi Cayito is a quiet spot…

  • Chicken Little

    Habana del Este

    Forgive it the kitschy name – Chicken Little could yet make it big. Defying Guanabo’s ramshackle image, this deluxe restaurant has polite waitstaff with…

  • Don Pepe

    Habana del Este

    When the Guanabo pizza gets too much, head to this thatched-roof, beach-style restaurant about 50m from the sands of Playa Santa María. It specializes in…

  • Restaurante Costarenas

    Habana del Este

    This scruffy place is part of Villa Los Pinos, but it'll serve you its OK-ish fish dishes and pizzas either on a breezy 1st-floor terrace or under…

  • Pizzería Mi Rinconcito

    Habana del Este

    Located near Villa Los Pinos, this place serves up a reasonably good pizza-fest, plus cannelloni, lasagna, salads and spaghetti. Ideal for beach day…

  • El Cubano

    Habana del Este

    This is a spick-and-span place at Guanabo's western, Boca Ciega end, with a full wine rack (French and Californian), checked tablecloths and a good…

  • Tienda Villa Los Pinos

    Habana del Este

    Tienda Villa Los Pinos is a small grocery store for self-caterers at the Villa Los Pinos hotel.

  • Mini-Super Santa María

    Habana del Este

    This small grocery store is opposite the Hotel Marazul near Playa Santa María del Mar.