Must-see restaurants in Villa Clara Province

  • Restaurant Florida Center

    Santa Clara

    The Florida has been Santa Clara's best restaurant for at least a decade. The food is as good as the experience. Diners eat in a colonial, plant-festooned…

  • Bodeguita del Medio

    Santa Clara

    A love child of Havana’s original Bodeguita, this carefully branded ‘dive’ bar has a couple of advantages over its big-city mentor: 1) Hemingway never…

  • La Aldaba

    Santa Clara

    The rooftop restaurant in the Authentica Pérgola casa particular is a great place to repose, preferably in the evening, amid potted ferns and in the…

  • El Gobernador

    Santa Clara

    In this new era of competition from independents, state-run places have to perform better, and this one certainly has had a go. In a glamorous former…

  • Casa Pocurull

    Villa Clara Province

    Positioning itself as an all-in-one Caibarién stop, the Pocurull is a three-pronged business consisting of a street-side cafe (enjoy cheap sandwiches,…

  • El Alba

    Santa Clara

    The Alba has had a bit of a rethink of late: the interior has been enlarged, they've toned down the Melaíto cartoons on the walls (mercifully a few good…

  • Casa del Campesino

    Villa Clara Province

    Roll up on a boat (there's no road connection) to this traditional wooden abode above Embalse Hanabanilla where the men will be out back cutting down…

  • Restaurante 'El Bergantín'

    Villa Clara Province

    The lobster in this Gaviota-run restaurant might not be the cheapest in Cuba, but it's undoubtedly the freshest, courtesy of the on-site lobster nursery;…

  • Río Negro Restaurant

    Villa Clara Province

    Deep into the fjord-like lake lies this simple country-style restaurant that also acts as the starting point for several of the area's hikes. Dine under…

  • Trattoria

    Villa Clara Province

    Santa Clara and Remedios would love a restaurant like this; the all-inclusive crowd have to pay extra for the pleasure of eating here, so generally don't…

  • La Piramide

    Villa Clara Province

    Remedios doesn't have many private restaurants, making this 1st-floor haven of good taste especially welcome. Three-course meals such as surf and turf…

  • Panadería Doña Neli

    Santa Clara

    This staunchly Cuban bakery amid the austere shopfronts on Calle Maceo has plenty of tables available in an adjacent cafe where you can relax with a piece…

  • Farallón Restaurant

    Villa Clara Province

    If you buy a day pass to enjoy Playas Las Salinas, you'll be eating in the strategically located if gastronomically mediocre Farallón, perched like a bird…

  • Dinos Pizza

    Santa Clara

    The Santa Clara branch of this Cuban mini-chain has icy air-conditioning and friendly, helpful staff. It's generally packed with young students and serves…