Lenny's Lobster Shack

Top choice in Cayo Coco


Named unofficially after a Canadian tourist and regular patron, Lenny's is a beautiful open-sided thatched rondavel on hotel-free Playa Prohibida decorated with old Canadian license plates and famed for one dish – the lobster, prawn and fish medley – CUC$15 (!) well-spent. The house band, Coco Indio, is usually augmented by several passing diners.


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