Paladar "La Esperanza Mayo"
Paladares have increased competition among government-provided restaurants, which is remarkable, given the meager conditions of many paladares. I think a lot of these places have succeeded by simply offering what everyone wants: good service, good prices, wide variety on the menu, among others.
Other paladares have done well because they hand over a small amount of their profit to the government, although this may be a bit risky. Let me explain.
Restaurant "Don Cangrejo". You can eat just a few feet from the sea.
We Cubans (most of us anyway) love seafood: fish and shellfish have always been an essential part of our island diet, and also our culture.
For this reason I’m recommending a Havana restaurant that specializes in seafood: Don Cangrejo. There are several reasons for recommending the place.
El Aljibe Restaurant
The word Aljibe in Spanish means spring or fountain, a place for collecting water, as well as a metal box used for bringing the precious liquid on trips. But the Aljibe in question here is a restaurant that I’d like to recommend for several reasons.
"Paladar" in Cuba.
Paladares are private restaurants- that is, they are among the few things that are not in the hands of the Cuban state, that have been “permitted” since the 90’s, during the “Special Period” (which the authorities say we still haven’t emerged from)…
