Casa del Habano
Where else but in Havana could you find the highest number of stores where you can buy Cuban cigars, of every brand and make imaginable?
There are over 30 locations to buy cigars in Havana, but I’d like to speak to you about a certain shopping center, because after all, who said good food and good cigars don’t go together?
Restaurant El Patio
It’s not every day that you get a chance to eat in a palace where a member of the Spanish royal family ate in the 1700’s. I’m referring of course to the mansion of the Marques de Aguas Claras, home of the Restaurante El Patio. It is located in the heard of Old Havana, in the Cathedral Plaza.
Restaurante 1830
This restaurant could not be better located: it is elegantly situated at the edge of La Chorrera castle at the end of the Malecon, in the old quarter of the city. Towards the end of the 19th century, the site was then called Arana, and was known for two dishes: Rice with Chicken Chorrera Style and Vizcaya-style Cod. The site was then converted into the Hotel La Mar, only to later be converted into the Villa Miramar residence.
Cuban "parrillada"
In the youngest residential area of Havana, at the intersection of 7th Ave and 26th Street, in the Playa area, many people are surprised to see such unusual architecture: a magnificent building in the Classic Spanish Medieval style, and it is managed by the Palmares Hotel group.
On the bottom floor is the Bar Parrillada "El Quijote", and if you like barbeque, don’t miss it; the second floor is home to the "Bar Baraja" and 3 banquet halls: the Principal, the Ciervo and the Mudejar.
