Malecon #25, 2 nd Floor, between Prado and Carcel, Old Havana + (537) 8602947 What to Order: Chicken Tikka, butter chicken, naan They have live music nightly from 8:30pm-10:30pm. Say what?! An Indian restaurant in Havana? We tried the samosas, chicken tikka, and masala sauce here and found they lacked the zest and rich flavors we expected, but the Indian family dining next to us was very complimentary of the food, so what do we know? The recent Trip Advisor reviews are excellent, so it’s worth a repeat visit to see if we can find something worth raving about too. What to Order: Falafel, chicken shawarma, hummus, babaganoush and baklava for dessert.Ĭalle Tejadillo #24, on the corner of Calle Cuba, Old Havana +53 7 8627379 There is belly dancing and live music on certain days each month. I can’t get a falafel sandwich this good where I live, and the hummus and babaganoush are excellent. This Lebanese restaurant owned by Syrian immigrants is one of my favorite restaurants in Havana or anywhere really. 237 between A and B, Vedado (facing Malecon) +53 5 5924333 Rest assured there are plenty of excellent Italian restaurants throughout Havana.Ĭalle 1ra No. I have not included Italian restaurants here, because second to Spanish food it is so ubiquitous that it hardly qualifies as “ethnic” so I will save it for its own post. Also, I love to try Mexican food in every country I visit so I can marvel at the strange uses of ingredients and sauces that reflect the local cuisine rather than anything you would taste in Mexico or California. I was excited to try ethnic restaurants in Havana not because of any aspirations of authentic (or as authentic as my California tastebuds expect) cuisine, but more as a curiosity and to break up the monotony of congri. Cuban food in most cases is actually quite simple and delicious but after many plates of platanos, yuca, and beans and rice, the palate needs some different stimulation and variety. With this came an expansion of options and thankfully, some of these options are foods ethnic to Cuba. Economic reforms in Cuba in 2011 lead to a wave of new private restaurants opening in Havana and across the island.
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