Santiago de Cuba
Upstairs in a typical narrow Santiago street on the cusp of the city center, Compay Gallo does classic Cuban food with mixed results. Try the prawn…
Must-see restaurants in Cuba
Habana del Este
This scruffy place is part of Villa Los Pinos, but it'll serve you its OK-ish fish dishes and pizzas either on a breezy 1st-floor terrace or under…
Habana del Este
Located near Villa Los Pinos, this place serves up a reasonably good pizza-fest, plus cannelloni, lasagna, salads and spaghetti. Ideal for beach day…
Camagüey
Just off Plaza de los Trabajadores, Cubita is alfresco and lively. And it really does stay open all hours, offering cold beer and 3am ropa vieja (shredded…
Habana del Este
This is a spick-and-span place at Guanabo's western, Boca Ciega end, with a full wine rack (French and Californian), checked tablecloths and a good…
Restaurante Mural de la Prehistoria
Valle de Viñales
Steep but almost worth it, the Mural's humongous set lunch – tasty pork roasted and smoked over natural charcoal – is an obligatory stop for practically…
Viñales
A fairly modest restaurant with a rarely crowded terrace overlooking the main drag, with kind and friendly staff plying plentiful if mediocre food – a mix…
Baracoa
The favored meeting place of just about everyone in town, you're bound to end up at this open terrace at some point, if only to crack open a can of…
Varadero
An old stalwart set in a two-story mansion on the beach, Lai-Lai has traditional Chinese set menus. Food gets mixed reports but, well, if you've been…
Cienfuegos
Right under the portals in Parque José Martí, this colonial perch is great for snacks rather than fine-dining. Settle down for a cold beer and perhaps a…
Havana
Formally known as the 'Diplomercado,' from the days when only diplomats came here, this place is large by Cuban standards and has a decent selection of…
Camagüey
Prize for the oddest installation in the lakeside park, Cremería 1514 serves up ice cream in the fuselage of an old Soviet plane – a 1960s Antonov A26.
Trinidad
Trinidad's agropecuario (vegetable market) isn't London's Covent Garden, but you should still be able to get basic fruits and vegetables.
Restaurante Italiano Santa Teresa
Camagüey
An Italian feast-in-waiting. Divine pizza, great ice cream and more-than-passable espresso on the patio definitely make this a spot to savor.
Trinidad
Trinidad's best government-run restaurant courtesy of its on-again/off-again lunchtime buffet, which ought to fill you up until dinnertime.
Camagüey
Offering comida criolla (creole food), this classic Camagüey eatery has colonial digs, a shady patio and a serenading quartet.
Camagüey
A 5th-floor restaurant with superb city views and a rather nice buffet; get here early to watch the sun set over the church towers.
Havana
This supermarket is in the basement of a department store. Check your bags outside before entering this old-school Havana emporium.
Camagüey
Has coffee, sandwiches, chicken and ice cream. The hamburgers (when available) are good and the atmosphere is 1950s retro.
Cienfuegos
Cuba's default bakery knocks out decent treats in the pastries, bread and cakes department. Close to the bus station
Camagüey
For bread and delicate cakes, try this particularly well-stocked bakery, opposite the Gran Hotel. Follow the aroma.
Bayamo
The vegetable market is just northwest of the train station. There are many peso food stalls along here also.
Cienfuegos
This is a smart spot at sea level in Club Cienfuegos. Open at lunchtimes for snacks and light meals.
Santiago de Cuba Province
Once a rodeo; now mainly just a restaurant serving comida criolla (typical Cuban food).
Santiago de Cuba
Hard-currency bakery on Plaza de Marte, vending divine-smelling bread and cakes with a scowl.
Baracoa
Small private cafe in the center of Baracoa that sells pizza, sandwiches and the like.
Trinidad
Mini shopping center that includes a variety of shops for most of your immediate needs including Trinidad's best (and most expensive) grocery store. Head…
Cuadro Gastronómica de Luz Vázquez
Bayamo
Along this short lane are parked at least a dozen clean-looking food carts selling bayamés street snacks (pay in Cuban pesos). Bank on hot dogs,…
Santiago de Cuba
The main market, two blocks west of Parque Céspedes, seems small considering the size of the city, but sells all the produce, meats and viandas (starches)…
Trinidad
This bakery and cake shop retains a busy street-corner atmosphere, cleanish toilets and a couple of internet terminals (CUC$3 for 20 minutes).
Santiago de Cuba
One of the better-stocked supermarkets in town, with a great ice cream selection. It's just beyond the northeastern corner of Plaza de Marte.
Habana del Este
Tienda Villa Los Pinos is a small grocery store for self-caterers at the Villa Los Pinos hotel.
Habana del Este
This small grocery store is opposite the Hotel Marazul near Playa Santa María del Mar.
Habana Vieja
Vieja's modest local farmers market. Come and see where your casa-particular owner bought this morning's breakfast.
Holguín
Relatively well-stocked Cuban department store and supermarket with a bakery section on Parque Calixto García.
Trinidad
This store has a decent selection of groceries and a resident hawker outside plying cigars.
Holguín
Cheap food stalls next to the baseball stadium. Not for those with sensitive tummies.
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