Restaurants near the Tropicana

[Sachmo]

Can anyone recommend a locally owned restaurant near the Tropicana that has good food? We are only in Cuba overnight and we want to dine locally before the show. Thanks for the help

[VidaNaPraia]

Get yourself an online map and look at the 5* rated restaurants on www.lahabana.com with addresses listed. Get familiar with the city at the same time.

If you find one that sounds good, just take a taxi from there to the show venue. It's not hard to find a taxi in Havana at any time of the day or night.

 

(IMO "good food" does not exist often in Cuba, even at some of these 5* ones.)

[alfaeric]

Can anyone recommend a locally owned restaurant near the Tropicana that has good food? We are only in Cuba overnight and we want to dine locally before the show. Thanks for the help

So you know, the Tropicana is rather remote.

 

Looking at the suggested web page- the closest neighborhood they list to the Tropicana is Vedado. And that's not really close.

 

A google map search including restaurants show some, but none are really walking distance away.

 

You may want to consider a restaurant near you, and then take a taxi to the Tropicana. We are aware of some taxi drivers who will be happy to stay while you watch the show, and then take you back.

[VidaNaPraia]

http://www.lahabana.com/guide/el-cocinero/

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g147271-d5958089-Reviews-El_Cocinero-Havana_Ciudad_de_la_Habana_Province_Cuba.html

 

(The fairly well regarded by tourists) El Cocinero isn't too far from the cabaret. Not really walking distance though. To make sure there is seating, make a reservation (as at any decent restaurant in Havana). There should be taxis waiting there, but they can call one for you if needed.

 

Really, the cabaret is not particularly "remote" unless you haven't explored the city much. It's a neighborhood that is part of the city, not considered particularly on the fringes.

Edited August 4, 2017 by VidaNaPraia

[VidaNaPraia]

This one is nearby:

https://alamesacuba.com/en/la-habana/restaurant/waka-waka/

 

Maybe "remote" because the cabaret is in a grove of trees?