Where eat in Trinidad, Cuba

Where to eat in Trinidad.

Plaza Mayor: Specialty Food International.
The best bet for lunch buffet for about $ 10 CUC, which will keep you full until dinner. The offerings at night are not bad if you keep chicken and beef. The atmosphere can be quiet.

Colonial Trinidad: Specialty Food International.
Here you will dine a good portion of Cuban cuisine in the elegant 19th century house Bidegaray House. Meals are reasonable, even if the service is a bit cold. With smoked pork can cost around $ 6 CUC. It has an attached shop which has a good collection of books.

Restaurant Via Real: Specialty, Pasta and Pizza.
Have a change of pork and chicken, the Cuban diet. In this place they have good Italian pizza lunches and spaghetti. Option is available for vegetarians.

The restarant Jigue: Specialty: Poultry.
Try the house specialty called Jigue chicken is roasted flavors providing respectable and changing the usual fried chicken.

Eating out in Viñales, Cuba

Eating out in Cuba wasn’t much fun until recently. In fact, food in general is seen as a necessary activity rather than a pleasure and Cubans are very fast eaters. Though all food is locally sourced and fresh, very few spices are used, apart from cumin and maybe some black pepper on lobster. Typical Cuban fare consists of rice, beans, vegetables, salad and mostly chicken, fish or pork. Lobster and beef are sometimes available. International cuisine seems to consist of friend chicken, pizza, spaghetti and burgers. Lovers of ham and cheese are happy, vegetarians less so.

However, in 2011, free enterprise was encouraged and many locals opted to open food stalls and private restaurants known as paladares. It is almost impossible to keep track of all the new restaurants opening and closing in Vinales but it is a good idea to read the menus and ask the prices if once tickles your fancy.

Vinales is probably one of the best places in Cuba to eat out. There are 3 quality hotels who provide food all day long, from poolside snacks to formal dining rooms. All the tourist venues, such as the Cueva del Indio, the Mural de la Prehistoria, Polo Montanez and so all also have fully serviced restaurants. And there are also a good range of state run restaurants and privately run paladares in Vinales.

This is not counting the B+B houses who also provide good, wholesome, home cooked food and are an ideal option for the tired tourist who just wants to chill out and relax. Many houses have nice gardens and balconies and provide cocktails and other beverages with meals. Read more…