Must-see restaurants in Camagüey

  • Casa Austria

    Camagüey

    Locals line up for strudel and decadent cakes at this Austrian-run cafe. After so much comida criolla (Creole food), travelers embrace the international…

  • El Paso

    Camagüey

    Finally, a private restaurant with all-day hours, plus a funky interior and an enviable Plaza del Carmen location. There's flavorful ropa vieja (spiced…

  • Mesón del Príncipe

    Camagüey

    This elegant restaurant offers an affordable fine-dining experience in a typically refined Camagüeyan residence. It is places like this that have put…

  • Café Ciudad

    Camagüey

    Camagüey has made Agramonte-like efforts to carve culinary quality into its historical inheritance. This lovely plaza-hugging colonial cafe melds…

  • Restaurante Carmen

    Camagüey

    With a Siberian chill thanks to hyperactive air-conditioning, this popular restaurant on the pedestrian stretch of Maceo brims with locals at midday. Most…

  • Restaurante La Isabella

    Camagüey

    This hip restaurant was opened during a visit by delegates from Gibara's iconic film festival, Festival Internacional del Cine Pobre, in 2008. Blending…

  • Restaurante de los Tres Reyes

    Camagüey

    A handsome, state-run place set in beautiful colonial digs on Plaza San Juan de Dios that sells mainly chicken dishes. Ruminate on Camagüey life by one of…

  • Café Cubita

    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…

  • Cremería 1514

    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.

  • 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.

  • La Campana de Toledo

    Camagüey

    Offering comida criolla (creole food), this classic Camagüey eatery has colonial digs, a shady patio and a serenading quartet.

  • Gran Hotel

    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.

  • Gran Hotel Snack Bar

    Camagüey

    Has coffee, sandwiches, chicken and ice cream. The hamburgers (when available) are good and the atmosphere is 1950s retro.

  • Panadería Doña Neli

    Camagüey

    For bread and delicate cakes, try this particularly well-stocked bakery, opposite the Gran Hotel. Follow the aroma.