Restaurante Las Terrazas Casa Nilson

Top choice in Baracoa


Up above Hostal Nilson on a spectacular two-level terrace decorated in quirky Afro-Caribbean style, the chef serves some of the best authentic Baracoan food in town, and hence Cuba. Aside from the typical Baracoan delights, novelties like melt-in-your-mouth octopus with basil ink and homemade patacon guisado (a plantain dish), in addition to the secret house sauces, set this place apart.

Reserve ahead to ensure a table, and consider sampling the specials Solapa and El Yunque.


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