Cuba's 31-year dalliance with bolshevism is relived in this popular restaurant in prime digs overlooking the Malecón. Upstairs, the decor is awash with old Soviet propaganda posters, brotherly photos of Fidel Castro and Nikita Khrushchev, and slightly less bombastic Russian dolls. The menu is in three languages (to get into the real spirit, try ordering in Russian).
Choices are simple but classic: beef stroganoff, chicken Kiev and borscht are all listed and they're all good. For a cocktail, try the James Bond option: a vodka martini (shaken, not stirred). From Russia with love.