Casa del Queso La Marriage

Habana Vieja


A good idea that started well but has since gone a bit mouldy, this specialist cheese shop serves cheese boards accompanied by glasses of Chilean wine – when it’s available. The decor – terra-cotta brick and modish tables – is pleasant enough, but the ambitiously sized fridges too often lack that all-important cheese-shop ingredient: cheese! Check the stock situation before you order.


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