Il Rustico

Habana Vieja


With a Sicilian owner at the helm, furniture craftily made out of recycled wooden pallets, and a wood-fired pizza oven, Rustico can plausibly claim to serve Havana’s best pizza.

The thin-crust pies – chewy, bubbled at the edges and not too busy on top – would make any Neapolitan proud. Sicilian staples such as pasta alla norma (with eggplant and tomatoes) make worthy menu-fellows.


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