Must-see restaurants in Holguín Province

  • 1910 Restaurante & Bar

    Holguín

    Count this elegant wood-trimmed colonial among Cuba's best offerings. Guests tuck into thick steaks as if it were their last day on earth. There's also…

  • El Ancla

    Holguín Province

    On a rocky promontory of land at the far western end of Guardalavaca beach, this glass-walled restaurant is a fine spot to spend a few hours dining and…

  • Cueva Taína

    Holguín Province

    Gibara's eating scene becomes imaginative with this private place that grows its own herbs to garnish those grilled meats. It even has a small farm. There…

  • Salón 1720

    Holguín

    A painstakingly restored wedding cake mansion with a full social atmosphere. Tuck into paella or chicken stuffed with vegetables and cheese; there are…

  • El Uvero

    Holguín Province

    Four kilometers and a short taxi ride east of Guardalavaca's main resort strip, this modest-looking local house in the village of Cuatro Caminos is well…

  • Ranchón Los Almendros

    Holguín

    With excellent smoked meats with copious trimmings, tostones (fried plantain) and huge stuffed peppers filled with ropa vieja (shredded beef), this…

  • Restaurante Maragato

    Holguín

    Worth getting off the beaten path for, this easygoing restaurant does comida criolla (Creole food) with style. It also has the best cocktail bar in town,…

  • Perla del Norte

    Holguín Province

    For above average seafood fare, this 2nd-story restaurant is a godsend. Go for the crab, camarones enchilados (shrimp in garlicky-tomato sauce), tasty…

  • Restaurante-Bar San José

    Holguín

    A hub of locals slap-bang in the central square (Parque San José) with mismatched paint and uniformed servers. The menu is nothing fancy, but this is…

  • Restaurante Don Carlos

    Holguín Province

    Salt-of-the-earth, meet-the-locals private restaurant where you can discover the other side of Cuba over some pretty decent seafood less than 30 minutes…

  • Cremería Guamá

    Holguín

    Havana's famous ice-cream parlor. Lose an hour underneath the striped red-and-white awning overlooking pedestrianized Calle Manduley and enjoy peso treats…

  • Cafetería Cristal

    Holguín

    Typical of such cafes across Latin America: Cristal's reliable and affordable chicken meals are dished up by formal waiters whose elegance prepares you…

  • Restaurant El Latino

    Holguín Province

    A long-standing Banes favorite, this state-run place should be newly renovated by the time you visit. With all the usual Creole dishes delivered with a…

  • Taberna Pancho

    Holguín

    This bar-restaurant inspired by the Mirador de Mayabe's famous beer-drinking donkey has echoes of a Spanish tavern, done up in dark wood. The menu…

  • Casa de Los Amigos

    Holguín Province

    Both casa and private restaurant, this place has an amazing interior patio with frescoes, a gazebo and hand-painted Gibara doors. It rents rooms, but the…

  • Agropecuario

    Holguín

    Vegetable market in an offshoot of Calle 19 near the train station.

  • La Luz de Yara

    Holguín

    Relatively well-stocked Cuban department store and supermarket with a bakery section on Parque Calixto García.

  • La Candonga

    Holguín

    Cheap food stalls next to the baseball stadium. Not for those with sensitive tummies.

  • Agropecuario

    Holguín

    Vegetable market in Dagoberto Sanfield.