CubaPLUS Magazine

Today we start straight away with a selection of five specialized restaurants in Havana, generally called thematic, with recommendations that if taken into account, will add new enjoyment and a note of color to a pleasure visit to the Cuban capital.

You will see that in addition to traditional cuisine, you will be able to walk in another way through other places in the world... Since the Beijing restaurant opened its doors in Havana, fully decorated in Chinese style, its offer of more than 50 dishes of typical food from the great Asian nation has aroused great interest and many customers.

And experienced natives of China are in charge of preparing the menu of that facility, located on Calle 7ma, between 2 and 4, in the municipality of Playa, it proposes to customers. With capacity for more than 120 diners at a time, it has private areas, reserved for those who want this type of service.

With lunch hours between 12:00 noon and 3:00 p.m., and dinner from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., reservations can be made at the telephone number 72046418. An exquisite way of serving the table, in accordance with the tradition of the country that names it, gives the restaurant a hallmark that defines it.

With the novelty that some dishes use ingredients from the Cuban seasoning, in a well-received experimental mix. Very suggestive is the recipe for tofu, lobster in hot cheese, fried fish in sweet and sour sauce and pickled pork. On that string of the Far East we continue with the Awesome Dumpling restaurant, which offers Chinese food and is located in the central neighborhood of El Vedado, located at Calle 13 #160 between L and K., Plaza de la Revolución, whose hours go from 11:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m. every day.

Visitors from that distant geographical area who have tasted their dishes have been very satisfied with the Havana versions of their cuisine. Without  breaking with the "staging" and the authentic flavor of the typical ingredients of that nation, diners enjoy dishes that they reveal themselves with the flavor of the genuine.

Highly recommended is the Dumpling with shrimp, mushrooms and eggs. The spring rolls with meat, vegetables and salads are delicious, as well as their combined rice dishes are sensational.

The Jama restaurant, specialized in Asian and Japanese food, has highly recommended dishes for those who maintain a vegetarian, vegan or gluten-free diet. The menu offer is very healthy. Located at 361 Aguiar Street, between O'Reilly and Empedrado in the Historic Center. This excellent exponent of modern fusion food will allow you to admire the privileged environment linked to the birth of this land, more than five centuries ago.

Renowned as the best offer in the Cuban capital dedicated to Middle Eastern gastronomy, the Beirut restaurant is located in Vedado, at the address: Calle 1ra #237 Apto. A e/ A y B. Its hours are from 12 noon until  midnight, enough time to please an increasing number of diners who tend to praise the dishes and recipes sold there, both for eating in the place and for home delivery.

We have a last suggestion and it is that of the Tabarish center, specialized in Russian, Cuban and Caribbean food. It also has delicious dishes, with an exquisite octopus recipe and an excellent bar, with sensational flamed cocktails. In Old Havana is that place with an enthusiastic clientele.  Variety and good seasoning go first, in a friendly atmosphere and with good service.