Yacht Charter Cuba
Old Havana, the French-founded city of Cienfuegos, colonial Trinidad and the white-sand cays of the Canarreos: a crewed yacht charter in Cuba shows you a side of the Caribbean that few yachts reach.
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Where to Eat and Drink on a Cuba Yacht Charter
Our pick of Cuba’s paladares, bars and cafés within reach of the marinas, from daiquiris at El Floridita and dinner at La Guarida to rooftop drinks over the bay at Cienfuegos. Filter by type or area, choose a place to find it on the map, and open its page for what to order and how to get there from the yacht.
Marina Hemingway, Vedado & Centro
Restaurant· Jaimanitas, Havana
Santy Pescador
A fish restaurant by the river in Jaimanitas, a few minutes from Marina Hemingway, known for the day’s catch, ceviche and sushi.
Restaurant· Vedado, Havana
El Cocinero
A paladar in a former peanut-oil factory in Vedado, next door to Fábrica de Arte Cubano, with a garden terrace and a rooftop bar over the city.
Restaurant· Centro Habana, Havana
La Guarida
The most famous of Havana’s paladares, upstairs in an early 20th-century building in Centro Habana where the film Fresa y Chocolate was shot.
Old Havana
Bar· Old Havana
El Floridita
The bar at the end of Calle Obispo known as the cradle of the daiquiri, a Hemingway haunt since 1932 with a bronze of the writer at the bar.
Bar· Old Havana
La Bodeguita del Medio
A small bar and restaurant off Plaza de la Catedral, open since 1942, that claims to be the birthplace of the mojito, its walls covered in signatures.
Restaurant· Old Havana
Doña Eutimia
A small paladar in the Callejón del Chorro, off Plaza de la Catedral, cooking traditional Cuban dishes in the spirit of the neighbour it is named after.
Café· Old Havana
Café Bohemia
A café on Plaza Vieja with shaded tables on the square and a courtyard behind, serving espresso from Cuban coffee, pasta, pastries and cocktails.
Varadero
Restaurant· Varadero
Mansión Xanadú
Irénée du Pont’s 1930 seaside mansion, now the Varadero Golf Club’s hotel, with a French and international restaurant and a top-floor bar over the sea.
Restaurant· Varadero
Varadero 60
A 1960s-themed paladar in central Varadero, cooking whole fish over charcoal, with live music at dinner from Tuesday to Sunday.
Cienfuegos & Trinidad
Bar· Punta Gorda, Cienfuegos
Palacio de Valle
A Moorish-style palace of 1917 on Punta Gorda, a short walk from Marina Cienfuegos, with a rooftop bar over the bay and a seafood restaurant inside.
Bar· Trinidad
Taberna La Canchánchara
A tavern in an old Trinidad house devoted to the canchánchara, the town’s signature drink of aguardiente, honey and lemon, served in a clay cup.
Restaurant· Trinidad
Restaurante Bar San José
A long-running private restaurant in Trinidad’s old town, cooking Cuban dishes, lobster and wood-fired pizza with produce from the farms and port nearby.