Whether you come to the beautiful and enigmatic Havana for business purposes, incentives, meetings or just leisure time there is something that you can never go by without, and that’s food. Cuban culinary culture is vast and equally tasteful, it is the result of hundreds of years of transculturation between African, European and Asian cuisines resulting in a marvelous mix deriving in celebrated dishes known internationally such as Ropa Vieja, Moros y Cristianos and Tostones to name a few.
Melia’s three excellent hotels in the capital city are notorious for knowing how to treat their customers, but on top of that their facilities have some of the best restaurants around.
Let’s start with “EL Barracón”, in the Tryp Habana Libre hotel, a venue where you can taste Cuban cuisine turned into art in a refreshing scenery, here you can also order Italian cuisine.
Next up is the “El Polinesio” where an infinite supply of traditional Asian cuisine is up for grabs! The decoration is very distinct, private and most of all cosy; fans of good dining will feel at home here. International dishes are also available.
The “Sierra Maestra” has a top of the line service and a modern decoration, if you add to that the best of haute imaginative cooking and the breath taking views of the city up high on the top floor you got it made.
In the Meliá Cohiba Hotel two spots are to be visited, first off is “La Piazza” should you choose the always popular Italian cuisine with its pastas and sauces bathed in an atmosphere of baseball which is Cuba’s national sport and passion.
The “Med” restaurant is now ready to show its new image after been remodelled, it combines the regular Mediterranean cuisine and season cooking. There’s also a variety of fish, seafood and meat to be accompanied with the best wines and tapas is also on the menu.
When you visit the Meliá Habana hotel make sure to make some time to stopover at two key gastronomical sites. This facility also offers delicious Italian cuisine for the fans. In the “La Scala” restaurant dishes are served in a high standard environment overviewing a priceless and rejuvenating tropical garden.
The other one is the “La Bella Cubana”, as the name suggests it is in all an intimate, romantic diner, a perfect setting that inevitably seduces performing the perfect date.
Cuisine here is of the highest and purest gourmet fashion. Just recently this marvellous setting has launched its new menu offering fantastic Nikkei gastronomy, a splendid Asian-Peruvian fusion that will definitely be your delight.
