The restaurant’s name is a tribute to
Eutimia, a lady that lived across the square and cooked many
times for the artists of the Taller Experimental de Grafica.
Those artists remember her with gratitude for her affection. The
owner of the restaurant inspired by the love that Eutimia
conveyed to all in the square in establishing a restaurant for
homemade food; small, old, simple, but full of love and
intimate.
You can sit outside on the short
cul-de-sac, but the inside option is better, if you look for a
space that would remind you grandmother’s home cooking. With
soft lighting, comfortable sofas and good background music, it
is a busy restaurant. The restaurant, frequented by the
tourists, is acclaimed by some American newspapers, like The New
York Times, whereas the Daily Beast announced it one of the best
101 restaurants in Latin America.
The menu bases on old
Cuban recipes. There are many dishes to recommend: picadillo a
la habanera (slowly stewed ground beef cooked with raisins and
olives), ropa vieja (shredded beef, but here it is made with
lamb, not the more-common beef), fillet mignon, octopus in
garlic-infused olive oil, roasted chicken, and tamal (prepared
by cooking the dough containing various ingredients in corn or
banana leaves). As the starter you can choose deep fried malanga
served with honey, tostones rellenos
(fried plantain filled with tuna, ham, spicy fish and ground
beef) and croquettes. Don’t miss the flan caramel after the
meal.