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Doña Eutimia

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.

Callejón del Chorro #60c, Cathedral Square, Old Havana
(+53) 7 801 3332
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