El Barracón, which is not in the Top 10 of Santiago de Cuba restaurants in most of the online reviews, surprises visitors that are coincidentally there or because the restaurant is located on a central main street, with its above-average quality of the meal and reasonable prices.

El Barracón was reopened within the framework of the 505th anniversary of the founding of the town of Santiago de Cuba, with songs, folk dances, and playing of batá drums in 2008.

The guests are greeted in the outdoor area by two life-size statues of black-skinned man and a woman. The setting with the typical attire of colonial servitude recreates the times of African slaves in the sugar plantations and their clothing customs. Likewise, inside there are sculptures with which the guests usually take photographs, while the decoration inside takes the guest back to centuries ago. For this reason, employees wear loose white clothes and headscarves, just like in that period.

Menu is rich in Creole dishes. The specialty of the restaurant, lamb chilindrón, is recommended.