The best restaurants Central

It is more or less a carbon copy of the Bodeguita del Medio in Havana, the famous bar where Hemingway used to come to drink his mojitos. Except that the Santa Clara version has much more space. The mojitos are good and highly recommended, but Bodeguita del Medio is also, without a doubt, one of the best places to eat in town. Classic Cuban dishes, well made and at a good price, are indeed served in the room after the bar (take a little sweater, the air-conditioning is on full blast!)

Built on a rocky promontory overlooking the ocean, with a breathtaking panorama, the former residence of the wealthy Franco-American businessman, Irénée du Pont de Nemours, still displays all its opulence. Excellent cuisine and successful forays into French gastronomy, not to mention the service! Those who are a little short of cash will opt for a drink in one of the two cafés of the establishment: the 19 Hoyo Snack Bar and the Casa Blanca Panoramic Bar

A pleasant paladar installed in a colonial house. There are two rooms, one of which is air-conditioned and decorated in a design style, with a pleasant cocktail bar. The restaurant has just been enlarged which makes it even more pleasant and a smoking area has even been set up in the patio. The cuisine served is typically Cuban with a wide selection of seafood. If you are very hungry, we recommend the combination of lobster, shrimp and fish dishes. Attentive service. Recent renovation. Reopening: May 2022.

A traditional Cuban restaurant of rustic style, all in wood, with several small and pleasant terraces overlooking the famous red tiles of the roofs of Trinidad. The theme of the establishment? The good wine! Hence the superb wine cellar in the basement, and the specialty of the casa, the unctuous lamb in wine. The menu also includes excellent pizzas, spaghetti dishes and a variety of grilled meats. The meal is often accompanied by live music and, why not, very good mojitos! Enjoy your meal.

A relatively young restaurant in the landscape of Trinidad, installed on the floor of a beautiful traditional house superbly restored. Behind its blue facade, we discover a cosy setting with a view on the roofs of the city. Here, you can enjoy creative tapas made with good farm products. Fast and attentive service. Very nice pictures of Trinidad on the walls because the owner is Julio Muñoz (owner of Casa Muñoz), a photo enthusiast. Good address which changes a little of all that one finds in the city.

Installed in a beautiful and large house restored in a modern and tasteful way, this restaurant offers a superb setting, especially since it has several terraces. It is particularly pleasant at the time of the aperitif because of the live music from 7 pm to 10:30 pm. For the dishes, it is the Cuban gastronomy which is with the honor with many specialities of grills to the wood fire (see the space barbecue at the bottom of the restaurant). The staff is well dressed and attentive. Good wine list. A sure value and definitely recommended!

A restaurant located in a beautiful colonial house full of charm (the "house of the prince" in French), well restored with a nice wooden ceiling, walls repainted in warm tones, and a beautiful patio. The waiters are all elegantly dressed and the welcome is friendly. The cuisine, both Cuban and international, is of good quality. We recommend the cheese soup and the grilled meat. Special mention for the original decoration, which looks very authentic, and the photos of Camaguey dating from the beginning of the 20th century.

El Palatino Snack Bar is a fast food restaurant located in the central square - Parque José Martí - in the oldest building in the city! The setting is simply superb and the mojitos are excellent. You can also taste other cocktails very well made as well as small coffees rather well made. If some tourists can appear in the landscape from time to time, the atmosphere remains quite local. It is not rare that bands come to liven up the place during the day.

To change Cuban culinary classics, pasta and pizza fans will quickly recover their brands. Impeccable room and efficient service.

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As the name of this paladar suggests, this gourmet establishment has the particularity of being installed on the terrace of an old colonial-style building, right next to the legendary Canchánchara. The space, nicely decorated and quite modest in size, gives the restaurant a romantic feel, especially at night, a feeling reinforced by the soft notes of cha-cha distilled by the musica en vivo band. As for the dishes, we find the great Cuban classics, with a special mention for the lobster.

In 1513, the Franciscan father Juan de Těšín celebrated on this street the first Christmas mass of the city. Today the building is detached from the style of the neighborhood thanks to its tiles and paintings. Stylish frame and very well-kept tables. For the little story, the restaurant bears the name of the tree el Jigüe, a great tree that was in front of the restaurant and this location well before the restaurant's existence… But this tree was destroyed by the 2012 cyclone, another was planted in the meantime but it's smaller.

Excellent value for money and good value for money. We enjoy as much as we have on the base that the house, a former colonial residence, which has kept its stamp and a beautiful patio.

Economical and plentiful cuisine. The location is very small, at the eastern exit of the city. Convenient for those who take the road towards Camagüey.

Restaurant in the walls of the colonial gallery (th century). Interior with lemon yellow tones covered partly with murals. Good meat - opt for Bistec Mayoral - and small wine card.

The interior patio, very well decorated, and flowery, provides all the comfort necessary to taste Cuban cuisine in the shade and quiet. The attractive prices of this restaurant make it one of the best addresses of the historic district.

Pasta, fresh seafood, lobster and light dishes.

Restaurant in one of the only colonial residences of the city dating from the late th century. In its beautiful patio, the house has a chic mind. The card is rather average. Prices are indicated in national currency and not in CUC. Be careful to pay your meal to the equivalent of what is indicated on the Cuban peso card.

This restaurant is located in a magnificent and large colonial house with high wooden ceilings and beautiful chandeliers. The tables are covered with embroidered tablecloths and the dishes are refined. The cuisine offered is typically Cuban with the usual great classics but several dishes have an Indian touch because Lizaro, the owner, is a great passionate Indian. We recommend shrimps with curry. Please note: there is a choice of vegetarian dishes. Good wine list. Attentive service.

In a large colonial house, with a beautiful patio where there is live music every night, you will enjoy gourmet Cuban cuisine. We recommend, among other things, the shrimp cocktail as a starter and the colonial Trinidad fish with vegetables and cheese. For dessert, the homemade flan is a delight. Attentive service. A state restaurant of equal quality for years now. To continue the evening, try your luck upstairs at the Room Bar, a relatively new place (closed when we visited!) with a very nice rooftop