La Mina Restaurant
The building that is now home to La Mina restaurant was once the residence of bishops officiating in the nearby Major Parish Church in the 16th and 17th centuries. The building received a revamp in 1985 and it now gives the impression of a genuinely lived in space. La Mina, with a culinary history that began many years ago, is now a typical colonial house recreating an atmosphere that is as typically Cuban as our traditional cuisine, the house specialty.
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It has a central courtyard that is notable for its green vegetation, the well and the presence of peacocks. Its comfortable rooms are decorated with colorful stained glass windows and rustic furniture including stools with a local marquetry and saddlery design. There are various services such as Al Capuccino Café, La Tinaja (the Jar) water house, Doña Teresa sweet shop, an ice cream parlor, the Bodegón (a small shop) and La Mina Bar & Restaurant, as well as a shop selling liquor, cigars and sweets. In addition, traditional and rural music bands provide the entertainment for lunch and dinner.
La Mina is located at the intersection of Obispo and Oficios Streets, one of the most popular corners in Old Havana, at one end of Plaza de Armas (Parade Ground). This is one of the most popular areas in the Historic Center where important buildings such as the City Museum, former Captains General Palace; the Royal Force Castle & Museum; Santa Isabel Hotel and El Templete monument recalling the founding of St. Christopher of Havana town, come together.
Chefs and painters coexist in this building. The restaurant’s upper floor is reserved for galleries and studios of celebrated Cuban artists such as Roberto Fabelo, Zaida del Río, Pedro Pablo Oliva, Ernesto Rancaño and Ángel Ramírez.
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