Plaza de Armas Restaurant

This restaurant, named after the oldest square in the Historic Center, is one of the most exclusive and distinguished spots in Old Havana. Located inside Ambos Mundos Hotel, it has memories of US writer Ernest Hemingway, who stayed in this hotel in the 1930’s. Photos of his presence in Cuba are part of Plaza de Armas Restaurant’s decoration.
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Specializing in Cuban and international cuisine, this restaurant serves Ernest Hemingway’s favorite dishes, especially Vieja Habana (Old Havana) paella and the Great Hemingway Dish, a seafood-based dish. In addition, the restaurant offers appetizing barbecue recipes, refreshing cocktails, food services out in the terrace and the Roof Garden surrounding the room from which visitors may enjoy a view of Havana harbor and El Morro and La Cabaña fortifications.
Across the road is the building that is home to St. Jerome of Havana University College. Mercaderes (Merchants) Street is on one side, Plaza de Armas (Parade Ground) and the harbor are further away, and the city spreads out on the other side. With such beautiful surroundings, the restaurant reveals itself as a perfect lookout for those who prefer to admire the old part of town from the heights.