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Doña Juana

Style of food: Cuban/Creole

Cost: Cheap

Type of place: Paladar (private)

Food
Ambience
Service
Value

Best for: Friendly service

Worst for: The terrace is slightly cramped with a limited view

Calle 19 No. 909, entre 6 y 8, Vedado

(+53)7832 - 2699

Open noon-midnight

This friendly paladar hides out in a newly painted but crumbling Vedado building. The place itself has a revamp in 2011 and now is a lot more upmarket than in the past. The terrace up top is huge done in the style of a ranchon and offers a pleasant ambience for dinner.

Try the huge breaded pork schnitzel (CUC 5). Traditional Creole dishes abound in hearty, tasty portions.

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