La Dominica

CA3
Style of food: Italian
Cost: Expensive
Type of place: State
Food
Ambience
Service
Value
Best for: Decent pizza, good location
Worst for: Inside leaves you somewhat cold
O’Reilly No. 108 esquina a Mercaderes
(+53)7860 - 2918
Open noon-midnight
  • La Dominica enjoys a great setting opposite the restored Colegio Universitario de San Gerónimo and the Palacio de los Capitanes Generales. Patio tables are the order of the day outside of the heat of summer when the formal interior offers a chilled alternative. The food and service are both good with pizza and pasta heavily featured. Not quite as tasty as A Prado y Neptuno, and don’t ever expect the credit card machine to work, but almost as good as it gets in Old Havana.

    Professional house bands serenade diners with a slightly more eclectic set than the obligatory Buena Vista Social Club staples.

    
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