Settle into a faux-Panton chair (knocked off by local artisans) and order cheesy fried empanadillas and mini gratins of boniato and crab to ballast the icy cocktails. In 2014, when the owners borrowed money to open a place in an abandoned cooking oil factory, they didn't expect to be turning away thirsty revelers without reservations - or to host Michelle Obama. Come dusk, the young local cocktail farándula (clique) gathers on the roof terrace of übercool El Cocinero.
We ordered a side of veg, although nice, not quite enough real veg for us.You may miss fresh yogurt and wince at the outrageous prices of imported beef, but one fine thing we can promise: You'll never go thirsty in Havana - not with the oceans of mojitos and daiquiris, and the really good, really cheap, and really aged rum sold even at gas stations. The chicken Im told very very tasty and a good choice also. Both meals were excellent, although I have to say my pork dish was a lot bigger for some reason. We ordered 2 freshly squeezed lemon drinks which were very refreshing. I went straight for the slow pressure cooked pork and the other half chose Chicken with Lemon & Raisins.
It’s a good job I love Pork because Cuba is full of pork and dishes with it in. Good choice as we had a great view of the restaurant from above and could see what everyone else was eating, it looked fab. We could sit upstairs or downstairs, we chose up to get a better view and away from the aircon as it can be quite cold. The guys on the door where very helpful, smartly dressed and spoke English well.
We passed Cha Cha Cha Restaurant on our horse and buggy tour around town and thought it looked really nice from the outside so decided one night to try it out. We had slow cooked Pork and Chicken with Lemon & Raisins at Cha Cha Cha Restaurant, both dishes were awesome.
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