🕐 Hours
Mo-Su 12:00-00:00
About this spot
Paladar La Guarida is one of the best spots in Centro Habana, Havana. Cuban food is simple but soulful — slow-cooked meats, rice and beans, and the kind of hospitality that makes you feel like family.
💡 Tips before you go
- Paladares (private home restaurants) are where the best food is — not state-run spots
- Bring cash — cards barely work in Cuba
- Ask your casa particular host for restaurant recommendations — they know the best spots
- Mojitos are a way of life — but try a daiquiri too (Hemingway's favorite)
Menu35 items
Appetizers
Avocado salad with fresh cheese, pork rinds, omelet
Ensalada de aguacate, queso fresco, chicharrón, tortilla
Beef carpaccio with capers, truffle, parmesan cheese, arugula
Carpaccio de res, alcaparras, trufa, queso parmesano, rúcula
Cheese ravioli with pesto sauce and pine nuts
Raviolis queso, salsa pesto, piñones
Eggplant caviar with tomato coulis
Caviar de berenjenas, coulis de tomate
Fish carpaccio with tomato tartare and pepper gel
Carpaccio de pescado, tartar de tomate, gel de piquillos
Fish tiradito with tiger milk and coconut
Tiradito de pescado, leche de tigre y coco
Green ceviche with seafood
Ceviche verde, frutos del mar
Green salad with goat cheese, grilled pineapple, tarragon vinaigrette, walnut, nuts
Ensalada verde, queso cabra, piña asada, vinagreta estragón, nuez, frutos secos
House tacos with rum perfume, mayonnaise, tuna tartare, radish, cumin, garlic flakes, soy
Tacos de la casa, perfume de ron, mayonesa, Tartar de atún, rábano, comino, hojuelas de ajo, soja
Melon gazpacho with strawberry and onion rings
Gazpacho de melón, fresa, aros de cebolla
Papaya lasagna with seafood salad and citrus compote
Lasaña de papaya, salpicón mariscos, compota cítricos
Spinach crepes with chicken and porcini mushroom sauce, beetroot
Crepes espinacas pollo, salsa funghi porcini, remolacha
Mains
Chicken with Indian curry
Pollo, curry indio
Fish of the day Caimanero style
Pescado del día estilo caimanero
Oxtail with saffron risotto
Rabo de toro, risoto de azafran
Provençal rabbit with black olive caponata
Conejo provenzal, caponata olivas negras
Roasted chicken with honey and lemon sauce
Pollo asado, salsa de miel, limón
Roasted suckling pig with orange reduction and honey
Cochinillo lechal confitado, reducción naranja, miel
Ropa Vieja
Sides
Black beans
Frijoles negros
Cassava with mojo sauce
Yuca con mojo
Fried cassava
Yuca frita
Fried pork rinds
Chicharritas
Fried ripe banana
Plátano maduro frito
Fried sweet potato
Boniato frito
Moros y Cristianos (rice and beans)
Moros y Cristianos
Stir-fried vegetables
Vegetales salteados
White rice
Arroz blanco
Desserts
Artisanal ice creams
Helados artesanales
Coconut soup with caramelized torrijas, butter and lemon ice cream
Sopa de coco con torrija caramelizada, Helado de mantequilla y limón
Lemon pie with almonds
Pie de limón con almendras
Mango and coconut Tatin tart
Tarta Tatín de mango y coco
Puff pastry with apple and vanilla ice cream
Hojaldre, manzana, helado de vainilla
Strawberry and chocolate fondant
Fondant fresa y chocolate
Three milks chocolate cake
Chocolate 3 leches