Profesar vegetarianismo nun restaurante típico na Habana é para ser cumprida na maioría dos casos con 'Tortilla?"E o que vai conseguir é o mesmo que todos os outros, pero con unha tortilla en vez da carne, tan tipicamente este sería un pequeno e fino Tortilla ben cocido acompañado de arroz e feixón. Despois dun tempo eu comecei a anhelar brócolis.
E Vedado, o fiel vexetariano de pizza é deliciosa na formica estilo café entrega Trattoria Maraka de en Calle 0 entre Calles 23 e 25, literalmente arredor do Cityblock do Hotel Habana Libre eo seu delicioso tamén un taxi na cidade vella, servido na praza elegante no Restaurante La Dominica. I read Graham Greene’s hilarious ‘Our Man in Havana’ while I was there and delighted in visiting the streets of the old town that he mentioned so often.
But dinner is by no means the only fun to be had at night. By day Havana is noisy and hot and polluted but the wall around the pool at the Habana Libre, formerly the Havana Hilton before the revolution is an adequate barricade against the noise of the old cars. One can lie under a canopy drinking pina colladas or too sweet mojitos and look up at the rooms occupied by Fidel, Che et al circa 1959. The rooms there are large and comfortable and modern, afford spectacular views over the city and are drenched in sunlight via the floor to ceiling windows. But at night the heat and the breeze from the sea are delicious. Around Las Ramblas in central Havana the pavements throng with brightly dressed locals and live music emanates from every bar. In contrast the old town with its magnificent buildings is elegant and staid and more touristic.
The people in Havana are very convivial, walking alone will not leave you without conversation. Some people will ask you a lot of questions and then ask for money, others will just ask you a lot questions, enchanted by the outside world almost impossibly out of reach.
In his biography ‘Antes do Anoitecer’ Reinaldo Arenas wrote, unhappy in exile after finally making it to the United States ‘The difference between the communist and capitalist systems is that, aínda que ambos darlle unha patada na bunda, no sistema comunista ten que aplaudir, mentres que no sistema capitalista pode berrar. "
its good Karan, appreciate your efforts in being vegetarian there! Also start practicing Sel Inquiry / Atma Vichara, that would take you towards the supreme being / God…As a friend, I can definitely share details regarding the same. You can drop me a mail and I will forward you more info on this.
Love,
Satheesh Kumar, India.
Hello Satheesh
I have been vegetarian for many years and some countries are more difficult than others. Cuba was a challenge but then so are parts of France! Whereabouts in India are you from? Some time ago I stayed at the Sivananda ashram in Kerala (amongst others) and it was enlightening..
Hi Karen,
Nice comments – I am visiting Havana and Varadero in May/June with my wife – we are both vegetarians and would love your comments on the veggie friendly places to eat in and around Havana.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon
Hi Deepak
The two Italian restaurants I mention are really nice, the one in Vedado is more like a cafe and you sit inside, the one in the old town is more elegant and there are tables outside on a quiet street. I went for a day trip to Las Terrazzas, a eco village and they had a wonderful looking vegetarian restaurant there but if you go on the (government run)tour from Havana they stop at a different restaurant for lunch at its not close to this one (they go there at the end) so it will take some planning. We missed out on this one because we thought we could just pop in there…its called El Romero and looks really good
Hi Karen,
Grazas polas túas suxestións 😀 Fixen un pouco de busca en liña e atopei unha boa selección para o 4 días na Habana – seguro que fará unha excursión de un día a Las Terrazas e tamén aos xardíns botánicos – aparentemente un lugar vexetal encantador alí tamén.
Espero que disfrutes do teu tempo en Cuba – Seguro que estarei ao día do teu blog
Hi Deepak
Tamén fixen unha lista de lugares vexetarianos antes de ir pero, por desgraza, o grupo que coñecín na Habana era na súa maioría carnívoros! Lin críticas moi variadas sobre o restaurante dos xardíns botánicos, pero non puiden ir alí. More on the agenda were places like Hemmingway’s haunt La Bodeguita del Medio, worth it for the atmosphere and the photos but not really for the food! Another one I read about but didnt get the chance to go to was Restaurant Vegetariano between calles C and D, the tip I read somewhere was to refuse table service…It was a shame the government tour didnt go past El Romero (the vegetarian restaurant) at Las Terrazzas until the end of the day. But forewarned is forearmed and I think its worth taking a detour. Thanks for reading my blog and have a fantastic time in Cuba.
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