One of the most varied offers in Varadero is that of the restaurants. You can find one anywhere you can think of and with whatever prices you can afford. Though the vast majority of the hotels in Varadero have restaurants and buffets, many tourists want to eat at different places to be able to taste all the different food that is served in town and meet people.

First of all, it would be useful to point out that most of the big resorts in Varadero are located on the eastern part of the peninsula, while the largest accumulation of restaurants is on the opposite direction. So, if you are staying in the east side, you’ll need to get a cab or any other means of transportation to get to your destination.

There’s a huge variety in Varadero when it comes to the kinds of food served in the restaurants. However, seafood is the most popular one. You can find seafood restaurants like Albacora and Barracuda Grill, both of them located right by the beach. The seafood in Varadero is one of the best in the country, because it is fresh and properly cooked by the prestigious chefs that work at the different restaurants. Besides, there are places in which seafood (particularly shrimps and lobster) are not as expensive as in some other places.

International food is also considerably widespread, due to the diversity of nationalities that converge in Varadero. Many restaurants mix up dishes from different parts of the world in order to attract all kinds of clients, and they do it very well. Restaurants like Chez Plaza and El Dujo are good examples of that.

Italian food is really admired in Cuba, that’s why we shouldn’t be surprised that there are so many Italian restaurants in Varadero. They go from very expensive to actually affordable prices, and most of them are very good. Some of the best are Castel Nuovo, Dante, and Don Alfredo. There are also many choices for you if you want to taste Spanish food. For instance, the Mesón del Quijote is one of the definite best, not only of its kind, but also among all the restaurants.

The traditional Cuban Food is probably not as easy to find in Varadero as it is in many other places, because there are not as many Cubans. However, more than a few restaurants are acknowledged as extremely good by the clients and the specialists. The typical food in Varadero is diverse, but the main dishes would be “ropa vieja”, “arroz congrí”, and marmalade accompanied with cheese. Numerous restaurants offer the most common typical cuisine, mostly prepared with fish and meat. Some of them, like El Melaito and La Vicaria, serve traditional Cuban food in a typical ambience. El Criollo is definitely the favorite choice for Cuban cuisine lovers.

Grills can be found either at the very hotels or in the central Varadero. Grill dishes are specially tasty and well-prepared in this town, and the privileged location of most of the grills make the food take a singular flavor that is typical of the sea.