Cuban Food
Classic recipes and iconic Cuban restaurants.
Ropa vieja, congrí, tostones, croquetas, pastelitos and a good cafecito: Cuban food travels with its people. Here you'll find recipe sites, coffee brands, the story of rum and cigars, and iconic Cuban restaurants and bakeries in Miami, Tampa, New York, California and Havana.
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Updated October 29, 2026 · 26 resources
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Three Guys From Miami (iCuban)
One of the oldest Cuban recipe sites online: ropa vieja, picadillo, flan and more.
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Cocina Cubana
Traditional Cuban recipes explained step by step.
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My Big Fat Cuban Family
Home-style Cuban recipes and family stories.
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Versailles (Miami)
Calle Ocho's most famous Cuban restaurant, since 1971.
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La Carreta (Miami)
Classic South Florida chain of Cuban restaurants.
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Ball & Chain (Miami)
Historic bar and live-music venue in Little Havana.
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Columbia Restaurant (Tampa)
Spanish-Cuban restaurant in Ybor City since 1905, home of Tampa's Cuban sandwich.
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Porto's Bakery (California)
Family-run Cuban bakery famous for its pastelitos and croquetas.
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Café Bustelo
Official site of the Latin-style espresso coffee brand widely used in Cuban-American homes, with products and recipes.
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Café Pilón
Official site of Café Pilón, a Cuban-style espresso brand roasted in Miami by Rowland Coffee Roasters.
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Café La Llave
Official site of Café La Llave, an espresso coffee brand of Cuban origin sold in the United States.
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Habanos S.A.
Official site of Habanos S.A., a joint venture with Cuban state participation that markets Cuban cigars and brands such as Cohiba, Montecristo and Partagás worldwide.
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Havana Club
Official international site of Havana Club rum, produced in Cuba by the joint venture between Cuba Ron and Pernod Ricard.
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Bacardí
Official global site of Bacardí rum, a company founded in Santiago de Cuba in 1862 and now headquartered in Bermuda.
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Padrón Cigars
Official site of Padrón, a cigar maker founded in Miami in 1964 by Cuban exile José Orlando Padrón.
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El Rey de las Fritas
Little Havana restaurant in Miami specializing in the Cuban frita burger, founded by the González family in 1979.
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Islas Canarias Restaurant
Family-run Cuban restaurant in Miami, open since 1977 and known for its croquetas and bakery.
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Sanguich de Miami
Cuban sandwich shop on Miami's Calle Ocho, recognized in the Michelin Guide's Bib Gourmand list.
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La Segunda Bakery
Ybor City, Tampa bakery founded in 1915 that bakes the traditional Cuban bread used for the Cuban sandwich.
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Victor's Café
Cuban restaurant in Manhattan, New York, operating since 1963 and founded by a Cuban exile family.
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Café La Trova
Little Havana bar and restaurant in Miami led by chef Michelle Bernstein and Cuban cantinero Julio Cabrera.
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Havana 1957
Chain of Cuban restaurants with locations in Miami Beach, Miami and Las Vegas, themed on 1950s Havana.
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La Guarida (Havana)
Private paladar restaurant in Centro Habana, open since 1996 in a historic building known from the film Strawberry and Chocolate.
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Vicky Bakery
Cuban bakery founded in Miami in 1972 by the Cuervo family, offering pastelitos with locations in South Florida.
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Azúcar Ice Cream Company
Calle Ocho ice cream shop in Miami with flavors inspired by Cuban cuisine, such as mamey, guava and coffee.
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Cuban Sandwich Festival
Annual festival in Tampa dedicated to the Cuban sandwich, with a restaurant competition and the dish's history.