
{"id":322503,"date":"2025-05-09T21:12:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T01:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=322503"},"modified":"2025-05-09T21:12:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T01:12:51","slug":"restaurants-in-old-havana-despite-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/digital-channel\/gallery\/spotlight\/restaurants-in-old-havana-despite-everything\/","title":{"rendered":"Restaurants in Old Havana, despite everything"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/tag\/old-havana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Old Havana<\/a> is the tourist heart of the Cuban capital. In addition to its historical and heritage values, recognized by <a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/tag\/unesco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNESCO<\/a> more than four decades ago, it boasts a network of services and venues geared primarily toward foreign tourists, although not disregarding domestic customers.<\/p>\n<p>The visitor boom of several years ago, following the \u201cthaw\u201d with the United States and the arrival of U.S. cruise ships, spurred the opening of new establishments \u2014 from restaurants and cafes to shops and hostels \u2014 and gave an undeniable boost to Havana\u2019s historic center. It was a golden age that many celebrated and believed would last forever.<\/p>\n<p>However, the current reality is quite different.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322506\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322506\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cafe-del-Angel_Otmaro_02-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-322506\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cafe-del-Angel_Otmaro_02-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cafe-del-Angel_Otmaro_02-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cafe-del-Angel_Otmaro_02-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cafe-del-Angel_Otmaro_02-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cafe-del-Angel_Otmaro_02-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cafe-del-Angel_Otmaro_02-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cafe-del-Angel_Otmaro_02-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cafe-del-Angel_Otmaro_02-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Caf\u00e9 del \u00c1ngel Restaurant, in Old Havana. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322507\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322507\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-Esquinas-Trattoria_Otmaro_01-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-322507\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-Esquinas-Trattoria_Otmaro_01-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-Esquinas-Trattoria_Otmaro_01-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-Esquinas-Trattoria_Otmaro_01-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-Esquinas-Trattoria_Otmaro_01-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-Esquinas-Trattoria_Otmaro_01-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-Esquinas-Trattoria_Otmaro_01-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-Esquinas-Trattoria_Otmaro_01-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-Esquinas-Trattoria_Otmaro_01-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322507\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">5 Esquinas Trattoria Restaurant, in Old Havana. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322508\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322508\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/El-Louvre_Otmaro_01-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-322508\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/El-Louvre_Otmaro_01-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/El-Louvre_Otmaro_01-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/El-Louvre_Otmaro_01-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/El-Louvre_Otmaro_01-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/El-Louvre_Otmaro_01-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/El-Louvre_Otmaro_01-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/El-Louvre_Otmaro_01-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/El-Louvre_Otmaro_01-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322508\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">El Louvre Restaurant, in Old Havana. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>First came Trump\u2019s cruise ship ban; then came a pandemic that paralyzed the world; and in recent years, the worsening economic crisis on the island has been accompanied by a significant decline in tourism, the effects of which are especially felt in Old Havana.<\/p>\n<p>Keeping a business running, any kind, under these circumstances is a constant exercise of will and survival. This is especially true when the country\u2019s own socioeconomic environment and a series of regulations and measures taken by the government are not exactly favorable; meanwhile, the sustained wave of migration increasingly takes more workforce out of the labor market.<\/p>\n<p>Even so, many restaurants in Havana\u2019s historic center remain open, against all odds.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322509\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322509\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pizza-Retro_Otmaro_01-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-322509\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pizza-Retro_Otmaro_01-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pizza-Retro_Otmaro_01-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pizza-Retro_Otmaro_01-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pizza-Retro_Otmaro_01-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pizza-Retro_Otmaro_01-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pizza-Retro_Otmaro_01-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pizza-Retro_Otmaro_01-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pizza-Retro_Otmaro_01-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322509\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pizza Retro Restaurant, in Old Havana. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322510\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322510\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Al-Pirata_Otmaro_01-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-322510\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Al-Pirata_Otmaro_01-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Al-Pirata_Otmaro_01-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Al-Pirata_Otmaro_01-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Al-Pirata_Otmaro_01-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Al-Pirata_Otmaro_01-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Al-Pirata_Otmaro_01-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Al-Pirata_Otmaro_01-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Al-Pirata_Otmaro_01-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322510\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Al Pirata Restaurant, in Old Havana. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322511\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322511\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Chacon-162_Otmaro_01-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-322511\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Chacon-162_Otmaro_01-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Chacon-162_Otmaro_01-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Chacon-162_Otmaro_01-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Chacon-162_Otmaro_01-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Chacon-162_Otmaro_01-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Chacon-162_Otmaro_01-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Chacon-162_Otmaro_01-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Chacon-162_Otmaro_01-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chac\u00f3n 162 Restaurant, in Old Havana. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s not easy for a Cuban restaurant to continue operating under the current circumstances. Even in Havana, where power outages aren\u2019t like in the rest of the island, tourists continue to decrease \u2014 albeit less than before \u2014 and more merchandise and supplies \u201cappear,\u201d even if they have to walk on the edge of legality or dive completely into the black market.<\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t help either that, battered by the crisis, many Cubans can no longer afford to get away to one of these establishments, or that suppliers and products suddenly disappear, and restaurants have to reinvent themselves on the fly. Despite all the hardships, even with empty tables and uncertainty looming, many keep their doors open.<\/p>\n<p>Photojournalist Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez today brings us closer to several of these well-known places \u2014 whose owners, staff, and customers have not lost hope for better times \u2014 with his images.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322512\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322512\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/La-Vitrola_Otmaro_01-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-322512\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/La-Vitrola_Otmaro_01-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/La-Vitrola_Otmaro_01-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/La-Vitrola_Otmaro_01-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/La-Vitrola_Otmaro_01-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/La-Vitrola_Otmaro_01-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/La-Vitrola_Otmaro_01-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/La-Vitrola_Otmaro_01-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/La-Vitrola_Otmaro_01-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La Vitrola Restaurant, in Old Havana. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322513\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322513\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ley-Seca_Otmaro_01-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-322513\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ley-Seca_Otmaro_01-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ley-Seca_Otmaro_01-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ley-Seca_Otmaro_01-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ley-Seca_Otmaro_01-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ley-Seca_Otmaro_01-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ley-Seca_Otmaro_01-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ley-Seca_Otmaro_01-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ley-Seca_Otmaro_01-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322513\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ley Seca Restaurant, in Old Havana. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322514\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322514\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Antojos_Otmaro_01-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-322514\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Antojos_Otmaro_01-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Antojos_Otmaro_01-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Antojos_Otmaro_01-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Antojos_Otmaro_01-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Antojos_Otmaro_01-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Antojos_Otmaro_01-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Antojos_Otmaro_01-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Antojos_Otmaro_01-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Antojos Restaurant, in Old Havana. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322515\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322515\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fortuna-Joe_Otmaro_02-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-322515\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fortuna-Joe_Otmaro_02-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fortuna-Joe_Otmaro_02-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fortuna-Joe_Otmaro_02-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fortuna-Joe_Otmaro_02-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fortuna-Joe_Otmaro_02-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fortuna-Joe_Otmaro_02-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fortuna-Joe_Otmaro_02-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fortuna-Joe_Otmaro_02-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322515\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fortuna Joe Restaurant, in Old Havana. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322516\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322516\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Star-Cafe_Otmaro_02-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-322516\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Star-Cafe_Otmaro_02-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Star-Cafe_Otmaro_02-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Star-Cafe_Otmaro_02-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Star-Cafe_Otmaro_02-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Star-Cafe_Otmaro_02-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Star-Cafe_Otmaro_02-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Star-Cafe_Otmaro_02-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Star-Cafe_Otmaro_02-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Star Caf\u00e9 Restaurant, in Old Havana. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s not easy for a Cuban restaurant to continue operating under the current circumstances. 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