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7 Best Restaurants in Little Havana, Miami

The best restaurants in Little Havana, Miami — Cuban and more, each rated 4.0★ or higher. Top pick rated 10.0★. Curated by TastyPals.

The best restaurants in little havana in Miami are Habana con B, Old's Havana Cuban Bar & Cocina, Sala'o Cuban Restaurant & Bar - Live music, and more. Start with Habana con B if you want the strongest overall first pick.

By Carlos Mendez•7 ranked picks•Published July 15, 2026•Updated July 15, 2026
Methodology•Editorial team
Habana con BOld's Havana Cuban Bar & CocinaSala'o Cuban Restaurant & Bar - Live music
7 Best Restaurants in Little Havana, Miami
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Top picks at a glance

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Who this guide is for

This guide covers the highest-rated restaurants in Little Havana, Miami. Whether you're a local or visiting the neighbourhood for the first time, these picks give you a reliable starting point sorted by quality and review depth.

Quick picks

Habana con B
Cuban • Little Havana
Habana con B sits in Little Havana and operates as a deliberate counterpoint to the tourist-facing spots a few blocks over on Calle Ocho.
Old's Havana Cuban Bar & Cocina
Cuban • Little Havana
Old's Havana Cuban Bar & Cocina is one of the better-known cuban spots in Little Havana in Miami, which makes it a practical place to start.
Sala'o Cuban Restaurant & Bar - Live music
Cuban • Little Havana
Sala'o Cuban Restaurant & Bar - Live music is one of the better-known cuban spots in Little Havana in Miami, which makes it a practical place to start.
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Editorial details
Published: July 15, 2026
Last updated: July 15, 2026

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  1. 1. Habana con BView →
  2. 2. Old's Havana Cuban Bar & CocinaView →
  3. 3. Sala'o Cuban Restaurant & Bar - Live musicView →
  4. 4. Versailles Restaurant Cuban CuisineView →
  5. 5. Little Havana RestaurantView →
  6. 6. Cafe La TrovaView →
  7. 7. La CarretaView →

How the restaurants compare

Editorial restaurant image stand-in for Habana con B
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Habana con B
Little Havana • Cuban
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
value
Best for
Cuban food
Mood
Little Havana
Editorial restaurant image stand-in for Old's Havana Cuban Bar & Cocina
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Old's Havana Cuban Bar & Cocina
Little Havana • Cuban
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
value
Best for
Cuban food
Mood
Little Havana
Editorial restaurant image stand-in for Sala'o Cuban Restaurant & Bar - Live music
Google
Sala'o Cuban Restaurant & Bar - Live music
Little Havana • Cuban
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
value
Best for
Cuban food
Mood
Little Havana
Editorial restaurant image stand-in for Versailles Restaurant Cuban Cuisine
Google
Versailles Restaurant Cuban Cuisine
Little Havana • Cuban
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
value
Best for
Cuban food
Mood
Little Havana

How we chose

We looked for restaurants that feel like a strong fit for the guide topic, not just the most obvious names in the city. The shortlist favors rooms with clear mood, dependable pacing, and enough distinction to help someone decide faster. Read our full methodology →

Room tone

Lighting, pace, and general energy all need to support the reason someone clicked this guide.

Food fit

We favored restaurants that feel best suited for the moment, not just restaurants with broad reputation.

Useful range

The final list tries to give readers enough variation in neighborhood, price, and style to compare real options.

7 ranked picks

Habana con B — Habana con B sits in Little Havana and operates as a deliberate counterpoint to the tourist-facing spots a few blocks over on Calle Ocho. This is a family-run room with a largely Cuban clientele — which, in this neighborhood, is the clearest signal that the kitchen is actually doing something right. The approach is straightforward: Cuban home cooking treated with genuine care, portions sized for people who showed up hungry, and a vibe that's warm without being performative about it. The kind of place where the recipes reportedly trace back to family sources, not a corporate playbook. The dish that keeps coming up in what diners say about this place is the empanadas de ropa vieja — shredded, slow-braised beef folded into a crisp pastry shell, a riff on the classic that the kitchen appears to have claimed as its signature. From there, the menu centers on the ropa vieja proper, which is consistently described as deeply savory and tender in the way good braised beef should be after real time on the stove. The coctel de camarones rounds out the table as a bright, generous option that works well for sharing. Sweet plantains are the non-negotiable side — the kind of supporting player that ties a Cuban spread together and shouldn't be skipped. This is a casual, value-driven destination, and it reads best when approached as a group meal ordered family-style rather than a careful tasting exercise. Weekends draw a crowd, so arriving a touch early is the practical move. Lead with the ropa vieja empanadas, pull the coctel de camarones for the table, and let the sweet plantains do what sweet plantains do. View restaurant →

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Cafe La Trova — Café La Trova sits on Calle Ocho in the heart of Little Havana, and the collaboration behind it is the kind of thing Miami tends to get right when it's firing: chef Michelle Bernstein handling the kitchen and Julio Cabrera — widely regarded as one of the country's foremost cantinero practitioners — running a bar program rooted in the formal hospitality traditions of pre-revolution Havana. Live music moves through the room most evenings, and by all accounts the place has a rhythm that feels inherited rather than manufactured. That combination has made it one of the more talked-about rooms in the city since it opened, and the reputation has held. The menu centers on Cuban classics, and the kitchen is known for executing them with some seriousness — croquetas, ropa vieja, lechón asado are the dishes that come up repeatedly in coverage and diner reports. These are not reinvented; the point is fidelity and quality of execution. The bar, though, is where La Trova has drawn its loudest national attention. Cabrera's daiquirís and cantinero classics are routinely cited among the best cocktails in Florida, and the food menu reads like it was designed with a glass in the other hand. Diners who treat the cocktail program as incidental are reportedly missing the point of the room entirely. This is a strong pick for a group dinner when you want music and momentum built into the evening, and it functions equally well as a destination cocktail bar with serious food alongside. Reservations are strongly recommended, particularly on nights when live music is scheduled — the room fills, and it fills early. Go with time to spare and no fixed departure. View restaurant →

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