The Truth About Instagram-Famous Restaurants and Hemingway's Mojito

A "Barely Passable" Find in Cuba's Culinary Desert After a week of eating in Havana, finally found an Instagram-famous restaurant that didn't disappoint (cue tears of joy 😭). Compared to street eateries with buzzing flies, this place at least: ✅ Had visibly sanitized tableware ✅ Had English-illustrated menus ✅ Waitstaff who reminded us to "choose same-day caught seafood" 🍴 Instagram Restaurant Review: Passable but Unremarkable Recommended Dishes: Butter-Grilled Lobster with Black Bean Rice 🦞 ✅ Large, intact chunks of meat in the lobster claws, slightly charred from butter grilling ❌ Black beans were undercooked (a Cuban restaurant ！), crunchy like sand Fried Plantain Chips with Spiced Cheese Dip 🍌 ✅ Plantains sweeter than tropical fruit stands, slightly spicy cheese dip perfectly cuts the Avoid at All Costs: "Hemingway's Favorite Steak" 🥩 ❌ Meat as tough as sawdust, seasoned so salty it was like eating sea salt directly 🏮 The Truth About Hemingway's Tavern Mojito: A Tourist Trap Exposed 30-Minute Wait Experience: Alcohol Overload: ✅ Whole sugarcane stalks on the rim made for Instagram-worthy pics 📸 ❌ Rum poured as if it were free, two sips in and you're tipsy (a local Cuban next door whispered: "Tourists pay for the name, not the drink.") 💡 Practical Tips to Avoid Disappointments Restaurant Location: The Instagram spot is on Obispo Street (look for the pink vintage car out front) How to Order a Real Mojito: Go to neighborhood taverns and ask for "Mojito Clásico"—1/3 the price and better balanced Outfit Tips: Bright-colored dresses pair perfectly with the restaurant's pink walls (tropical prints recommended) 🌟 Blunt Reviews from Study Abroad Students "After eating non-diarrhea-inducing lobster in Cuba, I want to send the restaurant a thank-you letter" "Hemingway's tavern Mojito—one sip and I get why he loved drinking (joking)" "Pro tip: Bring pickled mustard greens when traveling abroad—they're the soulmate of Cuban black bean rice" #CubaTravelTips #HavanaInstagramSpots #MojitoReview #StudyAbroadSurvivalGuide