Finca Agroecológica El Paraiso — Restaurant in Viñales

One of my favorite places in Cuba! Vinalles is a beautiful value and the restaurant El Paraiso definitely worths 5stars. We don't have any other reference since both days that we stayed in Vinalles ate at El Paraiso. The idea of this place: you pay 15€(or $) and they will serve you the following: a unique very thin and crunchy wrap, vegetable soap, cucumber, green beans and lettuce style grass, beetroot and green peppers, rice with beans, Cuban style pork, chicken drumsticks, lobster in tomatoe sauce and coffee + desert (vanilla rice pudding or jam with cheese) at the end! The food comes with a big bottle of water 1.5L. If you need more food is without any additional charge, but drinks you pay! The food was very good, some dishes were better e.g. Lobster others not that much e.g. lettuce style grass. The desert average (also really small portion) and we didn't try the cocktails. .. The atmosphere was amazing and the service OK.

Pro tip: Do not forget to lick lobster's shell, the tastier thing that...

SNAKES! Now that I have your attention, I can tell you that you must go to Finca Agroecológica El Paraiso.

It would be worth it for the beautiful, panoramic view over Viñales alone, but if you consider that you will eat some of the finest food that Cuba has to offer here you would be a fool not to go.

The farm is a 20-25 minute walk from the petrol station in town, up a gentle hill which will reward you handsomely later. I would recommend arriving around an hour before sunset, otherwise you will miss the most spectacular light that bathes the valley and your soul. My partner and I are vegan and our hosts were easily able to accommodate us with the most amazing meal of freshly grown and cooked vegetables (think yuca, plantain, okra, cucumber and beetroot), soup, rice and beans. It might sound a little odd, but I would thoroughly recommend a pina colada with a dash of something...

This is an amazing place to visit, not just for the gorgeous views and fantastic food, but to learn as well. It's a completely organic farm, and all the food for the restaurant comes right from the terraced boxes you can see from your table.

The restaurant does free tours of the area in a variety of different languages including English (ask for Eduardo, he's simply amazing! Full of knowledge and so happy to show you the beautiful farm). And don't forget to try the antistress drink! It's so good, and their specialty. The LA Times did an article on it. You can also add some Vitamin R, as the locals say (that's rum, to us non locals) to the drink if you want.

The meal is served family style and there is so. much. food. You can't eat it all. And there is a ton of options, so everyone finds something they like. And it's easy to get to by taxi - they all know where...