Habana con B

A Cuban family restaurant on Calle Ocho serving breakfast, ropa vieja, stuffed tostones and music nights, Wednesday to Sunday.

Checked October 2026

For anyone who wants a sit-down Cuban meal on SW 8th Street at fair prices, from breakfast to dinner. The trade-off: it's closed Monday and Tuesday, and the perfect score means you should book ahead.

What to order

Start with the tostones rellenos, $14 for stuffed plantains with shredded beef, pork or fish. They're the dish reviewers keep naming. Indecisive or with a group? The Solar Habanero runs $25 and piles yuca sticks, a ropa vieja empanada, a stuffed plantain, Swiss cheese croquettes and Spanish ham onto one board. Mains come with two sides, so ropa vieja or lechon asado at $16 is a full plate. Churrasco is the splurge at $28. The Cuban sandwich and media noche are both $14. End with flan for $8, which shows up in reviews almost as often as the tostones.

Breakfast until whenever

The kitchen opens at 10 am and there's a real breakfast menu, not just a cafecito and a pastelito. Huevos with bacon or ham, potatoes and toast is $10. Churrasco con huevos is $20 if you want steak before noon. Pan con croqueta and pan con tortilla are $14 each, and there are pancakes with fruit or Nutella for $10. It's a solid late brunch on Calle Ocho, and the tortilla especial comes with manchego and Spanish ham. Keep in mind the place is closed Monday and Tuesday, so brunch plans start Wednesday.

Music nights and the party crowd

The restaurant runs musical nights and hosts holiday and themed events, including a Halloween costume night, so evenings can be livelier than lunch. It's open until 10 pm Wednesday through Sunday and until 11 pm on Saturday. The rating is 5 from about 1,700 Google reviews, a number that doesn't leave many empty tables, and the restaurant itself recommends booking ahead. It also takes private parties, from birthdays to rehearsal dinners, and does catering if you'd rather bring the ropa vieja to your own place. Drinks are on the menu too. One reviewer calls the mojito the best they've had.

Reservations

Book online before you go. The restaurant itself recommends reserving ahead.

Good to know

It's closed Monday and Tuesday, so don't plan a start-of-week Cuban lunch here.

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