{"id":23150,"date":"2018-12-08T15:04:29","date_gmt":"2018-12-08T13:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flyingcigar.de\/?p=23150"},"modified":"2018-12-09T16:17:44","modified_gmt":"2018-12-09T14:17:44","slug":"havana-november-2018-hole-in-the-wall-paladar-sushi-sayu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/flyingcigar.de\/startseite\/havana-november-2018-hole-in-the-wall-paladar-sushi-sayu\/","title":{"rendered":"Havana November 2018 – Hole In The Wall – Paladar Sushi Sayu"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I came upon this Paladar through a YT Video on a Japanese lady, Mrs Sayuri Yoshida<\/strong>, a journalist who arrived in Cuba 2003 to write a book, married a Cuban, got divorced, stayed in Havana and opened a modest room-sized Paladar in 2015 for the neighbourhood in old Havana serving Japanese influenced Cuban food at very moderate prices.<\/p>\n

She started selling Japanese Crepes and then, being in the “struggle” as Cubans define their conditions, decided to open the Paladar and became a “Cuentapropista” or Entrepreneur, adding some private rooms ( Casa Particular ) on top of her corner apartment.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WXYNSOGgAWs<\/a><\/p>\n

This video made me curious, I noted the address : Aguacate <\/strong>corner of Obrapia<\/strong> and decided to give it a try during my visit after reading another article about it :<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.cuballama.com\/blog\/sushi-sayu-gastronomia-japonesa-la-habana\/<\/a><\/p>\n

I went to Sushi Sayu after a cigar and a Mojata with Javier and S. at nearby Hotel Raquel – Javier being himself in the food business knows a good place when he finds it.<\/p>\n

It was an excellent lunch that we had, from rice and pork to rice and fish to even lobster and finished with a Miso soup – all for very modest prices that also Cubans can afford.<\/p>\n

If I remember correctly the entire lunch including beverages for us three was something like in the low twenties …. excellent value for money plus being “integrated” in whatever group happens to be there, be it backpackers, locals or tourists like us.<\/p>\n

The room has only one table seating six to eight people and some bar-stools lined up around the wall.<\/p>\n

As it is only Sayuri cooking in a tiny kitchen it might take 20 minutes for the food to arrive, but the service is really excellent.<\/p>\n

I am sure a lot\u00a0 of people would not consider eating in such a tiny Hole in the wall – but it was a safe, yummy experience that I would repeat anytime.<\/p>\n

Nino<\/strong><\/p>\n

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