{"id":23288,"date":"2018-12-11T13:56:11","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T11:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flyingcigar.de\/?p=23288"},"modified":"2018-12-11T13:56:11","modified_gmt":"2018-12-11T11:56:11","slug":"havana-november-2018-hole-in-the-wall-el-laurel-seafood-and-fauxhibas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/flyingcigar.de\/startseite\/havana-november-2018-hole-in-the-wall-el-laurel-seafood-and-fauxhibas\/","title":{"rendered":"Havana November 2018 – Hole In The Wall – El Laurel – Seafood And Fauxhibas"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThis place is out in Jaimanitas – I had heard about it but so far preferred the usually excellent seafood dishes at both nearby Santy’s and Marea.<\/p>\n

It’s been opened for many years now and I always wanted to try it.<\/p>\n

This time it was by pure chance that we ended up having lunch there as Marea was choc-a-block crowded with two busloads of tourists. Not my kind of atmosphere – even though the lunch we had there a few days earlier was excellent, but I prefer quieter, more local places.<\/p>\n

We walked over to El Laurel and I was nicely impressed by the setting next to the sea and overlooking the Hemingway Marina.<\/p>\n

Pretty place and a nice organic herb garden in the pathway leading to the tables as well.<\/p>\n

It was nicely crowded and many tables were Cuban families having lunch.<\/p>\n

The atmosphere is nice, service was good and the food, while not stellar, was tasty and fresh.<\/p>\n

Having noticed we were smoking cigars, one of the managers offered us two “IKEA-paste-the-seals-yourself” fake as hell Cohiba boxes for “only” 60 CUC each …. we had a good laugh and politely declined the offer.<\/p>\n

It was a good experience and a good option to eat open-air in this far-away area west of Club Habana – but bring your own cigars …. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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

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