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Don Cangrejo (1ra Av., e/ 16 y 18, tel. 07/204-3837, daily noon–midnight) offers some of the finest seafood in town, served in a converted colonial mansion offering views out to sea. It’s popular with the monied Cuban elite. The menu features crab cocktail (CUC6), crab-filled wontons (CUC3), house specialties such as crab claws (CUC15) and garlic shrimp (CUC13), plus paella, lobster, and fish dishes. The wine list runs to more than 150 labels. An open bar is offered on Monday (CUC10). You can use the swimming pool 10 a.m.–6 p.m. (CUC10 with CUC7 consumo mínimo).
© Christopher P. Baker from Moon Cuba, 5th Edition
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