The passion for digging out fashions and lifestyles from the past appears to be ingrained in every human being. Flashing back memories of long gone days and gearing up the imagination into older generations' ways of life are all sensations that can be experienced at the Esquina Cuba restaurant.

This Cuban-food outlet is, in the same breath, a living museum where visitors travel in time to last century's Cuba.

The shining and well-preserved ‘54-vintage Oldsmobile that Mr. Dupont reportedly gave his wife as a birthday present welcomes patrons. A few steps from that magnificent car, a classic Cushman motorcycle reminds us of rides in a time when speed wasn't lethal at all. Inside the restaurant, a jukebox similar to those that used to play songs that were music to our night-owl grandparents' ears, still blares out powerful sounds. You walk past the main gateway and a picture-perfect shoeshine stool retells stories extensively broached by local writers about the humblest walks of life of yesteryear.

Music is also there in the pictures of genuine Cuban crooners and troubadours: Bola de Nieve, Rita Montaner, Los Zafiros, Benny More, Joseito Fernandez (who wrote the Guantanamera) and a living legend who runs by the moniker of Compay Segundo (the man authored Chan-Chan) make up quite a gallery worth stealing a look at.

Photos of other well-known musicians and politicians, faded snapshots of Varadero's original buildings and old cars, as well as other allegoric images from the past, complete a decoration of a place in which you wouldn't be able to tell yesterday and today apart.

The Restaurant's Offers

Gourmet delicacies of passed times are the nitty-gritty at the Esquina Cuba. These are recipes taken from the island nation's traditional cuisine and handed down from one generation to the next for over fifty years. As part of the restaurant itself, the Guantanamera Café brews the country's premiere homegrown coffee and serves the very best local and international cocktails.

The wooden building, the furniture, the decoration and the exceptionally tasty food, drinks or the aroma of a good Cuban cigar make a difference at the Esquina Cuba restaurant, the place where the charms of the past are brought back to life.

Great opportunities offered by GRANCAR through a special rental service of ‘50s-vintage cars to drop by the Esquina Cuba restaurant: City Tour Around Varadero. It includes a cocktail plus lunch or dinner at Esquina Cuba. Mambo Cuba. It includes dinner at the restaurant, plus show and dance floor at the Mambo Club Cabaret. Tour Under The Stars. It includes dinner at the Esquina Cuba restaurant and one night in Matanzas' Tropicana Nightclub.

Specialties Frijoles Negros Dormidos (dormant black beans), an exclusive recipe with a unique flavor. Spiced roast chicken Cuba's ragout meat Roast pork loins broiled in juice Other meat and shellfish specialties