Not every restaurant has a wine sommelier and a cigar sommelier, but this is Havana, and El Rum Rum (the name references both the drink and Cuban slang for ‘gossip’) can put you straight on every area of consumption. Everything is outstanding here, from the delicate seafood to the concert-worthy musical entertainment.
The menu’s a feast of Cuban specialties full of subtle scents and sauces. There’s caldereta de mariscos (a rich seafood stew), steak with three toppings, a paella worthy of Valencia, and about 10 ways of imbibing your mojito. Service, led by sommelier and owner Osiris Oramas, is exemplary, directing you toward the best rum and food flavors, and there are several spaces – including an air-conditioned VIP room – in which to eat.
