We took a taxi on the ride out of Vinales, Cuba https://roadtosuchness.comcuba-vinales-a-cuban-shangri-la/ , on our first evening there. We were on our way up into the hills, to a restaurant with the befitting name of Finca Agroecologica el Paraiso. (I found out later that we could have also gone in one of the horse drawn carts. They go around in circles on the streets in town). I have always been fascinated about the years in Cuba when all farming was done organically. So, just before leaving for Cuba, I discovered a short article about an organic farm in Vinales, La Agroecologica. It also mentioned El Paraiso, the restaurant that is part of the farm. So I was very excited to know I could visit an organic farm on my trip, and have a one hundred percent farm to table experience there, too.
The highlight of this evening at El Paraiso was the feeling that you were sitting in the farm home of a Cuban family, eating a family meal. It was truly just being there, plus the attention given. Best to go before sunset. Another special part of being in this beautiful setting and occasion is the sun setting over the fields.
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I found no phone number or website for La Finca Agroecologica El Paraiso. But no worries, my bed and breakfast and my taxi driver both were familiar with the restaurant and knew how to get us there.
One of the best restaurants I have ever been to anywhere… Awesome experience