Varadero Travel Forum

Hello all. My wife and I will be in Varadero the week of March 3rd-10th. On one of our days I am planning to rent a scooter for the day and travel the areas outside of Varadero. Cardenas and Matanzas seem to be the most convenient to access. I was wondering if anyone could help me with suggestions on a spot in either of the towns that I could take my wife to and have lunch or even just a drink. We want to do this in hopes of seeing the real Cuba without any tourist stuff. If you have any other ideas I would certainly be open to hearing them. This is our 2nd trip to Cuba but last year we went to Cayo Largo which has no Cuban life on it at all and just resorts, it was great but this time we want to experience the real deal.

Thank you

Hello and happy vacationing in Varadero.
We were in Varadero in 2005 and will be going back in May for two weeks.
The place is highly recommended.
We did go through Matanzas but that was only when we were on our Jeep tour.
I did check the internet and there is one place that is suggested as a reasonable place to eat and that is the Cafe Atenas. Matanzas certainly does not cater to tourists like Varadero and some other places do. If you want to search yourself, just type in Matanzas restaurants in a search engine. Be careful as there is a Mantanzas Inn that is located in Flotida.

Have a great trip.