Eating and drinking: no official statistic measures what eating out costs here, so these are prices from the menu each place publishes on its own website, and each row says where it comes from. It is a sample, not an average: there are cheaper and dearer places, and tourist areas cost more.
Menu prices here exclude tax and tip: the budget adds the 8% sales tax to everything, plus a 15%–20% tip on what you eat or drink sitting down, the range the tourism office gives. The tip is a custom, not a measured price.
A food level is not a number we chose. It is two lists of dishes from the table above, a cheap day and a dear one, and the price is the sum.
- Local and cheap
- From Cortadito, Greenstreet Cafe + Breakfast sandwich, Greenstreet Cafe + Mahi-mahi sandwich, Garcia's Seafood Grille + Medianoche (pork, ham and cheese on sweet bread), Cervecería La Tropical + Draught beer, Greenstreet Cafe ($58.00 on the menu; $71.34 with tax and tip) to Café con leche, Greenstreet Cafe + Two eggs with potatoes and bread, Greenstreet Cafe + Grouper sandwich, Garcia's Seafood Grille + Frita (Cuban burger), Cervecería La Tropical + Draught beer, Greenstreet Cafe ($67.00 on the menu; $85.76 with tax and tip).
- Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner
- From Cortadito, Greenstreet Cafe + Two eggs with potatoes and bread, Greenstreet Cafe + Mahi-mahi sandwich, Garcia's Seafood Grille + Croquetas, Cervecería La Tropical + Medianoche (pork, ham and cheese on sweet bread), Cervecería La Tropical + Draught beer, Greenstreet Cafe ($73.00 on the menu; $89.79 with tax and tip) to Café con leche, Greenstreet Cafe + Two eggs with potatoes and bread, Greenstreet Cafe + Cheeseburger, Greenstreet Cafe + Croquetas, Cervecería La Tropical + Frita (Cuban burger), Cervecería La Tropical + Draught beer, Greenstreet Cafe ($82.00 on the menu; $105 with tax and tip).
- Restaurants most of the time
- From Café con leche, Greenstreet Cafe + Two eggs with potatoes and bread, Greenstreet Cafe + Penne bolognese, Greenstreet Cafe + Grilled salmon, Garcia's Seafood Grille + Glass of wine, Greenstreet Cafe ($76.00 on the menu; $93.48 with tax and tip) to Café con leche, Greenstreet Cafe + Two eggs with potatoes and bread, Greenstreet Cafe + Cheeseburger, Greenstreet Cafe + Croquetas, Cervecería La Tropical + Grilled salmon, Garcia's Seafood Grille + Glass of wine, Greenstreet Cafe × 2 ($104 on the menu; $133 with tax and tip).
