Little Havana Food Tour: 7+ Cuban Dishes & Cigar Factory

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Duration3h 15m

GroupUp to 15

LanguagesEN

Mobile ticketAccepted

Taste seven Cuban dishes in three hours and end where the locals play dominoes

A 3-hour guided food tour through Little Havana in Miami where you taste 7+ authentic Cuban dishes—from guava pastelitos and ham croquetas to a full traditional meal—visit the Bay of Pigs Monument and a working cigar factory, and finish at Domino Park. The tour runs as a small group or private, with a live English-speaking guide and a surprise Secret Dish revealed on the day.

3h 15m

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Little Havana and taste Cuban food

Meet guide at Bay of Pigs Memorial
Walk through Little Havana streets
Visit cigar factory and learn JFK story
Sample Cuban sandwich and other bites
Enjoy Cuban coffee at family restaurant
End tour at Domino Park

The Experience

The walk starts at the Bay of Pigs Monument, the neighborhood's most visible landmark and the place where the invasion was planned. From there, you move through streets that hold the history of Cuban Miami—the rituals, the politics, the survival—with your guide explaining what each block means and why the community settled here. The cigar factory stop comes next, a working space where you'll see hand-rolled cigars and learn which ones JFK favored so much he bought the entire national supply before the embargo took hold.

The food unfolds as you walk. You'll taste guava pastelitos, ham croquetas, mariquitas, maduros (sweet fried plantains), moros (black beans and rice cooked together), ropa vieja, and a Cuban sandwich—each one a real dish from a family restaurant, not a sample plate. A Cuban coffee comes as part of the ritual; locals call it a social moment, and you'll understand why. Water is included throughout. The Secret Dish, revealed only on the day you arrive, is the one surprise nobody can spoil in advance.

The tour wraps at Domino Park, where the tiles click and the laughter doesn't stop—the place where the neighborhood's heart actually lives. You can linger there or move on; the guide takes photos for your whole group so no one gets left out of the memory. The route is wheelchair accessible, and public transportation stops are nearby if you need them.

What’s included

Water.
7+ authentic Cuban dishes including guava pastelitos, ham croquetas, mariquitas, maduros, moros, ropa vieja, and a Cuban sandwich.
Cuban coffee.
the surprise Secret Dish.
cigar factory visit.
Bay of Pigs Monument.
Domino Park.
live English-speaking guide.
group photos taken by your guide.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportPublic transport nearby

Operated by Art Deco & Little Havana Tours

Is this one for you?Book the small group option if you want the neighborhood's real stories and the energy of other travelers; choose private if you'd rather have the guide's full attention and set your own pace through the stops.