Habana Austin specializes in Cuban and Caribbean cuisine, cocktails, and cigars. We make all food in-house from scratch and proudly feature many of our Cuban family recipes.
Where passionate palates dance to the beat of exquisite dishes cultivated from our authentic Cuban family.
We combine traditional preparations with local ingredients for dishes that are authentic to both their Cuban origins and Texas setting.
When Ron and Yasbel Flores opened Habana back in 2001, they did it to celebrate the culture and cuisine of Yasbel's native Cuba. Over 20 years later, Habana continues to provide Austinites with the authentic taste of the Islands.
All that hard work paid off. When Habana opened in the fall of 2001, it met with immediate success. Today, Habana is an Austin institution. Favoring traditional Island cuisine over Cuban-American fare, we share with our guests the real flavors of Havana, the ingredients and preparations known to generations of Cuban families. Even today, when Ron and Yasbel make their annual trip to visit family in Cuba, they take notes on every meal, every snack, every mojito, so that when they get back home to Austin, they can be sure they're still doing it right.
Our goal is to bring you an experience as unique as it is enjoyable -- a meal so memorable you can't wait to come back. If you haven't visited Habana yet, we hope to see you soon.
And if you've been here before, we know we will.
Popular Items
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Cuban Sandwich
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Dessert Empanadas
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Arroz con Pollo
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Ceviche with Plantain Chips
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Seafood Paella
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Todo Los Denias
What the Experts are Saying About Habana Austin:
“Delicious chicken wings, an empanada, yucca frita and tostones came paired with subline garlic sauce on the side... A huge (over a food long) fried plantain was cut in half and stuffed with roast pork, ham, and Swiss cheese... It’s a knockout punch to the appetite, but what a delicious way to get hit. We ended up with a Tres Leches cake that was so moist and delicious we were scraping the plate with our fingers”
“Among the favorites is the peerless sandwich Cubano, filled with Habana’s famous succulent lechon asado, ham, and Swiss Cheese, lusciously melted inside toasted Cuban-style bread and dressed with tangy pickles... Don’t fill up because these folks make one of the best Tres leches cakes this side of the Rio Grande.”
“Habana is the quickest route from Austin to the Carribbean.”
“And how about the show stopper, the lechon asado or roast pork. Cooked for 7 hours until it literally falls apart, this dish defies description. Tender, astonishingly flavorful, it is a wonder to taste... Habana is so good that like Cuban cigars, the food here should be illegal. Lucky for us it’s not.”