Stephen Ratner
Collection · Havana
Cuba · One piece

Havana.

A mint-green speckled oil burner from Havana - wide shallow bowl on top, a little scalloped arch below.

Havana oil burner, gouache illustration
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The piece

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Oil burner

Mint-green speckled ceramic oil burner - a wide shallow bowl over a round body with a scalloped arched opening.
Havana oil burner, gouache illustration
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My saved places

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Antojos
★ 4.5
Top-three local spot in Havana - the swordfish is phenomenal.
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ChaChaChá Bar-Restaurante
★ 4.4
Home of the best white sangria I've had - we came back multiple times.
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El Café
★ 4.6
The best brunch in Havana - house sourdough, fair prices.
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Fusterlandia
★ 4.6
The Cuban Picasso's tiled wonderland - buy straight from the artists outside.
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Habana 1791 (Museo Del Perfume)
★ 4.5
Lovely old-Havana perfume museum - carry bottles upright on the way home.
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Hotel Residencia Santa Clara
★ 4.7
Feels like a beautifully held home - walkable to everything in Old Havana.
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La Guarida
★ 4.4
Don't be put off by the stairwell - rooftop bar first, then dinner on the terrace.
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Legendarios del Guajirito Buena Vista Social Club
★ 4.1
Go for the Buena Vista show, not the dinner package.
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Museo Nacional de la Cerámica Contemporánea Cubana
★ 4.2
Stunning modern Cuban ceramics in a 1728 house - quiet and moving.
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Paco's Mar
★ 4.6
Tiny old-town spot - the caldero de mariscos is the order.
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Paladar Doña Eutimia
★ 4.4
First-dinner-in-Havana material - beautiful courtyard, live band.
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Reina
Great for a party or meeting - the waiters run the room.
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Restaurante Sensacioones
★ 4.1
Beyond Cuba standards - Caesar mixed at the table, carbonara in the cheese wheel.
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San Cristóbal
★ 4.3
The Obama paladar - calm, authentic, worth repeat dinners.
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San Cristóbal Agencia de Viajes
★ 3.0
The Viñales day-trip operator - confirm the stops before you pay.
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Vistamar
★ 4.5
The romantic dinner in Havana - over the water in Miramar.