Paladar

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Paladar is the colloquial Spanish name in Cuba for a home-based restaurant, especially in Havana. Generally these small enterprises are run "off-the-radar", i.e. illegally. However, they are unofficially tolerated, most probably because they offer up some of the best and most authentic Cuban cuisine available on the island.

Paladar is also the Spanish word for "palate", or "taste".