Café Cantante isn’t just another Cuban restaurant opening on Calle Ocho — it’s a personal revival of history for members of the Cuban band Los 3 de La Habana.
Founded by Ana Páez and Germán Pinelli, who met in the Vedado area of Havana 36 years ago, the restaurant is named after the legendary Havana club at Teatro Nacional where the musicians came of age in the 1990s.
Blending live music, salon-style ambiance and elevated Cuban cuisine, the couple designed Café Cantante as both a gathering place and a cultural home base — one where diners linger, artists perform regularly and the spirit of filin, bolero and Cuban culture that defines Los 3 de La Habana is as important as the menu…