Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar Restaurant Review
801 9th St. NW (H St. NW) 
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Washington, DC 20001
202-408-1600 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
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Cuisine
Open
Lunch Mon.-Fri., Dinner nightly, Brunch Sat.-Sun.Features
- Romantic setting
- Private room(s)
- Full bar
- Reservations suggested for dinner
- Open late Fri.-Sat.
- Casual dressy
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| Cuba Libre is part of a small restaurant group; the DC location’s flashy setting features a host of intoxicating rum and rum-free cocktails, loads of ceviches in delicate portions (you may wish for big bowls, but not here), a guacamole that contains chunks of fresh pineapple, and “piqueos” (small plates) that include skewered shrimp, house-cured smoked duck and that unusual guacamole. At lunchtime, you can select from lighter fare, such as the Cuban sandwich, a traditional offering of roast pork, salami and cheese, or bigger plates, such as the grilled pork tenderloin with cheese and grilled veggies on flatbread. Much of the dinner menu replicates lunchtime offerings, but the “fuerte” plates---or big-time entrées---include black rice paella with shrimp, rockfish and more, or the slow-roasted pulled pork. Luckily, if you are a fan of the Cuban sandwich, you will find that on the dinner menu. Remember that much of the cooking is interpretive and modernized Cuban fare, but there’s enough here reminiscent of Cuba’s heyday in the food world. |
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