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    Naples’ original Cuban restaurant retains its island flavor
    Luis Fernandez opened Naples’ first Cuban restaurant in 1985. Photo submitted
    Arts & Leisure, Local News
    By Samantha Garbarini  
    14 February 2025
    DINING UNDER $ 100

    Naples’ original Cuban restaurant retains its island flavor

    When I moved from New York to Naples four years ago, I wanted sandwiches piled with pork, Swiss cheese, pickles and a slick of bright yellow mustard. They should be washed down, I decided, with mint-flecked mojitos. I couldn’t think of any food or drink that seemed more quintessentially Floridian.

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