Versailles (restaurant)
Versailles is a cafeteria, restaurant, and bakery located on Calle Ocho (8th St) in Little Havana, Miami. The large restaurant seats 370 people and has ornate etched glass and statuettes and features a bakery, a takeout area, a counter window and the ability to host banquets and parties.[1][2] Founded by Felipe A. Valls Sr. (from Santiago de Cuba) in 1971, Versailles is a popular restaurant among local Cuban exiles and tourists for its Cuban cuisine and connection to anti-Castro politics.
Gastronomical significance
Versailles is a popular place for Cuban food and social gathering in Miami, serving "
In its main dining room, the restaurant also serves dishes including Moros, palomilla steaks (Cuban
In 2001, the restaurant won a James Beard Foundation Award as an American Classic. [4]
Political significance
This is where
The Miami Herald, July 10, 2011 [1]
For decades, Versailles has been ground zero for the
During Fidel Castro's hospitalization in August 2006, the news media set up a small tent city outside the restaurant in case news would break from the location.
Revelers celebrated for hours in front of Versailles when Fidel Castro's death was announced soon after midnight in the early morning hours of November 26, 2016.
The establishment is also notable for being visited by
References
- ^ The Miami Herald– via cubaheadlines.com.
- ^ Asimov, Eric (January 16, 2000). "Choice Tables; A Fresh Breeze Sweeps Miami's Restaurant Scene". The New York Times.
- ^ a b "Versailles Restaurant - Defining Miami Cuban". 3guysfrommiami.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ Swanson, Stevenson (May 9, 2001). "American foodies single out their stars". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on April 14, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
- ^ Semple, Kirk (February 20, 2008). "For Cubans in U.S., Views Have Evolved". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 16, 2016.
- ^ "Things to Do in Miami". frommers.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ Gonzales, David (August 4, 2006). "From Miami, News Agency Fields Reports From Cuba". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020.
- ^ Chen, David W. (September 28, 2006). "Menendez Plays to His Base, in South Florida". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017.
- ^ "Trump stops at famed Miami Cuban restaurant Versailles after federal arraignment". NBC 6 South Florida. June 13, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
- ^ "Trump offers 'food for everyone' at restaurant – then leaves without paying". The Guardian. June 15, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
External links
- Official website
- BBC: "Billing itself as 'Miami's most popular Cuban restaurant since 1971', ..."
- Miami Herald: "... Versailles, the unofficial town square of el exilio ..."
- Miami Herald: Little Havana's Versailles is more than a restaurant.
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