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Apart from the famous La Guarida, some of the best are: Cocina de Lilliam (Calle 48 #1311, Miramar, +7 209 6514); Casa de Adela (Calle F #503, Vedado, +7 832 3776); Le Chansonnier (Calle J #257, Vedado, +7 832 1576). Book ahead.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8475 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8356 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8356 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3150 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3150 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8417  
There are lovely restaurants in Havana if you look, but they do cost quite a lot. Oddly for people who love kids so much, they never take them out at night. We started off trying to have an afternoon sleep and then go out with kids in the evening, but we soon reverted to early dinner and then making our own entertainment in the hotel/casa.
 
There is a fantastic ice-cream place in Havana but beware, it is designed for locals, so only go if you manage to get some local currency. We were very embarrassed when it came to pay....
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Far better to go there to start with, watch your pizza being made and ideally be entertained by a fabulous quartet while you're waiting (just as well as the service is fairly glacial; ask them to play 'Oye Como Va' or 'Chan Chan', rather than the more stereotypical fare). You'll save 30-50% over the Floridita's prices and be able to see what you're eating!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8204 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5703
You then wait with all the locals until your pizza is lowered down to you in a basket attached to a Heath Robinson style pulley system. You then swap pizza for money and the basket goes back up. If you need change then the basket is lowered back down and money is distributed fairly under the command of the man on the roof pointing at you and shouting “Seven pesos!' The pizza is good too, if a little oily.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5703