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About Us

Over 20 years experience

Over 20 years experience

Over 20 years experience

Located in downtown San Jose for over 20 years, chef/owner Jennifer continues family tradition by offering generous portions of authentic cuisine.  Recently moving the fine-dining restaurant from Race Street to the art district of downtown; we are now located inside the SoFA Market on 1st street. Our Urban Eatery is one of the finest in all of Silicon Valley. 


Order your favorites and sit anywhere. Seating is first come, first serve in a community dining area at the market. Outdoor front patio is dog friendly!

Awards

Over 20 years experience

Over 20 years experience

• 2004 Top 50 Best Spanish Restaurant in America- Hispanic Magazine 2004 • 2018- 2001  Best Cuban/Caribbean Restaurant in Silicon Valley- Metro San Jose • 2014 Sip of Soup Award from SHPNA/The Alameda Business Association • 2013 Best Latin/Spanish Restaurant Silicon Valley- Metro 2013 • Best of Silicon Valley - Metro, 2012 • 2012 Best of San Jose Award - US Commerce Association• Best Bites 2011 - South Bay Accent • Top 200 Bay Dining Spots in Silicon Valley - South Bay Accent, 2011• 2011 Best Cuban-Local - Eats.com• Best Cuban Restaurant - Metro, 2011• Best Cuban, Bay Area - Wave Magazine, 2009 & 2010• Diners' Choice Winner - OpenTable.com, 2009• Best Cuban - Metro, 2008 & 2009• Best of Silicon Valley - San Jose Magazine, 2008• Audience Winner: Family-Friendly Dining & Group Dining - Best of City Search, 2007• #1 Hidden Gem, San Jose - Silicon Valley Concierge Association, 2007• Best Romantic Dining - San Jose Mercury News, 2006• Best Comfort Food, Fine Dining, Best Sandwich and Upscale Dining - Best of City Search, City Search.com, 2005• Best of Silicon Valley - San Jose Magazine, 2005• "Best Small Plates / Tapas" - Best of City Search, City Search.com, 2004• Best Hispanic Restaurant, Silicon Valley - Silicon Valley Concierge Assoc., 2004• Best Cuban Restaurant in the Bay Area -Wave Magazine, 2004• Best of Silicon Valley - "Cuban Food" - Editors Pick Metro, 2003• Best of the Valley - San Jose Magazine, 2002-2003• Best of the Bay - Wave Magazine, 2003• Best Authentic Restaurant of the Valley - San Jose Magazine, 2003• Top 50 Best Spanish Restaurants in the Country - Hispanic Magazine, 2002

Reviews

Over 20 years experience

Reviews

Google My Business Review

5 star

Cynthia Villasenor

8/9/21

The cuban torta was very good 😊👌


Google My Business Review

 5 star

Norah Shimokawa

8/3/21

Dios mío, the ropa vieja and plantains are so good. Walking distance from San Jose State. Tricky to find- it’s located inside a “Market” that’s like a food court.


Google My Business Review

5 star

rodriguezmisc

5/6/21

Note the food coming out this little restaurant, one of the nest in the area, out of the three locations for Cuban food this one ranks #1 on this visit to the San Francisco area. The vaca frita and black beans were out of this world. Now it’s a little hard to find, as it’s part of a food court in the SOFA Market building, google maps takes you there, at first I graded the maps app as :(. But then realized it was working fine. Kind of a lost treasure- make the drive my friends and go find it !!


Google My Business Review 

5 star

Ben Hommerding

3/1/21

Seriously amazing food. Since we moved to the area, Habana has become a staple for us. The pork is so good! We have had several sides and other orders too and it’s all bee great. Try to order direct from their site for pickup. It’s done on time and fantastic too!


Google My Business Review

5 star

nick nicoli

2/5/21

I've been going to this place for 15 years Jenny the owner has done an absolute excellent job with her food consistency of her product

press

NBC Bay Area

NBC Bay Area

NBC Bay Area

‘Just Like Home Cooking:' San Jose's Only Cuban Restaurant Recreates the Magic of Havana

By Jennifer Gonzalez • Published April 13, 2018 • Updated on April 13, 2018 at 9:14 pm

KRON 4

NBC Bay Area

NBC Bay Area

“Wow, what a year,” said Jennifer Echeverri, owner of Habana Cuba located in the SoFA Market in downtown San Jose. 

KPIX

NBC Bay Area

KRON4

Cuba's Largest Protests In Decades Stun Bay Area Cuban Community

KRON4

San Jose Spotlight

KRON4

Echeverri tells KRON4 News she commends the city’s efforts to help small businesses during the pandmeic, including extending the Al Fresco program allowing businesses to safely operate outdoors, through the end of the year. 

San Jose Spotlight

San Jose Spotlight

San Jose Spotlight

A few weeks ago, Jennifer Echeverri thought about selling her San Jose home to keep Habana Cuba, her restaurant of 19 years, afloat in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

KRON4

San Jose Spotlight

San Jose Spotlight

For Jennifer Echeverri, owner of Habana Cuba located in the SoFA Market in downtown San Jose, over the last year the Al Fresco program has helped her restaurant significantly to stay afloat. 

San Jose Insider

San Jose Spotlight

San Jose Insider

Jennifer Echeverri owned and operated Habana Cuba for 16 years on Race Street in San Jose. But when she leased space at the SoFA Market on First Street in 2018, she saw it as a special and exciting new location for her restaurant.

That's Amaury!

San Jose Spotlight

San Jose Insider

That’s Amaury’s News and Commentary: Are Super Bowl Parties Super Spreaders?

San Jose Spotlight

San Jose Spotlight

San Jose Spotlight

San Jose restaurants still waiting for DoorDash grants — one month later

San Jose Mercury

San Jose Mercury

San Jose Spotlight

‘Our restaurants are struggling’: Dine Downtown deals return to San Jose — for six weeks this time

During coronavirus era, most of these urban eateries are open but their longtime customers are working from home

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