We Offer A Unique Dining Experience Combining Exquisite Traditional Cuban Dishes And Specialty Drinks In A Fun, Entertaining, Service Oriented Atmosphere. Our Concept Is Rooted In The Idea €¦Learn More About Soul De Cuba Cafe, Opens A Popupspecialtieswe Offer A Unique Dining Experience Combining Exquisite Traditional Cuban Dishes And Specialty Drinks In A Fun, Entertaining, Service Oriented Atmosphere. Our Concept Is Rooted In The Idea Of Promoting And Preserving Afro-Cuban Culture Through Sharing Traditional Cuban And African Food And Art.Some Of Our Specialties Include Sopa De Frijoles Negros, Lechon Asado, Ropa Vieja, Fricase De Pollo, Rabo Encendido, Bistec Palomillahistoryestablished In 2004.Visions Of The Soul De Cuba Cafe Restaurant Concept First Came To Jesus Puerto In The Mid 1980'S While Attending College In Ybor City, Florida. Just Outside Of Tampa, Ybor City Is Rich With A History Of Pioneering Cuban, Italian And Spanish Immigrants And Is Where Jesus' Great Grandfather, Santiago Gonzalez Of Guanabacoa, Cuba, First Settled His Family In 1898. Cubans Had Begun Immigrating To Ybor City As A Result Of The Flourishing Cigar Industry. Many Of The Cubans Of African And Indigenous Decent, Including The Gonzalez Family, Brought With Them Traditional Methods Of Preparing Food And Traditional Ideas Regarding Spirituality.In The Summer Of 2004 Jesus Led The Development Of The First Soul De Cuba Cafe In New Haven, Connecticut. Two Years Later, In July Of 2006, Jesus Opened Soul De Cuba Cafe In Honolulu, Hawaii And Launched Soul De Cuba Specialty Foods. Soul De Cuba Specialty Foods Is The First Ever Nationally Distributed Cuban Food Product Line.Soul De Cuba Cafe Also Recommends