Havana is a restaurant in downtown Bar Harbor, Maine, United States.Havana – Fodor's"It’s Not Easy Being an Optimist in Maine" – New York Times, October 14, 2020 Established in 1997 by Michael Boland and his wife Deirdre Swords,Viva Havana – The Maine Mag, October 2008 the restaurant has received several awards, most notably for its wine list, which has achieved Wine Spectators Award for Excellence every year since 2004.Havana is American fine dining – Havana's official websiteHavana Restaurant – Wine Spectator A Cubano-influenced restaurant,"WHAT'S DOING IN; Mount Desert Island" – New York Times, August 5, 2001 it has an attached outdoor bar, the Havana Parrilla Tapas Bar and Grill,Havana: Parrilla – Havana's official website converted from a garage in 2003.
Sitting United States president Barack Obama dined at the restaurant on July 17, 2010, during his family's vacation on Mount Desert Island.Havana – Facebook, 19 July 2010 The president had paella and the first lady, Michelle Obama, had lobster thermidor."Bar Harbor restaurateur finds Obamas 'genuine'" – Bangor Daily News, July 18, 2010"36 Hours in Bar Harbor, Me." – New York Times, July 14, 2011 It was the first presidential visit to the island since that of Howard Taft exactly a century earlier."Obama family spends active day on MDI' – Bangor Daily News, July 16, 2010
Head bartender Mark "Duffy" Dyer worked at the restaurant between 1997 and 2023."Mount Desert Island" – The Maine Mag, July 2021
Boland and Swords opened a sister restaurant, named Havana South, in Portland, Maine, in 2010, but it closed shortly thereafter."Havana South closes its doors" – Portland Press Herald, January 7, 2012
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Esquire included Havana in its list of "100 restaurants America can't afford to lose"."100 Restaurants America Can't Afford to Lose" – Esquire December 29, 2020
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