WHERE TO EAT The best Picadillo Cubano in the world (according to food experts)

"Epic picadillo a la habanera (spicy beef)."

"It is quite simply the best Cuban restaurant in town, as discovered through the picadillo (ground beef and green olives)."

"With a super varied menu one of the most popular and unmissable dishes is picadillo. Worth the visit!"

"The lucky ones can taste the delights of Cuban cuisine, like picadillo."

"Don't miss the hearty daily specials like picadillo, a ground-beef casserole."

"I come across picadillo on menus from time to time, it is rarely the authentic Cuban version. Now I need search no more. La Bella Havana in Yonkers, has been transformed into a full-on Cuban restaurant, and the simple but strong menu offers a range of nicely executed offerings. The picadillo comes as a tasty entree served with black beans, white rice and sweet fried plantains. It is also available as a mini-empanada and as yuca rellena: balls of yuca filled with picadillo and cheese and deep-fried."

"Picadillo was great, even for those who do not like minced meat."

"My favorite dish is the lunch-sized portion of picadillo. Just enough to satisfy my hunger, without filling me up to the point where I want to unbutton my pants and take a nap. A perfect serving of sizzling crumbled ground beef combined with perfectly spiced green beans, olives, carrots and peas that comes with your choice of rice (I recommend yellow with this dish), and a warm savory slice of sweet platano. Unsurpassable."

"A particular favorite of mine, Picadillo is ground beef in a sauce of raisins, potato, and green olives in a mild pepper sauce, an item that exists in one form or another all over South America. There are variants but the Cuban version is probably my favorite. It’s spicy with an appealing sweet-and-sour overtone, and I highly recommend the version served here."