Versailles (restaurant)

This article is about the original Miami restaurant. For the similarly named Los Angeles restaurant chain, see Versailles (restaurant chain).

Versailles restaurant (foreground) and bakery (background); the complex stretches the entire block on Calle Ocho (8th St.) between 35th and 36th Avenues.

Versailles is a cafeteria, restaurant, and bakery located on Calle Ocho (8th St) in Little Havana, Miami. The large restaurant seats 370 people and has ornate etched glass and statuettes and features a bakery, a takeout area, a counter window and the ability to host banquets and parties.[1][2] Founded by Felipe A. Valls Sr. (from Santiago de Cuba) in 1971, Versailles is a popular restaurant among local Cuban exiles and tourists for its Cuban cuisine and connection to anti-Castro politics.

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  2. ^ Asimov, Eric (January 16, 2000). "Choice Tables; A Fresh Breeze Sweeps Miami's Restaurant Scene". The New York Times.