What it is
A family-run Cuban restaurant on South Dixie that's been open since 1990 and has never felt the need to modernize, pivot, or add a QR code menu. The food is homemade, traditional, and unapologetically itself.
What to order
- Ropa vieja — the benchmark dish here.
- Black beans and rice. Simple. Correct.
- Fried plantains, because you're not a monster.
Floyorker take
Don Ramon is the kind of place that makes you respect longevity. Thirty-plus years of the same family running the same kitchen without cutting corners. That's a New York value.