At La Guarida restaurant in Havana (AP)
Beyonce and Jay-Z caused quite the scene as the couple celebrated their five-year wedding anniversary in Cuba.
The musical power couple, accompanied by their mothers, were mobbed by dozens of well-wishers at the La Guarida restaurant and police had to step in to keep the crowds at bay.
Restaurant staffers shared pictures with the Associated Press of Beyonce and Jay enjoying Cuban creole favorites, fish, chicken, black beans and rice.
Waitress Silvia Fernandez said Beyonce toured the eatery and looked at photos of past celebrity diners, like Jack Nicholson, Jodie Foster, Danny Glover, Will Smith, James Belushi and more.
Their bodyguards’ presence outside set the gritty, bustling neighborhood of Center Havana abuzz, and a crowd gathered downstairs shouting Beyonce’s name until she went to a balcony and waved.
Police arrived and made sure she was able to exit without incident.
“She was beautiful, without a drop of makeup, very natural,” Fernandez said. “What happened with the people was incredible.”
On Thursday the couple toured colonial Old Havana wearing dark glasses and surrounded by bodyguards and excited fans. Beyonce posed for pictures with local schoolchildren while Jay-Z puffed on a Cuban cigar, and then they popped into another restaurant that boasts a rooftop terrace with a sweeping view of the harbor.
Beyonce and Jay-Z declined to speak to reporters, and it was not clear why they traveled to Cuba. State-run website CubaSi called it a touristic visit.
With AP