| Directios de GALERÍAS DE ARTE
• Miriarte Gallery
(Galería Miriarte)
Calle 23 esquina O , Vedado, La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 32-0526 al 28
Abre: de lunes a viernes 09:00 – 17:00
• Nelson Domínguez Gallery
(Galería Nelson Domínguez)
Obispo No.116 e/ Amargura y Churruca, La Habana Vieja
La Habana
Abre: de lunes a sábado 10:00 – 17:30
• Oriente Gallery
(Galería Oriente)
Calle Lacret No.653 e/ Heredia y Aguilera
Santiago de Cuba
Abre: de lunes a sábado 1:00 – 16:00
• Orígenes Gallery
(Galería Orígenes)
Paseo del Prado No.458 (Gran Teatro de La Habana)
e/ San José y San Rafael, Centro Habana
La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 61-3078, 61-2360
Abre: diario, 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
• Plaza Vieja Gallery
(Galería Plaza Vieja)
Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales
Calle San Ignacio esquina Teniente Rey, La Habana
Vieja
La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 62-6295
Abre: de lunes a viernes 09:00 – 15:30
• Eduardo Abela State Gallery
(Galería Provincial Eduardo Abela)
Calle 58 No.3708 e/ 37 y 39
San Antonio de los Baños
La Habana
Abre: de lunes a sábado 10:00 – 16:00
• Roberto Diago Gallery
(Galería Roberto Diago)
Muralla No.107, esquina San Ignacio
La Habana Vieja, La Habana
Abre: de lunes a sábado 10:00 – 17:30
• Víctor Manuel Gallery
(Galería Víctor Manuel)
Plaza de la Catedral, La Habana Vieja
La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 61-2955
Abre: de lunes a sábado 10:00 – 16:00
• La Madriguera (The Burrow)
Ave. Salvador Allende (Quinta de los Molinos)
Vedado, La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 79-8850
Abre: Depende de la exhibición
• Graphic Experimental Workshop
(Taller Experimental de la Gráfica)
Plaza de la Catedral, La Habana Vieja
La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 62-0979
Abre: de lunes a sábado 10:00 – 16:00
• René Portocarrero Serigraphy
Workshop
(Taller de Serigrafía René Portocarrero)
Calle Cuba No.513 e/ Teniente Rey y Muralla
La Habana Vieja, La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 62-3276
Abre: de lunes a viernes 09:00 – 16:00
• Maroya House
(Casa Maroya)
Ave. 54 No.2506 e/ 25 y 27, Cienfuegos
Tel: (53-7) 3400, 9844
Abre: de martes a sábado 10:00 – 17:00
• Wilfredo Lam Centro
(Centro Wilfredo Lam)
Calle San Ignacio No.22, La Habana Vieja
La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 61-2096 – 63-9781
Abre: de lunes a sábado 10:00 – 17:00
• 23 y 12 (ICAIC) Gallery
Calle 12, Esquina a 23, Vedado, La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 55-2845
Abre: de martes a sábado 10:00 – 17:00
• Amelia Pelaez Gallery
(Galería Amelia Pelaez)
Calle Simón Bolívar No.148, Trinidad
Tel: (53-7) 3590
Abre: de lunes a sábado 10:00 – 17:00
• Sun and Sea Art Gallery
(Galería de Arte, Sol y Mar)
1ra. Ave. Esquina 34, Varadero
Matanzas
Tel: (53-7) 61-3153
Abre: de lunes a sábado 10:00 – 16:30
• Matanzas State Art Gallery
(Galería de Arte Provincial de Matanzas)
Calle Magdalena No.3, Plaza de la Vigía
Matanzas
Abre: de lunes a sábado 10:00 – 16:30
• Bayadí Gallery
(Galería Bayadí)
Calle Freses No.196 e/ Libertad y Maceo
Holguín
Tel: (53-7) 42-3782
Abre: de lunes a sábado 10:00 – 17:00
• Benito Ortiz Gallery
(Galería Benito Ortiz)
Calle Rubén Martínez Villena No.43
Trinidad
Tel: (53-7) 4432
Abre: de martes a sábado 10:00 – 16:30
• Cities of the World Gallery
(Galería Ciudades del Mundo)
Calle 25 Esquina A, El Vedado
La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 32-3175, 32-8620
Abre: de lunes a viernes 09:00 – 17:00
• Cohíba Gallery
(Galería Cohíba)
Hotel Cohíba, Ave. Paseo e/ 1ra. y 3ra, El
Vedado
La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 33-3636
Abre: todos los días
• Galeano Art Gallery
(Galería de Arte Galeano)
Calle Galeano No.258 Esquina Concordia, Centro Habana
La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 62-5365
Abre: de martes a sábado 10:00 – 16:30
• Latin American Art Gallery (America
House)
(Galería de Arte Latinoamericano “Casa
de las Américas”)
Calle G e/ 3ra. y 5ta., Piso 2 (Second Floor), El
Vedado
La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 55-2707
Abre: de lunes a viernes 10:00 – 17:00
• Graphic Gallery
(Galería de la Gráfica)
Calle O´Reilley No.4, Esquina Tacón
(Palacio del Segundo Cabo), La Habana Vieja
La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 62-4326, 62-8091
Abre: de lunes a viernes 10:00 – 17:00
• Del Valle Palace Gallery
(Galería del Palacio del Valle)
Calle O No.3502
Cienfuegos
Tel: (53-7) 3021, 3025
Open: Monday to Saturday 10:00 – 17:00
Sunday 10:00 – 12:00 m
• Form Gallery
(Galería Forma)
Calle Obispo No.255 e/ Cuba y Aguiar
La Habana Vieja, La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 62-2103
Open: Monday to Friday 09:00 – 17:00
• Habana Club Distillery Institution
Gallery
(Galería Fundación Destilería
Habana Club)
Avenida del Puerto No.262 Esquina Sol, Habana Vieja
La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 62-4108
Open: Monday to Sunday 09:00 – 18:00
• Francisco Javier Baez Gallery
(Galería Francisco Javier Baez)
Plaza de la Catedral, La Habana Vieja
La Habana
Open: Monday to Friday 10:00 – 17:00
• Habana Gallery
(Galería Habana)
Línea e/ E y F, El Vedado
Edificio Retiro Radial, planta baja (main floor)
La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 32-7101
Open: Monday to Friday 10:00 – 16:30
Sunday 09:00 – 13:00
• Aidee Santamaría Gallery
(Casa de las Américas)
Calle G entre 3ra. y 5ta., El Vedado
La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 55-2707
Open: Monday to Friday 10:00 – 17:00
• Horacio Cruz Gallery
(Galería Horacio Cruz)
Calle Tacón No.4 Esquina Empedrado, La Habana
Vieja
La Habana
Open: Monday to Saturday 10:00 – 17:30
• Kholy Gallery
(Galería Kholy)
Hotel Kholy, Calle 49 Esquina 36, Playa
La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 24-1730
Open: Daily 10:00 – 17:00
• La Acacia Gallery
(Galería La Acacia)
Calle San José No.114 e/ Industria y Consulado
Centro Habana, La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 63-9364
Open: Monday to Saturday 10:00 – 16:00
• La Casona Gallery
(Galería La Casona)
Calle Muralla No.107 Esquina a San Ignacio
La Habana Vieja, La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 62-2633, 61-2875
Open: Monday to Friday 10:00 – 16:00
• Mariano Gallery
(Galería Mariano)
Calle 15 No.607 e/ B y C, El Vedado
La Habana
Open: Monday to Friday 10:00 - 17:00
Saturday 10:00 – 15:00
CUBAN MUSEUMS DIRECTORY
• Rum Museum. Habana Club
Distillery Institution
( Museo del Ron. Fundación Destilera Habana
Club)
Avenida del Puerto No.262, esquina Sol, Habana Vieja
Tel: (53-7) 62-4108
Open: Monday to Sunday 09:00 -18:00
• Ernest Hemingway Museum
(Museo Ernest Hemingway)
San Francisco de Paula, San Miguel del Padrón
La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 91-0809
Open: Monday to Saturday 09:00-16:30
Sunday 09:00 -13:00
• Pharmaceutical Museum
(Museo Farmacéutico)
Milanés # 4951 e/ Santa Teresa y Ayuntamiento
Matanzas
Tel: (53-7) 3179
Open: Monday to Saturday 10:00 -18:00
Sunday 09:00 -13:00
• El Abra Farm Museum
(Museo Finca El Abra)
Carretera Siguanea Km2, Isla de la Juventud
Open: Monday to Friday 09:00 -16:00
• 26 of July Historical Museum
(Museo Histórico 26 de Julio)
Ciudad Escolar 26 de Julio, Santiago de Cuba
Open: Monday to Saturday 08:00 -18:00
Sunday 08:00 -12:00
• Carlos J. Finlay Science Historical
Museum
(Museo Histórico de las Ciencias Carlos J.
Finlay)
Calle Cuba # 460 e/ Amargura y Brasil, Habana Vieja
La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 63-4824
Open: Monday to Saturday 09:00 -17:00
Sunday 09:00 -15:00
• Naval Historical Museum
(Museo Histórico Naval)
Ave. 60, esquina 21, Cienfuegos
Tel: (53-7) 9143
Open: Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 -16:00
• Bani Indo Cuban Museum
(Museo Indocubano Bani)
Calle General Marrero # 305 e/ Ave. José Martí
y
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, Banes, Holguín
Tel: 48-2487
Open: Tuesday to Saturday 12:00 -18:00
Sunday 14:00 -18:00
• Máximo Gómez Museum
(Museo Máximo Gómez)
Ave. Salvador Allende (Quinta de los Molinos)
Plaza, La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 79-8850
Open: Monday to Saturday 09:00 -16:00
• El Hurón Azul Memorial Museum
(Museo Memorial El Hurón Azul)
Calle Paz e/ Lindero y Constancia, Arroyo Naranjo
La Habana
Tel: 57-8446
Open: Monday to Saturday 10:00 -18:00
• Guanabacoa Municipal Museum
(Museo Municipal de Guanabacoa)
Calle Martí # 158 e/ Versalles y San Antonio,
Guanabacoa
La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 97-9117
Open: Monday to Saturday 10:00 -18:00
Sunday 09:00 -13:00
• Regla Municipal Museum
(Museo Municipal de Regla)
Calle Martí # 158 e/ Facciolo y La Piedra,
Regla
La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 97-6989
Open: Monday to Friday 10:00 -18:00
Sunday 09:00 -13:00
• Ceramic Art National Museum
(Museo Nacional de Cerámica)
Calle O´Reilley # 2 y Avenida del Puerto
La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 61-6130
Open: Daily 08:00 -17:00
• Music National Museum
(Museo Nacional de la Música)
Capdevila # 1 e/ Habana y Aguiar, Habana Vieja
La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 61-9846
Open: Tuesday to Saturday 09:00 -17:00
Sunday 08:00 -12:00
• Fine Arts Palace National Museum
(Museo Nacional Palacio de Bellas Artes)
Trocadero e/ Zulueta y Monserrate, Habana Vieja
La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 61-1864, 62-0140
Open: Monday to Thursday 10:00 -17:00
• Napoleonic Museum
(Museo Napoleónico)
San Miguel y Ronda, Centro Habana
La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 79 -1412, 79-1460
Open: Monday to Saturday 11:00 -17:30
Sunday 09:00 -12:30
• Numismatical Museum
(Museo Numismático)
Calle Oficios # 8 e/ Obispo y Obrapía
Habana Vieja, La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 62-2105, 61-5811
Open: Monday to Saturday 10:00 -17:00
Sunday 09:00 -13:00
• Remedios Carousal Museum
(Museo Parrandas Remedianas)
Calle Máximo Gómez # 71 e/ Alejandro
Ríos y Andrés del Rio
Remedios, Villa Clara
Open: Tuesday to Saturday 13:00 -18:00
Sunday 09:0 -13:00
• Cuban Postal Museum
(Museo Postal Cubano)
Ave. Rancho Boyeros, Plaza
(Ministerio de Comunicaciones), Vedado
La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 70-5581, 57-4150
Open: Monday to Friday 09:00-16:00
• Model Penitentiary Museum
(Museo Presidio Modelo)
Reparto Chacón, Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud
Open: Tuesday to Sunday 09:00 -17:00
• Romantic Museum
(Museo Romántico)
Calle Fernando Hernández Echemendía
# 52
Plaza Mayor, Trinidad
Open: Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 -17:00
Sunday: 09:00 -13:00
• Morro -Cabaña Military Historical
Park
(Parque Histórico Militar Morro-Cabaña)
Habana del Este, La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 62-0607
Open: Daily
• Tobacco Parlor
(Sala del Tabaco)
Calle Mercaderes # 120, La Habana Vieja
La Habana
Open: Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 -17:00
• Automotor Transport Parlor
(Sala de Transporte Automotor)
Calle Oficios # 12, La Habana Vieja
Open: Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 -17:00
Sunday: 09:00 -13:00
• Royal Force Castle
(Castillo de la Real Fuerza)
O´Reilley e/ Ave. del Puerto y Picón
Plaza de Armas, Habana Vieja
La Habana
Open: Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 -17:00
Sunday 10:00 -13:00
• Santa Clara Convent
(Convento de Santa Clara)
Cuba e/ Sol y Luz, Habana Vieja
La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 61-5043
Open: Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 -17:00
Sunday 09:00-13:00
• El Templete
Calle Baratillo esquina O´Reilley, Plaza de
Armas
La Habana Vieja, La Habana
Open: Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 -17:30
Sunday 09:00 -13:00
• Guayasamín Institution
(Fundación Guayasamín)
Obrapía y Mercaderes, Habana Vieja
La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 61-3843
Open: Tuesday to Saturday 10:30 -17:30
Sunday 09:00 -12:00
• Archaeological Studio
(Gabinete Arqueológico)
Calle Tacón # 12 e/ O´Reilley y Empedrado
La Habana Vieja, La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 61-4469
Open: Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 -17.00
Sunday 09:00 -12:00
• Siboney Farm
(La Granjita Siboney)
Carretera Siboney Km. 13 ½
Santiago de Cuba
Tel: (53-7) 9836
Open: Tuesday to Sunday 09:00 -17:00
• La Habana City Maquette
(Maqueta de la Ciudad de La Habana)
Calle 28 e/ 1ra y 3ra, Miramar
La Habana
Tefax: (53 -7) 24-2661
Open: Tuesday to Saturday 09:00 -17:00
• Cuban Historical Museum
(Museo Ambiente Histórico Cubano)
Calle Feliz Pena # 612 esquina Aquilera
Santiago de Cuba
Open: Monday to Saturday 09:00-18:00
Sunday 09:00-13:00
• Montané Anthropological Museum
(Museo Antropológico Montané)
Edificio Felipe Poey, Plaza Ignacio Agramonte
Habana Vieja, La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 61-5857
Open: Monday to Friday 08:00 -16:00
• Arms Museum
(Museo de Armas)
Calle O´Reilley # 2, Habana Vieja
La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 61-6130
Open: Tuesday to Saturday 09:00 -16:00
Sunday 09:00 -14:00
• Guamuaya Archaelogical Museum
(Museo Arqueología Guamuaya)
Calle Simón Bolívar # 457, Plaza Mayor
Trinidad
Tel: (53-7) 3420
Open: Tuesday to Saturday 09:00 -12:00 and 14:00 -18:00
Sunday: 09:00 -13:00
• Chorro de Maita Archaeology Museum
(Museo Arqueológico Chorro de Maita)
Chorro de Maita, Banes, Holguín
Open: Tuesday to Saturday 09:00 -17:00
Sunday 09:00 -13:00
• Trinidad Architecture Museum
(Museo Arquitectura de Trinidad)
Calle Desengaño # 83, Trinidad
Tel: (53-7) 3208
Open. Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 -17:00
Sunday: 10:00 -13:00
• Colonial Art Museum
(Museo Arte Colonial)
Calle Plácido # 74 Sur
Sancti Spiritus
Tel: (53-7) 25-455
Open: Wednesday to Monday 10:15 -17:45
Sunday 09:15 -12:45
• Abel Santa María House Museum
(Museo Casa Abel Santa María)
Calle 25 esquina O, Vedado
La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 70-0417
Open: Monday to Friday 10:00 -16:00
• Celia Sánchez Birthplace Museum
(Museo Casa Natal Celia Sánchez)
Raúl Podio # 111, Manzanillo
Granma
Tel: (53-7) 59-3476
Open: Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 -18:00
• José Martí Birthplace
Museum
(Museo Casa Natal José Martí)
Calle Leonor Pérez # 314 e/ Picota y Eguido
La Habana Vieja, La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 61-3778
Open: Tuesday to Saturday 09:00 -17:00
Sunday 09:00 -13:00
• Carlos Manuel de Céspedes
Birthplace Museum
(Museo Casa Natal Carlos Manuel de Céspedes)
Calle Maceo # 57, Bayamo, Granma
Tel: (53-7) 43-3864
Open: Tuesday to Saturday 12:00 -19:00
• Decorative Arts Museum
(Museo de Artes Decorativas)
Calle 17 # 502, esquina a E, Vedado
La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 30-9848, 30-8037
Open: Wednesday to Sunday 09:00 -16:45
• City Museum
(Museo de la Ciudad)
Calle Tacón # 1 e/ Obispo y O´Reilley
Habana Vieja, La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 61-2876
Open: Tuesday to Saturday 10:30 -17:00
Sunday 09:00 -13:00
• Museum of Education
(Museo de la Educación)
Plaza de la Catedral, Habana Vieja
La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 61-5468
Open: Monday to Saturday 10:00 -16:00
• Clandestine Struggle Museum
(Museo de la Lucha Clandestina)
Calle 24 e/ 43 y 45
Isla de la Juventud
Tel: (53-7) 24-689
Open: Tuesday to Saturday 09:00 -16:00
• Perfumery Museum
(Museo de la Perfumería)
Calle Oficios e/ Obispo y Obrapía, Habana Vieja
La Habana
Open: Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 -17:00
Sunday 09:00 -12:00
• Revolution Museum
(Museo de la Revolución)
Calle Refugio # 1, Habana Vieja
La Habana
Open: Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 -17:00
Sunday 09:00 -12:00
• Public Finances Museum
(Museo de las Finanzas)
Calle Obispo # 26 esquina a Cuba, Habana Vieja
La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 62-9962
Open: Monday to Saturday 09:00 -18:00
• Benito Juárez House
(Casa Benito Juárez)
Calle Obrapía # 116, La Habana Vieja
La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 61-8166
Open: Tuesday to Sunday 09:30 -17:00
• Africa House
(Casa de África)
Obrapía e/ Mercaderes y San Ignacio
La Habana Vieja, La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 61-5798
Open: Tuesday to Saturday 10:30 -12:30 and 14:00 -16:00
Sunday 10:00 -12:00
• Asia House
(Casa de Asia)
Mercaderes # 111, Habana Vieja
La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 63-9740
Open: Tuesday to Saturday 10:30 -16:00
Sunday: 10:00 -12:00
• Obrapía House
(Casa de la Obrapía)
Calle Obrapía # 118, La Habana Vieja
La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 61-3097
Open: Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 -16:00
Sunday 09:30 -12:00
• Poetry House
(Casa de la Poesía)
Muralla # 63, Habana Vieja
La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 62-1801
Open: Tuesday to Saturday 10:30 -17:00
• Lezama Lima House
(Casa Lezama Lima)
Calle Trocadero # 162, Habana Vieja
La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 63-4161
Open: Tuesday to Sunday 10:30 -17:00
• Arabs House
(Casa de los Árabes)
Calle Oficios # 8 e/ Obispo y Obrapía, Habana
Vieja
La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 61-5868
Open: Tuesday to Sunday 10:30 -18.30
• Simón Bolívar House
(Casa Simón Bolívar)
Calle Mercaderes # 158, La Habana Vieja
La Habana
Tel: (53-7) 61-3988
Open: Tuesday to Saturday 10:30-17:00
Sunday 10:00-12:30
NIGHT CLUBS AND BARS
HAVANA CITY NIGHT CLUBS
Habana Café: Address: Melia
Cohiba Hotel. Avenida Paseo y 3ra, El Vedado, Habana.
Café Mi Habana: Teatro Nacional
de Cuba: Address: Avenida Paseo y 39, Plaza, Habana.
Tel: 33 5713.
Salón Rosado Benny Moré:
La Tropical: Address: Avenida 41 y 46, Playa. Habana.
Tels. 29-0985/23-5322.
Jardines de La Tropical: Address:
Avenida 51, Marianao. La Habana.
Anfiteatro de Marianao: Address:
Calle 122 y 51, Marianao. La Habana. Tel: 20 9877.
Cabaret Turquino: Habana Libre Tryp:
Address: Calle L entre 23 y 25, El Vedado. Tel: 24-1562.
Sonando Duro: Group of Cuban popular
musical bands. Address: Café Cantante Mi Habana,
Teatro Nacional. Paseo y 39, Plaza. Every Thursday,
4.00 pm.
Noche Cubana Habana Club: With the
best Cuban traditional musical company. Address: Fundación
Habana Club. Avenida del Puerto No. 262, esquina a
Sol. La Habana Vieja. Daily.
Bajo el signo del Tambor: Folkloric
show of Córdova and its Obbara Project. Address:
Palacio de la Artesanía. Calle Cuba No. 64/
Peña Pobre y Cuarteles, La Habana Vieja. Every
Thursday, 10:00 pm.
Tropicana: Address: Calle 72 No.
4504 y calle 43, Marianao. Tels: 20-5144, 20-4215.
Tuesday to Sunday, 9 pm-2 am.
La Cecilia: Address: 5ta. Ave. Y
110, Miramar. Tel: 24-1562. Show of Cuban music and
dance with the best salsa groups. Thursday to Sunday,
9:30 pm.
Parisien: Hotel Nacional de Cuba. Tels: 33-3564 al
67. Friday to Wednesday, 9:00 pm-2:30 am.
TRADITIONAL MUSIC
Peña de Tata Güines:
Address: Palacio de la Artesanía. Calle Cuba
No. 64/ Peña Pobre y Cuarteles, La Habana Vieja.
Every Thursday, 10:00 pm.
Tertulia Échale Salsita: The
last Fridays of each month at Centro de La Música
Ignacio Piñeiro. Calle 17 y K, El Vedado.
Casa de la Trova: Traditional Music
with Voces del Caney group and El Septeto Típico
de Sones. Address: San Lázaro, entre Gervasio
y Belascoaín, Centro Habana, Fridays, 6:00
pm
Peña de Changüí Habana:
With music from the Cuban East. Address: Casa de la
Cultura Julián del Casal. Calle Aguilar, entre
Amargura y Teniente Rey, La Habana Vieja. Fridays,
8:00 pm.
OTHERS
Jazz groups performing live: Address:
Jazz Café, Galerías de Paseo. Calle
Paseo y 1ra, El Vedado. Every evening, from 9:00 pm
to 2:00 am.
Compañía Flamenca Ecos: Address:
Patio Sevillano, Hotel Sevilla. Trocadero 55 entre
Prado y Zulueta, La Habana Vieja. Mondays and Fridays,
9:00 pm.
Peña de Músicos Salseros: Address:
Casa de la Música de la EGREM. Calle 20 y 35,
Miramar. From Tuesdays to Sundays, from 4:00 pm to
7:00 pm. Tel: 24 0447.
VARADERO NIGHT CLUBS
Discoteca La Bamba: Address:
Hotel Tuxpan. Varadero. Tel:66 7560. From: 10:00pm-4:00am.
Disco and Latin music.
Discoteca La Patana: Address: Canal
del Paso Malo Varadero. Tel: 66 7791. From: 9:00 pm-2:45
am. Cover $3.00 USD.
Palacio de la Rumba: Disco located
on Avenida de Las Américas. Tel: 66 8210. From,
10:00 pm – 5:00 am.
Disco Habana Club: Address: Avenida
2da y calle 63. Varadero. Tel: 66-5178, From: 10:00
pm – 4:00 am.
Cabaret Continental: Address: Hotel
Internacional. Carretera Las Américas. Varadero.
Tel: 61 3011/66, 7038-39. Fax 66 7246.
Cabaret Cueva del Pirata: Address:
Carretera las Morlas km 11, Varadero. Tel: 66 7751.
From 9:00 pm – 2:45 am. Show at 10:30 pm. Cover
$10:00 USD.
Jardines Mediterráneo: Address:
Avenida 1ra, entre 54 y 55, Varadero. Tel: 61 2460.
Cabaret from 9:00 pm to 2:00 am.
Mambo Club: Thematic Club. Next to Gran Hotel, Varadero.
From 9:00 pm to 4:00 am.
Habana Café: Address: Hotel
Sol Club Las Sirenas. Avenida Las Américas
y calle K, Rpto: La Torre. Varadero. Tel: 66-8070.
KARAOKES
Piano Mar La Noche Azul: Karaoke shows, Cuban and
international beverages, as well as the latest best
Cuban music. Address: Centro Cultural de Artex. Calle
60 y 3ra Avenida, Varadero. Tel. 66 7415. Every day
from 8:00 pm to 4:00 am.
Karaoke: Live performances where you can become an
interpreter of your favorite songs and you can also
dance salsa. Address: Calzada San Luis y Tenaza, Matanzas.
Tel: 25 3330. Every day, from 8:00 pm to 4:00 am.
Piano Bar Pinocho: Piano live performances, karaoke
and the possibility of tasting your favorite beverages.
Address: Calle Medio, entre Ayuntamiento y Santa Teresa,
Matanzas. Tel: 25 3262. Every day, from 10:00 am to
10:00 pm.
RESTAURANTS
La Bodeguita del Medio: For 58 years,
La Bodeguita del Medio -founded in 1941 by Angel Martínez-
has been the best creole restaurant, a meeting place
and inventory of the famous and people in general.
It´s a genuine exponent of the Cuban culture.
Many personalities have visited it: Hemingway made
the Mojito famous, the traditional cocktail of the
house; Nicolás Guillén, the roast pork
leg; Presidents of States, Nobel Prizes, writers,
poets, painters and artists in general have left their
memories on the walls covered by autographs and photos
that revive our history.
Mesón Honda: A magnificent
reproduction of a Spanish inn, including delicious
tapas made from regular and blood sausage, pimentos
and other tidbits. They go perfectly with a cold beer
in a mug or glass of wine from a good year.
Address: Hostal Casa del Comendador.
Calle Oficios No. 53, Old Havana.
Open 12 noon - 12 midnight.
Vuelta Abajo: The name of an important
tobacco zone, traditional Cuban food with an interesting
twist: it’s mainly based on fruit! One of the
most popular dishes is the Pescado al Trapiche Colonial
(Colonial Sugar Mill Fish), made with ginger and molasses.
Also delicious is the Rollos de Cerdo en Salsa de
Mango (Pork Roll with Mango Sauce), beautifully presented
and so good you’ll leave the plate spotless.
Address: Hostal Conde de Villanueva. Calle
Mercaderes No. 202 esq. a Lamparilla, Old Habana.
Open 12 noon - 12 midnight.
La Floridana Restaurant: This luxurious
establishment can accommodate 60 diners and is one
of the hotel’s jewels. Its foyer has a cafeteria,
and is a fine spot to have drinks before dinner or
lunch. It mainly offers traditional Cuban cuisine,
but it’s international fare will impress even
the most exacting clientele. The Pollo Florida (Florida
Chicken) is a house special, a delicious slab of boned
chicken filled with shrimp and béchamel, bathed
in seafood sauce and batter-fried shrimp.
Address: Hotel Florida. Calle Obispo, esquina
a Cuba, La Habana Vieja. Open 12 noon - 12
midnight.
The house restaurant, La Paella,
has a specialty of Valencian paella which won the
International Paella Prize in Valencia. Their young
Cuban chef has also triumphed in other contests, and
is a rather proficient cook. The 68-capacity restaurant
is decorated in a traditional Spanish theme, complete
with bullfight photos, paintings from that country,
historical images and more.
Address: Hostal Valencia. Calle Oficios No.
53, Old Habana.
Open 12 noon - 12 midnight.
El Abanico de Cristal gourmet restaurant:
Traditional Cuban and International food, specializing
in rice. Its paella is deservedly noted among the
best in the city. Address: Hotel Cohiba. Calle
Paseo e/ 1ra y 3ra, Vedado.
Open 12 noon - 12 midnight.
La Piazza Italian restaurant: Excellent
food with a 40-capacity dining area, decorated under
a Cuban baseball motif. Many photos of important players
from Cuba’s favorite sport.
Address: Hotel Cohiba. Calle Paseo e/ 1ra
y 3ra, Vedado.
Open 12 noon - 12 midnight
El Cedrano buffet restaurant: One
of the finest in the capital with a 360 person capacity.
Address: Hotel Cohiba. Calle Paseo e/ 1ra
y 3ra, Vedado.
Open 12 noon - 12 midnight.
La Bella Cubana gourmet restaurant: Top
quality dishes prepared by exclusive chefs. The only
one of its kind in the hotel, it has an ample menu
and always gives an elegant touch.
Address: Hotel Melia Habana. Ave.3ra, e/ 76
y 80, Miramar.
Open 12 noon - 12 midnight.
La Scala Italian restaurant: The
best in genuine Italian cuisine.
Address: Hotel Melia Habana. Ave.3ra, e/ 76
y 80, Miramar.
Open 12 noon - 12 midnight.
Cojímar restaurant: Poolside
with a huge terrace looking out onto the sea. Delicious
rice dishes including exquisite paella.
Address: Hotel Melia Habana. Ave.3ra, e/ 76
y 80, Miramar.
Open 12 noon - 12 midnight.
L’ Aiglon Restaurant: The
perfect choice for exquisite Cuban and international
food in an upscale but accessible restaurant. Conservation
of original decoration including silverware, furniture,
candelabras, and beautiful ceiling lamps, all straight
from the 50’s. The filet mignon is terrific,
served with bread slices bathed in special sauce.
Also divine are the lobster platter or Santiago shrimp,
unique to this eating place.
Address: Hotel Riviera. Calle Paseo y Malecón,
Vedado.
Open 12 noon - 12 midnight.
Habana Mirador restaurant: A breakfast
buffet in the morning for those on the Royal Floor,
it also opens to the public for a la carte lunch and
dinner. Has a splendid outdoor terrace with an incredible
view of the city.
Address: Hotel Riviera. Calle Paseo y Malecón.
Open 12 noon - 12 midnight.
Roof Garden: Elegant a la carte
restaurant on the 9th floor, known for its decoration
and incredible view. It is an exceptional treat to
find oneself in this establishment for a late afternoon
sunset, when the city’s lights first start to
shine and Havana begins to glow in all its splendor.
One can enjoy a wonderful dinner while backdropped
by the bay lights, and perhaps even a song and dance.
Address: Hotel Sevilla. Calle Trocadero, no.
55.
La Marina: Very agreeable place,
quite down-to-earth with open air and excellent seafood
at reasonable prices. With a festive atmosphere, it's
located in Havana's historic center.
Address: Teniente Reyes, corner with Oficios.
Open 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 midnight.
La Torre de Marfil: Delicious Cantonese
dishes in an atmosphere of Chinese traders. Done in
gold and red, with antique silverware and hosts of
Chinese descent. Prices between $5 and $20 USD.
Address: Calle Mercaderes between Obispo
y Obrapía.
Open 12 noon - 12 midnight.
El Aljibe: Very agreeable and popular
spot for Cuban food prepared as if it were straight
from mom's pot. They have an all-you-can-eat roast
chicken special with black beans and rice for $12
USD, drinks not included.
Address: 7th Street between 24th and 26th,
Miramar.
Open 12 noon - 12 midnight.
La Guarida Paladar: Family restaurant
specializes in Cuban cooking and is famous for being
filmed in the movie Fresa y Chocolate (Strawberry
and Chocolate). Prices are about $25 USD per person.
Address: Concordia # 418 between Gervasio
y Escobar.
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