Café Cantante Mi Habana LH 
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What Café Cantante lacks in comfort and service (especially from the doormen) it more than makes up for in the quality of the artists which play there and the busy atmosphere. Afternoon shows feature …
Salsa/Timba Live music venueAdmission: CUC 10Open: 8pm to 3amTeatro Nacional de Cuba, Avenida Paseo, esquina 39, Plaza de la Revolución 
Parisién Cabaret LH 4
The Parisién is located within the Hotel Nacional and benefits from the same rich history. The show is on a much smaller scale than the Tropicana with much fewer dancers, which makes it more intimate …
Cabaret Cabaret venueAdmission: CUC 35Open: Open 9pm-2amHotel Nacional, Calle O, esquina 21, Vedado 
La Campana LH 4+
Chill out bar and grill, La Campana seems at first glance more an upmarket homestead finca (farm) than anything else. This is an upmarket ranchón beside a nice pool. The tables are comfortable and wel …
Electronic music / DJ Contemporary BarAdmission: CUC 5Open: Open 10am-midnightCalle 212, No. 2904 entre 29 y 31, La Lisa, Playa 
El Mesón de la Flota LH 4
The Meson de la Flota is the quintessential tavern. Relatively dark inside and with a great flamenco band, which is basically headquartered here, this makes for a good intimate atmosphere. You do need …
Flamenco Live music venueOpen: Open 12m to 12am$44 - $65ROOMS: 5Mercaderes No. 257, entre Amargura y Teniente Rey, Old Havana 
Melia Habana Sports Bar LH 4+
Opened early in 2013 this represents a creative leap of thought by the management of the Melia Hotel. Out with the Brazilian outdoor restaurant and in with the uber modern sports bar with big screen T …
Sports BarOpen: 12:30 1a.mMelia Habana Hotel, Ave. 3ra entre 76 y 80, Playa 
Bohemio Bar LH 5
Bar Bohemio is more of a Bohemian style café than bar, owned and managed by ex-ballerinas from the National Ballet company. This is an extremely comfortable and warm place with great music, which make …
Traditional barCalle 21 No 1065 entre 12 y 14 
Salón Rosado de la Tropical LH 5-
This was once known as the legendary beer garden where Arsenio tore it up in the 40s. It is still a big part of the live music scene today for large concerts, parties and other special events, which b …
Salsa/Timba Live music venueAdmission: CUC 1Open: varies wildlyAve.41 esq. 46, Nicanor del Campo 
Sloppy Joe’s Bar LH 5-
6pm is Sloppy Joe cocktail hour again at the original Sloppy Joe’s saloon, an iconic Cuban bar that reopened Friday April 12, 2013 after a nearly 50-year break in its original location. The restoratio …
Traditional BarÁnimas, esq. Zulueta La Habana Vieja 
Casa de la Música de Miramar LH 4
The Miramar house of music has been a mainstay for the very best salsa bands for many years now. It is an absolute must if you have any interest in salsa. It is housed in a beautiful old Havana mansio …
Salsa/Timba Live music venueAdmission: CUC 10-20Open: Open 10pm-3am dailyCalle 20, esquina 35, Playa 
El Floridita LH 5
While the Floridita has its detractors, it is probably worth stopping in for a daiquiri just because it is there. It has certainly been around the block since it first opened its doors over 200 years …
Traditional BarAdmission: FreeOpen: Open 11am-midnight daily$48 - $83ROOMS: 25Obispo #557, esq. a Monserrat, Habana Vieja 