You are herelahabana.com › Havana Guide › Bars & clubs › Traditional bar › Café París

Café París

CA3
Style of place: Traditional bar
Ambience
Popularity
Entertainment
Service
Best for: Great live band
Worst for: Has become beautified and lost some of its old gritty atmosphere
Obispo esquina San Ignacio, Old Havana
8am-1am daily

    • Although about as Parisian as Middleborough, Café Paris remained for many years one of the highlights of any bar crawl around Old Havana. It is also somewhere you may find yourself coming back to again and again. If first appearances are underwhelming, its real charm is in the brilliant house band along with a consistently good small intimate atmosphere where you cannot fail to meet interesting characters. Unfortunately, over the last year or two the tourist buses seem to have discovered the place and now drive out any interesting characters.

    
  • Amanecer

    Amanecer  LH 2+

    The shows at this quite large club with a capacity of 130 generally start around 10pm with a mixture of your normal Cuban fare. To look out for is the Thursday night DJ who plays spinning salsa, regga …

    Electronic music / DJ NightclubAdmission: CUC 3Open: Open 10pm-3am dailyCalle 15 No. 112, esquina O, Vedado
    Cocodrilo Humor Club

    Cocodrilo Humor Club  LH 2

    This is a comfortable place with a nice modern ambience inside. It features comics on a nightly basis who, if you can manage to understand what they are saying, can be pretty funny although much of th …

    NightclubAdmission: CUC 5Open: Open: 10pm-3am dailyCalle 3ra, entre 10 y 12, Vedado
    Ambos Mundos Hotel (Lobby Bar)

    Ambos Mundos Hotel (Lobby Bar)  LH 2+

    The elegant lobby bar of this hotel can have its ambience thrown somewhat out of sync by visiting tour groups on the Hemingway hunt. There is however often a great piano player downstairs and the roof …

    Scenic view/caféOpen: Open 24 hrs daily$48 - $83ROOMS: 52Obispo, esquina Mercaderes, Old Havana
    Cafetería 23 y P

    Cafetería 23 y P  LH 2

    Close to the Yara cinema, this is a regular bar that has become a gay evening hangout simply because most of its clients happen to be, well, gay.

    Neighborhood barOpen: 7am-3am dailyCalle 23, esquina P, Vedado
    Dos Hermanos Bar

    Dos Hermanos Bar  LH 2+

    Regarded as one of the most famous restaurants in town, the old Los Dos Hermanos (The Two Brothers) restaurant used to be a place serving shellfish, fish, stews and good wine. Visiting celebrities, su …

    Traditional barOpen: 10am-midnight dailyAve. del Puerto (San Pedro) No 305, esquina Sol
    Centro Vasco

    Centro Vasco  LH 2+

    This is located very close to the Meliá Cohíba hotel and is one of the best locations is you want a low-key inexpensive venue with a good atmosphere. Its Basque owner opened this in 1954 as a restaura …

    NightclubAdmission: CUC 5Open: 10am-2.30amCalle 3ra, esquina 4, Vedado
    La Fuente

    La Fuente  LH 2+

    In the interests of transparency I have to admit that this used to be my local and I maintain a very soft spot for the place. With greenery on all sides and a (generally nonfunctioning) fountain in th …

    Neighborhood barOpen: 11.30am to 1.30am dailyCalle 13, entre F y G, Vedado
    Hotel Raquel – Bar Lejaim

    Hotel Raquel – Bar Lejaim  LH 2+

    This is a pleasant downstairs bar located in a gorgeously renovated Old Havana boutique hotel whose roof will take your breath away. Every Wednesday evening there is an open bar.

    Scenic view/caféOpen: noon-midnight dailyCalle Amargura, esquina San Ignacio, Old Havana
    Cafetería Sofía

    Cafetería Sofía  LH 2+

    This is the local that everyone loves to hate. On a quiet night it may be the only bar in the neighborhood that is really busy, which, given its unattractive décor and lack of sophistication may come …

    Neighborhood barOpen: 24 hrs dailyCalle 23 No. 202, esquina O, Centro Havana
    Chico O’Farrill Bar

    Chico O’Farrill Bar  LH 1

    One of the better places among those found in Havana Vieja’s hostales, this place serves as a relaxing hideaway by day or by night. Bands perform on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. While it has an I …

    Traditional barOpen: 10am-11pm dailyPalacio O’Farrill, Calle Cuba No. 102, esquina Chacón, Old Havana
    « 8 of 8 pages
    • You are herelahabana.com › Havana Guide › Bars & clubs › Traditional bar › Café París
  • LaHabana.com