You are herelahabana.com › Havana Guide › Bars & clubs › Live music venue › Copa Room

Copa Room

CA

3

Style of place: Live music venue

Cover: CUC 10

Style of music: Salsa/Timba

Ambience
Popularity
Entertainment
Service

Best for: Some of Havana’s best groups do still play there at weekends and it can get busy.

Worst for: Run down décor.

Havana Riviera, Paseo, entre Malecón y 1ra , Vedado

(+53)7836 - 4051

The Copa Room, for a while known as the Palacio de la Salsa, is inside the Hotel Riviera, which was built by Meyer Lansky just before the Revolution. The show currently playing is not the best and the décor is a little run down. Some of Havana’s best groups do still play there at weekends and it can get busy.

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

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

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 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

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 › Live music venue › Copa Room