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 …

Across from Parque Central, the Tacón Theater was inaugurated in April, 1838. At the time, this was Havana’s most important theater and arguably one of the best in the continent for its elegance, comf …

Opened in 1960, and reopened in 1979 after being fully restored, this is one of Havana’s most important cultural venues. It promotes dance, drama, theater for both adults and children, music and visua …

Located on the north-east corner of the Plaza de la Catedral, this mid18th-century building is unusual in having three façades: the main one on Empedrado and the other two facing Mercaderes and the sq …

Owners Wilki and Adelaida have turned their home into one of the more distinctive and eccentric venues in Havana, offering dance classes in tango and salsa, along with a floor show and dancing later o …

This former social club is part of a network of societies for local Spanish descendents. Nowadays it’s dedicated almost entirely to flamenco, with performances from homegrown troupes like Ecos and Hab …

This club is literally right upstairs from the Miramar Casa de la Música. It is a smaller venue than its downstairs neighbor and is generally a bit calmer, although when popular reggaeton acts are pla …

Vedado needs to be shaken up sometimes and the Yellow Submarine is making a fair effort. While this is a Beatled themed and decorated place it is first and foremost a house of Cuban rock music. The mu …

Across the street from the ICAIC (Cuban Film Institute), this lobby-turned-bar offers a very pleasant place to get a pre or post cinema drink with lots of film memorabilia around. The weekend offers g …

This is a beautiful location with the main action-taking place in a lovely outdoor garden facing the sea while inside an up-market restaurant takes the bottom floor of another exceptional Havana mansi …