Mesón de la Chorrera

CA3
Style of place: Scenic view/café
Ambience
Popularity
Entertainment
Service
Best for: Having a drink overlooking the ocean in a place which feels authentic and which buzzes with life.
Worst for: Getting washed away in a hurricane. Plastic chairs. Basic drinks and service.
Malecón y Calle 20, Vedado
12m to 12am. daily
  • This bar is located in an old fortress at the mouth of the Río Almendares and offers some good views and nice atmosphere, weather permitting (when there is a stiff breeze, waves will crash over the place). There is also a restaurant upstairs.

    This place almost merges with the young Cubans who hang out on the malecon just outside which gives the whole area a little bit of a buzz and a grimy authentic Havana feel.

    
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