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Nightlife & the Arts in Havana
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Azotea de Dulce Maria
Azotea de Dulce Maria is a good music club in La Habana Vieja... |
Music Clubs | Havana |
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Bar Dos Hermanos
Bar Dos Hermanos was once a Hemingway haunt; come here to drink... |
Bars | Havana |
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Café Cantante "Mi Habana"
Café Cantante "Mi Habana", on the upper edge of Vedado... |
Music Clubs | Havana |
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Café O'Reilly
At Café O'Reilly, you can take a seat on a New Orleans-like... |
Bars | Havana |
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Café Paris
Café Paris, 24-hour standby, usually offers entertainment... |
Music Clubs | Havana |
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Café Taberna
Café Taberna, founded in 1772, was restored in mid-2001... |
Music Clubs | Havana |
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Carmen Montilla
Carmen Montilla has a patio filled with sculptures and other... |
Art Galleries | Havana |
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Casa 10 de Octubre
Casa 10 de Octubre, which is just south of La Habana Vieja, hosts... |
Arts Centers | Havana |
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Casa de África
Casa de África, as its name suggests, specializes in Afro-Cuban... |
Arts Centers | Havana |
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Casa de la Amistad
Casa de la Amistad is open every day but Monday. Come to hear... |
Arts Centers | Havana |
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Casa de la Comedia
Casa de la Comedia has a full and ever-changing roster of events... |
Arts Centers | Havana |
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Casa de la Cultura Julián del Casal
Casa de la Cultura Julián del Casal is one of the most... |
Arts Centers | Havana |
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Casa de la Trova
Casa de la Trova is a good place to hear traditional Cuban music... |
Arts Centers | Havana |
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Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales
Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales puts an emphasis on... |
Art Galleries | Havana |
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Cine Charles Chaplin
Cine Charles Chaplin, an extremely large movie house, shows pictures... |
Film | Havana |
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Cine Payret
Cine Payret shows American films, nearly always westerns, starting... |
Film | Havana |
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Cine Yara
Cine Yara, near the Parque Coppelia and its famous ice-cream... |
Film | Havana |
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Club Ipanema
Club Ipanema, a hot dance club in the Hotel Copacabana, has an... |
Dance Clubs | Havana |
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Delirio Habanero
Delirio Habanero is not known to many visitors despite its being... |
Arts Centers | Havana |
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Dos Gardenias
Dos Gardenias always offers some type of musical event. The Bar... |
Arts Centers | Havana |
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El Gato Tuerto
El Gato Tuerto is just steps from the Hotel Nacional, offering... |
Music Clubs | Havana |
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El Patio
El Patio is one of those quintessential Havana spots. You'll... |
Bars | Havana |
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El Polvorín
El Polvorín is a little-known place tucked in El Morro... |
Bars | Havana |
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Galería Haydee Santamaría
Galería Haydee Santamaría, named for a fallen heroine... |
Art Galleries | Havana |
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Galería Horacio Ruiz
Galería Horacio Ruiz is open Monday-Saturday 10-4. It's... |
Art Galleries | Havana |
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Galería los Oficios-Nelson Dominguez
Galería los Oficios-Nelson Dominguez displays the sculptures... |
Art Galleries | Havana |
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Galería Roberto Diago
Galería Roberto Diago has a wonderful patio that is as... |
Art Galleries | Havana |
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Galería Victor Manuel
Galería Victor Manuel shows works by Latin American artists... |
Art Galleries | Havana |
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Galería-Estudio Yanes
Galería-Estudio Yanes is open Tuesday-Sunday 10-5 (admission... |
Art Galleries | Havana |
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Gran Teatro de la Habana
Gran Teatro de la Habana, also known as the Teatro García... |
Theater | Havana |
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Habana Café
Habana Café in the Hotel Meliá Cohiba offers a... |
Cabaret | Havana |
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ICAIC
ICAIC is where the Cuban film industry's central nervous system... |
Film | Havana |
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Jazz Café
Jazz Café is Havana's other jazz place, and a good one... |
Music Clubs | Havana |
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Jazz Club La Zorra y el Cuervo
Jazz Club La Zorra y el Cuervo is the city's premier jazz venue... |
Music Clubs | Havana |
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La Cecilia
La Cecilia has a feather-clad chorus, who dance to incandescent... |
Cabaret | Havana |
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La Columnata Egipciana
La Columnata Egipciana is a hot spot that has Buena Vista Social... |
Music Clubs | Havana |
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La Lluvia de Oro
La Lluvia de Oro, which is open around the clock, often has live... |
Music Clubs | Havana |
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La Rampa
La Rampa starts showing movies at 5 and 8". "Sundays at 2, 5... |
Film | Havana |
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La Riviera
La Riviera is where Cuban and international films start rolling... |
Film | Havana |
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Monserrate
Monserrate is just across from Fidel's student-days hangout... |
Music Clubs | Havana |
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Palacio de la Salsa
Palacio de la Salsa is, as its name suggests, the place to hear... |
Dance Clubs | Havana |
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Parisien Café
Parisien Café, found in the ever-popular and always hopping... |
Cabaret | Havana |
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Piano Bar La Torre
Piano Bar La Torre offers giddy views and fabulous music. Depending... |
Music Clubs | Havana |
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Río Club
Río Club, just across the Río Almendares, is this... |
Dance Clubs | Havana |
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Sala Macumba Habana
Sala Macumba Habana is the hottest spot in town at this writing... |
Dance Clubs | Havana |
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Taberna del Galeón
Taberna del Galeón, just off the eastern corner of the... |
Bars | Havana |
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Taller Experimental de la Gráfica
Taller Experimental de la Gráfica is the place to head... |
Art Galleries | Havana |
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Teatro Amadeo Roldán
Teatro Amadeo Roldán is the home of the Sinfónica... |
Theater | Havana |
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Teatro Julio Antonio Mella
Teatro Julio Antonio Mella, the home of the Danza Contemporánea... |
Theater | Havana |
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Teatro Nacional
Teatro Nacional, Cuba's most important theater, is used for classical... |
Theater | Havana |
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Teatro Trianon
Teatro Trianon stages plays by contemporary playwrights.... |
Theater | Havana |
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Terracota 4 Galería-Estudio
Terracota 4 Galería-Estudio specializes in ceramic and... |
Art Galleries | Havana |
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Tropicana
Tropicana is still Havana's most famous floor show, under the... |
Cabaret | Havana |
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