Telégrafo Hotel bar LH 
2+
This contemporary ground floor bar would not look out of place in New York or LA. Well worth a pit stop although as with many of these types of bars in Cuba it never really manages to create a funky b …
Scenic view/caféOpen: noon-midnight dailyPaseo del Prado No.408, esquina Neptuno, Old Havana 
La Roca LH 2
La Roca has a very pleasant bar with great decoration (lots of 1950’s art deco glass), which makes a good pit stop if you are around. Recently this has started to attract large queues of mainly Cubans …
NightclubAdmission: CUC 5Open: 12m to 12a.m. dailyCalle 21, esquina M, Vedado 
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 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) 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 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 
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 
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 
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 
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 