Casa de la Música de Miramar LH 
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The Miramar house of music has been a mainstay for the very best salsa bands for many years now. It is an absolute must if you have any interest in salsa. It is housed in a beautiful old Havana mansio …
Salsa/Timba Live music venueAdmission: CUC 10-20Open: Open 10pm-3am dailyCalle 20, esquina 35, Playa 
Havana Libre Hotel – Salon Turquino LH 4
Definitely a place for posh spice. This is certainly the best view in Havana to watch a cabaret show (there is often a popular band and disco following the show). The room is on the 26th floor of the …
Salsa/Timba Live music venueAdmission: CUC 10-25Open: 10pm-4am dailyHabana Libre Hotel, Calle L, entre 23 y 25 
Don Cangrejo LH 5
Don Cangrejo has over the past couple of years become the Friday night party venue of choice/last resort. The Friday night party crowd originally was the beautiful young Cuban crowd who were always lo …
Contemporary fusion Live music venueAdmission: CUC 5Open: 11pm to 3amAvenida 1ra between Calles 16 & 18 
El Mesón de la Flota LH 4
The Meson de la Flota is the quintessential tavern. Relatively dark inside and with a great flamenco band, which is basically headquartered here, this makes for a good intimate atmosphere. You do need …
Flamenco Live music venueOpen: Open 12m to 12am$44 - $65ROOMS: 5Mercaderes No. 257, entre Amargura y Teniente Rey, Old Havana 
Salón Rojo LH 4
It is a little hard to see nowadays that the Hotel Capri used to be a luxury hotel and a key center for gambling. It is seems to have been in a process of refurbishment forever. We look forward to the …
Salsa/Timba Live music venueAdmission: CUC 10-25Open: Open 10pm-4amHotel Capri, Calle 21, entre N y O, Vedado 
Casa de la Música de Centro Habana LH 4+
This really is the place to go if you want to see the very best Cuban salsa bands. The Galiano venue quickly gained a reputation as the best venue for salsa after its opening in 2003. There is much mo …
Salsa/Timba Live music venueAdmission: CUC 5-25Open: Open 10pm-4.30am Tue-SunGaliano, entre Neptuno y Concordia, Centro Habana 
Café Cantante Mi Habana LH 4
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 …
Salsa/Timba Live music venueAdmission: CUC 10Open: 8pm to 3amTeatro Nacional de Cuba, Avenida Paseo, esquina 39, Plaza de la Revolución 
Salón Rosado de la Tropical LH 5-
This was once known as the legendary beer garden where Arsenio tore it up in the 40s. It is still a big part of the live music scene today for large concerts, parties and other special events, which b …
Salsa/Timba Live music venueAdmission: CUC 1Open: varies wildlyAve.41 esq. 46, Nicanor del Campo 
Meliá Cohíba Hotel – Habana Café LH 4-
This is where Vincent Vega would get his ten-dollar shake in Havana and although you cannot actually sit inside the Chevy, Pontiac and Buick, which grace the interior; they do add 1950’s chic to the p …
Salsa/Timba Live music venueAdmission: CUC 15Open: 8pm-2.30am daily; Performances: 9pm (main band at 11.30pm) Thur-Sun$100 - $110ROOMS: 409Hotel Meliá Cohíba, Avenida Paseo, esquina 3ra, Vedado 
Submarino Amarillo LH 3
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 …
Heavy metal/rock Live music venueAdmission: CUC 2Calle 17, corner Calle 6, Vedado 