La Roca

CA2
Style of place: Nightclub
Cover: CUC 5
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Best for: Great comedy shows for the well versed.
Worst for: Trying to understand what the Cuban comics are saying
Calle 21, esquina M, Vedado
(+53)7834 - 4501
12m to 12a.m. daily
  • 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 for the comedy show, which performs at 10.30pm each night. If you want to see how, it is probably best to have dinner first at the restaurant, which secures you a good view.

    
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