Telégrafo Hotel bar

CA2
Style of place: Scenic view/café
Ambience
Popularity
Entertainment
Service
Best for: Having a quick pit stop, people watching. Interesting interior architecture.
Worst for: Pretty average service and drinks.
Paseo del Prado No.408, esquina Neptuno, Old Havana
noon-midnight daily
  • 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 busy atmosphere to match the surroundings.

    
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