El Floridita
Obispo 557, Habana Vieja, Havana
El Floridita is Havana's most famous bar — a pink-and-mahogany establishment at the corner of Obispo and Monserrate that claims to be the birthplace of the daiquiri and was Ernest Hemingway's preferred drinking spot during his two decades of living in Cuba.
La Bodeguita del Medio
Empedrado, La Habana Vieja, Havana, Cuba
La Bodeguita del Medio is Havana's most famous bar — a tiny restaurant on Calle Empedrado in Old Havana that has been serving mojitos since 1942 and whose walls are covered in autographs, photographs, and graffiti from Ernest Hemingway, Gabriel García Márquez, Pablo Neruda, Salvador Allende, Nat King Cole, and every other cultural luminary who passed through Havana in the 20th century.
Mercado de San José
Avenida del Puerto & Cuba, Habana Vieja
The Mercado Artesanal de San José is Havana's biggest craft and souvenir market — housed in a restored 19th-century warehouse on the harbour front near the cruise port, with over 200 stalls selling everything from Che Guevara T-shirts and domino sets to quality wood carvings, paintings, handmade jewellery, and leather goods.
Plaza Vieja
Plaza Vieja, Habana Vieja, Havana
Plaza Vieja is Old Havana's most successfully restored square — a 16th-century plaza that has been returned to its original beauty after decades of neglect (including the particularly unfortunate 1950s decision to build an underground parking garage beneath it, since demolished).
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