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78 ❯❯ Cuba Area by Area

Traditional Music Venues

Sábado de la Rumba
1 where scantily clad showgirls in
MAP S2 • Calle 4 103, Vedado
fanciful, ruffled costumes parade
• 7830 3060 • Open 3pm Sat • Adm under the treetops (see p77).
Cuba’s premier Afro-Cuban dance
Sangri-La
troupe puts on a spell binding 6
performance, as the beat draws MAP F5 • Calle 42 esq. 21,
people to the dance floor. Miramar • 5264 8343 • Open
noon–3am daily • Adm
Palacio de la Rumba
2 One of Havana’s sizzling hot new
MAP U2 • Calle San Miguel
private nightclubs, it feels like a
860, Centro Habana • 7873 0990 piece of Miami in Cuba.
• Open from 9pm daily • Adm
La Zorra y El Cuervo
Groups such as the kings of rumba, 7
Los Muñequitos de Matanzas, play MAP U1 • Ave 23, Vedado
to a packed house here. Listings are • 7833 2402 • Open 10pm–2am
posted in the window of the venue. • Adm
Top-ranked artists play at what is
Café Taberna
3 considered to be Havana’s premier
jazz club. Its name translates as
MAP X5 • Calle Mercaderes 531,
La Habana Vieja • 7861 1637 • Open “the fox and the crow.”
noon–11pm daily • Adm for shows
Fabrica de Arte
Occupying a restored 18th-century 8
mansion, this restaurant has a MAP S2 • Calle 26 esq 11,
house band that performs hits Vedado • 7838 2260 • Open
from yesteryear. 8pm–3am Thu–Sun • Adm
This hip, new multimedia bar,
La Bodeguita del Medio
4 gallery, and event venue has a New
MAP W4 • Calle Empedrado
York vibe and an ever-changing
207, La Habana Vieja • 7867 1374 menu of live performances.
• Open 10:30am–11:30pm daily
Casa de la Música
Troubadors play non-stop at this 9
legendary and popular venue, MAP V2 • Av. Galiano 235,
famous for its mojitos and associ- Centro Habana • 7862 4165
ations with Ernest Hemingway. • Open 4–7pm, 10pm–2am daily
• Adm
Tropicana
5 Hugely popular with Cubans,
This sensational cabaret,
this is a great place for salsa
billed as “Paradise Under the Stars,” music. It has excellent afternoon
is held in an open-air auditorium, dance matinees.
Salón Rojo
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MAP U1 • Calle 21 e/
N y O, Vedado • 7833
0666 • Open 10pm–4am
Wed–Sun • Adm
Considered to be Havana’s
top salsa venue, this sizzling
red-themed dance club in
the upscale Hotel Capri
hosts big-name groups,
such as Buena Fe and Los
Van Van. It is best to arrive
Costumed performers at Tropicana after midnight.
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