La Bodeguita del Medio
In La Bodeguita del Medio you will enjoy the joy and taste of Creole food in Old Havana, Cuba
La Bodeguita del Medio.
©Gabriel Bermejo.
La Bodeguita del Medio is one of the most famous restaurants in Havana and also in Cuba. It is a must-see when you visit Old Havana, where famous writers and artists and important politicians have passed through. The journalist Leandro Garcia, after signing the wall of this place, started the tradition that the celebrities who pass through it leave a mark or a memory, either in the form of a photo, an object, or graffiti. You can find historical signatures such as Salvador Allende, Ernest Hemingway, or Pablo Neruda, among many others.
La Bodeguita del Medio Restaurant
©Contafisca.
This restaurant dates back to 1942, when it was a small shop known as La Bodeguita de Martínez, selling drinks and some sautés. At that time is was already frequented by thinkers who used to go to a nearby printing house before meeting in La Bodeguita.
Little by little, La Bodeguita started to host more food and drinks, as well the amount of people who dined there. Even though they don’t know exactly when this started, it began to be known as La Bodeguita del Medio.
You can’t miss your chance to visit this place on your way through Habana Vieja. If you have time, taste some off the typical Creole menu (black beans, pork legs, marinated yucca, white rice, crackling, tostones, etc) and a fantastic typical drink like the mojito. If you don’t book a table in advance you won’t probably have another chance to get one, but you will for sure enjoy an incredible atmosphere surrounded by Cuban history.
More information:
Location:
Calle Empedrado, (Next to Plaza de la Catedral), La Habana - Cuba.
Hours:
Open Monday to Sunday from 8:00 to 24:00.
Interactive map:
What to see in Old Havana
- Essential places to visit:
- Plaza de la Catedral Square
- Havana Cathedral
- Palacio de los Marqueses de Aguas Claras Palace
- Museo de Arte Colonial
- Plaza de Armas Square
- Castillo de la Real Fuerza (Castle of the Royal Force)
- Museo de Navegación (Maritime Museum)
- City Museum (Capitanes Generales Palace)
- Plaza de San Francisco de Asís Square
- San Francisco de Asís Convent and Religious Art Museum
- Rum Museum
- Plaza Vieja Square
- Planetarium
- Calle Mercaderes Street
- Maqueta Museum of Old Havana (Scale Model Museum)
- Calle Obispo Street
- Places to visit (See for superior stays to 3 days):
- La Bodeguita del Medio
- Palacio del Conde de Lombillo Palace
- Marqués de Arcos Palace
- Segundo Cabo Palace
- El Templete
- Automobile Museum
- Casa de la Obra Pía House
- Bacardí Building
- Plaza del Cristo Square
- Belén Convent
- Casa Natal de José Martí (Birthplace Museum)
- Iglesia de San Francisco de Paula Church
- Other places:
- Alejandro Humboldt Museum
- Fototeca de Cuba
- Pablo de la Torriente Brau Cultural Center
- Marqués de Prado Ameno Cards Museum
- National Museum of Natural History of Cuba
- La Casona Art Center
- Simón Bolívar House Museum
- Armería 9 de Abril Museum
- Chocolate Museum
- Casa de Asia House Museum
- Casa de África House Museum
- Casa de México Benito Juárez House Museum
- Tobacco Museum
- Firefighters Museum
- Oswaldo Guayasamín House Museum
- Numismatic Museum
- 28 de Septiembre de los CDR Museum
- Goldsmithing Museum
- Mural Painting Museum
- Farmacia Habanera Museum
- Santa Clara Convent
- Iglesia Parroquial del Espíritu Santo Church
- IIglesia del Santo Cristo del Buen Viaje Church
- Nuestra Señora de Kazán Orthodox Cathedral
- Iglesia del Santo Ángel Custodio Church
- El Floridita
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