El Floridita

El Floridita, a legendary bar of Havana

El Floridita is one of the most famous bars of Havana, linked to the memory of Ernest Hemingway. The Havana audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this legendary place, the birthplace of the daiquiri and a witness of the literary life of the capital.

The bar of Ernest Hemingway

In the heart of Havana, El Floridita is a historic bar closely associated with Ernest Hemingway, who made it one of his favourite places. Renowned as the birthplace of the daiquiri, an emblematic cocktail of Cuba, it keeps a cosy atmosphere and a period decor. A statue of the writer recalls his attachment to the place. El Floridita embodies the literary memory and the way of life of the Cuban capital.

What to see

Here you discover the cosy atmosphere and the period decor of the bar, the statue of Ernest Hemingway and the memory of the daiquiri, a cocktail born in this place. El Floridita embodies the way of life and the literary life of Havana. It is a stop for lovers of cultural history, in the heart of the capital.

Practical information

El Floridita lies in the heart of Havana, on the edge of Old Havana, reachable on foot. The storefront can be freely admired from the street; it is a working bar, with its own hours. It is discovered for its atmosphere and its history, during the walk in the capital.

Why is El Floridita famous?

Because it was one of the favourite places of Ernest Hemingway and it is renowned as the birthplace of the daiquiri, an emblematic cocktail of Cuba.

Where is El Floridita?

In the heart of Havana, on the edge of Old Havana.