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La Bodeguita del Medio


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #19 of 91 attractions in Havana
Traveler Description: Just the place for a cigar and tequila, Hemingway's favorite bar offers a dining room and banquette, a cigar divan and a patio.
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Attraction type: Bar/club
Activities: Drinking, Dining
Address: C. Empedrado entre Cuba y San Ignacio
La Habana Vieja Havana
Cuba
Tel: 62-4498

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2 of 5 stars
CSRE   59 contributions
Margarita
Jul 20, 2009

This place is only for tourist so it is a must stop, it has plenty of nice pictures and signatures all over and it is part of the city center history. Now mojitos are not good and food is terrible, so I would just stop for a picture. This place is too commercial so they have the mojitos have way... more

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5 of 5 stars
adie01   6 contributions
Horley, Surrey, UK
Mar 14, 2009

When you think of Havana then this place is sure to pop into your head. Okay, it is top of most tourists list of thing to do while in Havana but it has to be done. My friend was somewhat dubious as felt it was going to be too touristy and had read that the Mojitos weren't that great -... more

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3 of 5 stars
Yorkie_Traveller   121 contributions
York, United Kingdom
May 27, 2008

Stopped in here early in the day while walking around Havana. In my opinion it's mainly there for tourists, half made mojitos ready on the bar, I can't imagine many locals drinking there really. My advice is get there early in day before it is too packed as it's only quite small in the bar area. Good music and a... more

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5 of 5 stars
locacanadiense   1 contribution
Ottawa, Canada
Apr 20, 2008
0/1 found this review helpful

What an incredible place! If you are going to truly experience Havana, you have to stop in for a mojito. Please make sure that you sit at the bar where the six barstools are and watch them make the mojitos! My husband and I just returned from Havana and I can say La Bodeguita was the place we had the... more

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2 of 5 stars
BenkeBoy   2 contributions
Braga
Nov 30, 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

Small cozy restaurant. Only grilled food, only meat. I had the chicken that was really dry with some brown sauce. We wrote our names on walls, just as everyone else. We saw the guys who wrote "Abyss me 14-11-07" on the ceiling fan in the back room. One group were playing Hasta Siempre (comandante che) and some other typical songs.... more

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4 of 5 stars
ElizabethVictoria   20 contributions
Victoria, Canada
Jan 15, 2007
3/3 found this review helpful

Dec. 30-31, 2006 I had my 1st mojito at La B del M and I'm glad I did. If you don't go, it's like going to Paris and just walking up to the 1st floor of the Eiffel Tower instead of taking the elevator to the top, cuz you want to save a couple of dollars. Yes, it's overpriced here... more

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4 of 5 stars
Moondee   2 contributions
Los Angeles
Dec 30, 2006
1/1 found this review helpful

I visited this joint twice in mid December 2006. The mojitos are the best in Cuba, the bartenders were friendly...I even took a few pictures with them. The place is loud, over priced, but you can't go to Havana without visiting La B del M. more

Rude staff
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3 of 5 stars
dyedred   14 contributions
Edinburgh, Scotland
Dec 13, 2006
2/2 found this review helpful

We visited La B del M on Saturday 25 November. We booked through my First Choice holiday rep. When we arrived, along with another couple who had also booked at the same time as us, we were sent upstairs to get a seat. When we got upstairs, the couple who were with us got a table straight away but then... more

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2 of 5 stars
Ozcyclist   3 contributions
Adelaide, Australia
Aug 21, 2005
3/4 found this review helpful

There was great music the night I visited the BdM, but the beers were 3 times the prices of most other places, and the service very surly. Probably just as well to stand outside and listen to the band, who are located right next to the pavement anyway, and get a drink somewhere else. more

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jan 30, 2004
9/13 found this review helpful

La B del M is world famous and so it does draw the tourists. But it is still fantastic. I've been twice and have always had good service. La B del M is the "temple of the mojito" -- and they are good. Hated to leave Havana. more

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La Bodeguita del Medio Address

C. Empedrado entre Cuba y San Ignacio | La Habana Vieja, Havana, Cuba
Tel: 62-4498