Anyone remotely hip ultimately gravitates to this Old Town bar with a pharmaceutical theme. Occupying a gorgeous colonial building, the bar is spread over three floors: the ground floor is a sleek, low-lit lounge peβ¦. Havana has it all: live salsa from horn-blowing Cubans, strong drinks, a gorgeous horseshoe-shaped bar surrounded by brilliant eccentrics, wood-paneled walls and a ceiling full of whirring fans. While it's no secretβ¦. The back room features live music at weekendsβ¦.
With wall-to-wall reggaeton, vallenato, merengue and some decent salsa, Tu Candela's always cramped, but the atmosphere's cool and anything goes. The interior is dark and cave-like, punctuated by a long, backlit barβ¦. Old salts meet salsa-seeking tourists at this usually packed and always loud Old Town bar characterized by glaring florescent lighting and busy walls covered with photos of owner Fidel posing with a Wikipedia's wortβ¦. The music's great, and after aβ¦.
It's on the 2nd floor overlooking Pegasos and the clock tower. Purists insist the salsa here iβ¦. The intimate space fills quickly with locals swilling back 3L tubes of European and local brews.
The waitresses are dressed in β¦. This raucous and rather dark place has a huge selection of craft beers from around the world, including dozens of local brews, and is the best bar in town to explore the craft beers of Colombia and beyond. A chic spot set high atop the city's walls with stupendous views out toward Castillo de San Felipe and the high rises of Bocagrande.
Drinks are pricey β you're paying for the view β and include just six local, bottlβ¦.
