Centro Cultural Antiguos Almacenes de Deposito San José
Habana Vieja
Havana's multifarious handicraft market sits under the cover of an old shipping warehouse in Desamparados. Check your socialist ideals at the door: herein…
Must-see shopping in Havana
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Habana Vieja
Cuba's first indie design store when it opened in 2015, Clandestina makes its own T-shirts, bags and accessories out of any old junk it can find, 99% of…
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Havana
A shop full of beautiful artifacts, the Memorias Librería opened in 2014 as Havana's first genuine antique bookstore. Delve into its gathered piles and…
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Havana
Arguably Havana's top cigar store – and there are many contenders. The primary reasons: it's well stocked, with well-informed staff, a comfy smoking…
Habana Vieja
Perfectly located just steps from Havana’s 18th-century cathedral, this small but eclectic shop is run by a group of Cuban artists of various disciplines…
Havana
Whether you're searching for jewelry, embroidered cushions or a vintage cigar humidor, this privately run shop is a great place to pick up a high-quality…
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Habana Vieja
Wonderful little private bookshop in Calle Obispo selling yellowed secondhand tomes, esoteric film posters and other random print work that you won't find…
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Casa del Habano – Hostal Conde de Villanueva
Habana Vieja
One of Havana's best cigar shops, with its own roller, smoking room and expert sales staff. It's on the mezzanine floor inside the hotel.
Habana Vieja
Should you want a more permanent memento of your time in Cuba, try La Marca, the first licensed tattoo shop on the island. The parlor is run by a group of…
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Havana
Every single piece at this private boutique reflects authentic Cuban style. It specializes in all things linen – dresses, blouses, trousers and guayaberas…
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Habana Vieja
Relocated from Plaza de Armas, much to the chagrin of many vendors, Havana’s famous secondhand-book market now convenes in the open-air ruins of the…
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Habana Vieja
This specialist religious shop in Habana Vieja sells all manner of Santería offerings and cult objects, almost exclusively to religious-minded locals. The…
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Havana
After Plaza América in Varadero, this is probably Cuba's flashiest shopping mall – and there's barely a tourist in sight. The place has taken a step up in…
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Habana Vieja
If only all shopping malls could be this attractive! Encased in an 18th-century colonial palace and gathered around a shaded central patio, this place…
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Havana
The Cuban fashion fascination is in high gear at this small boutique complex hidden in a Miramar villa. It has a limited selection of designer clothing,…
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Habana Vieja
A restored colonial-era shop on historic Calle Mercaderes that sells perfume made from tropical flowers, Habana 1791 retains the air of a working museum…
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Havana
Cuba's largest and most modern shopping and business center houses myriad stores, airline offices and embassies. Look out for the offbeat art…
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Taller de Serigrafía René Portocarrero
Habana Vieja
Paintings and prints by young Cuban artists are exhibited and sold here, with prices ranging from CUC$30 to CUC$150. You can also see the artists at work…
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Havana
A 20-year-old shopping center spread over four floors at the Vedado end of Miramar. By Cuban standards it's fairly comprehensive, if a little rundown.
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Habana Vieja
Pop into this gallery to see the large, hectic but intriguing canvases by Nelson Domínguez, whose workshop is upstairs.
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Habana Vieja
For a range of coffee and a decent taster cup, pop into La Casa del Café, just off Plaza de Armas.
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Habana Vieja
At Museo del Tabaco you can see various indigenous pipes and idols and buy some splendid smokes.
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Havana
Well, it's an interesting idea. This exclusive perfume parlor reopened on the same premises as the original 1917 shop and sells high-end perfume and…
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Habana Vieja
Part of the government-run Artex chain, the small, succinctly curated Memorias is where to come for a guayabera (men's shirt), a Museo de Bellas Artes…
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Habana Vieja
This bookstore, a throwback to the 1920s, was refurbished by the City Historian to fit in with its Old Town surroundings. Editions are mainly in Spanish,…
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Habana Vieja
Small bookshop in the historic center that sells books published or sponsored by the Office of the City Historian. Most are in Spanish and track the…
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Librería Luis Rogelio Nogueras
Havana
Literary magazines and Cuban literature in Spanish at one of Centro's best bookstores, named for one of Cuba's finest post-revolutionary poets.
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Havana
There's a small CD outlet hidden here in leafy Miramar at the site of Havana's most celebrated recording studios.
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