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Bar El Polvorín
This bar is just beyond Restaurante Los Doce Apóstoles, and offers drinks and light snacks on a patio overlooking the bay. There's zero shade here, but it's perfect for those famous Habana sunsets. Watch out for the energetic dancing that goes on into the small hours at weekends.
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Café de las Infusiones
Wedged into Calle Mercaderes, this recently restored Habaguanex coffeehouse is a caffeine addict's heaven and boasts a wonderful resident pianist. Fancier than the Café Habano and more comprehensive than the Escorial, here you can order more than a dozen different cuppas, including Irish coffee, punch coffee, mocha and cappuccino.
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Café El Escorial
Habana Vieja's newest coffee bar is housed in a finely restored colonial mansion on the corner of Plaza Vieja and serves some of the best caffeine infusions in the city. Aside from café cubana (strong, sweet black coffee), café con leche (strong coffee with hot milk) and an eye-wateringly strong Cuban espresso, you can get frappés, coffee liquor and even a daiquirí de café (coffee daiquirí) here. There's also a small selection of sweet pastries.
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Café Habano
A gritty, no-nonsense coffee bar, frequented mainly by Cubans, the Habano serves sweet, strong early-morning café cubana that gets plunked down straight in front of you on the bar. Don't expect anything fancy like here like, um, milk.
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Café Santo Domingo
Nestled above a popular bakery in an older part of Calle Obispo, the Santo Domingo is an easy-to-miss cafe-restaurant that knocks up simple tasty snacks - fast! There are excellent sandwiches and creamy fruit shakes, and you can also grab a few pastries from the patisserie downstairs to enjoy with your coffee.
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Cafetería Sofía
The 24-hour Cafetería Sofía is on busy Calle 23 (La Rampa), resulting in an above-average amount of noisy passing trade. It's a cheap, if slightly seedy, central option with regular live music and a good mix of foreign and Cuban clientele. Look out for the special breakfast offers. The people-watching potential here is excellent.
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Cafetería Torre La Vega
A travelers' staple in the heart of Habana Vieja, Torre La Vega is the perfect place to catch a quick lunch while you're exploring the sights and sounds of intimate Calle Obrapía. Most tables are alfresco and there's a pleasant little park directly opposite. Large bowls of spaghetti, pork, chicken and ropa vieja (shredded beef with tomatoes and onions) go for a song. While the food's not gourmet, it's a palatable snack between sightseeing stops.
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Cinco Esquinas
Looking for somewhere to eat in Regla is like looking for the Niagara Falls in the Sahara. Bring a packed lunch! If desperation sets in, there are drinks and a few edible tidbits available at this Palmares place situated on 'Five Corners' in between the Parque Guaicanamar and the Colina Lenin. There's also a vastly unhealthy chicken booth nearby.
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