Vedado
This small but respected store in the bookish Casa de las Américas building is great for contemporary literature and CDs, and has some guidebooks.
Must-see shopping in Cuba
Varadero
Varadero town's modern subterranean mall in Parque de las 8000 Taquillas is small by American standards, but has the basics including souvenirs, cigars, a…
Varadero
A medium-sized mall with a bowling alley and amusements for kids – including bumper cars and a mini rollercoaster. It's tailored mainly for Cubans. Don't…
Santa Clara
On Santa Clara's pedestrianized 'Boulevard,' this ARTex outlet sells handicrafts and the usual souvenirs, including plenty of the obligatory Che Guevara T…
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.
Cienfuegos
Well-stocked, modern bookstore with a handful of English tomes. Has poetry readings on the fourth Thursday of every month at 3pm.
Sancti Spíritus
Three levels of austerity-busting shopping behind a beautifully restored magnolia colonial edifice on Parque Serafín Sánchez.
Camagüey
Che T-shirts, mini-tinajones, Che key rings, Che mugs. Get the picture? Also a decent selection of Cuban CDs.
Trinidad
Just down from Plaza Mayor, this government store has a good selection of Cuban handicrafts and regular souvenirs.
Havana
There's a small CD outlet hidden here in leafy Miramar at the site of Havana's most celebrated recording studios.
Sancti Spíritus
Revolutionary (mainly in Spanish) reading material for erudite travelers in a store opposite the post office.
Holguín
Official outlet of the Cuban state record company Egrem, selling a small but decent stash of CDs.
Varadero
Showcases CDs, T-shirts, musical instruments and more. There's a handicraft market next door.
Fondo Cubano de Bienes Culturales
Las Tunas
This store sells fine artwork, ceramics and embroidered items opposite the main square.
Santiago de Cuba
Focuses on musical souvenirs, with a respectable selection of CDs and cassettes.
Santa Clara
A reasonable book shop in Parque Vidal selling mainly Spanish-language tomes.
Sancti Spíritus
Mini department store housed in one of the city's finest colonial buildings.
Trinidad
Musical instruments are made here and sold in the adjacent shop.
Centro Comercial Los Flamboyanes
Holguín Province
Guardalavaca's small, slightly grotty shopping mall has a limited cache of stores, including a handy Casa del Habano that has all the smoke you need and…
Santiago de Cuba
The port's latest regeneration project is opening this shopping center in a colonial building with internet, a pharmacy, the immigration office, a…
