Must-see shopping in Varadero

  • Casa del Ron

    Varadero

    The best selection of rum in Varadero as well as tasting opportunities in a venerable old building that acts as a small museum. It gives a through-the…

  • Casa del Habano

    Varadero

    The place for cigars: this place has top-quality merchandise from humidors to perfume, and helpful service. There's also a small bar-tasting room and a…

  • Galería de Arte Varadero

    Varadero

    Antique jewelry, museum-quality silver and glass, paintings and other heirlooms from Varadero's bygone bourgeois days are sold here. As most items are of…

  • Casa del Habano

    Varadero

    Your quintessential cigar stop: it has top-quality goods, from humidors to perfume, and helpful service. It serves a wicked cup of coffee in the upstairs…

  • La Casa

    Varadero

    A retail outlet of Havana's famous Casa de las Américas, this place sells art, postcards and those old pre-internet-age throwbacks – books!

  • Gran Parque de la Artesanía

    Varadero

    The largest of several open-air artisans markets lining Primera Avenida, with private vendors selling mainly Cuba-themed crafts.

  • Plaza América

    Varadero

    Built in 1997, and already looking dated, Cuba’s first bona fide shopping mall is one of Varadero’s less-inspired architectural creations, though it…

  • Centro Comercial Hicacos

    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…

  • Centro Todo En Uno

    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…

  • ARTex 'La Epoca'

    Varadero

    Showcases CDs, T-shirts, musical instruments and more. There's a handicraft market next door.

  • Librería Hanoi

    Varadero

    Books in English, from poetry to politics, plus other souvenirs.