Galería-Bar Artys

Top choice in Matanzas


Matanzas has recently made a giant leap into a new artistic domain, thanks largely to places like this smart cafe-cum-art-collective on riverside Calle Narváez that plies tacos, pizzas and small tapas, but is particularly good for drinks, including an epic iced lemonade.

Not surprisingly, the walls are lined with fabulous art, most of it courtesy of the imaginative owners, including a superbly sinister rendering of an Abakuá devil.


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