Habana Vieja
For a range of coffee and a decent taster cup, pop into La Casa del Café, just off Plaza de Armas.
Must-see shopping in Cuba
Habana Vieja
At Museo del Tabaco you can see various indigenous pipes and idols and buy some splendid smokes.
Varadero
Buy fine artistic pottery made on the premises. Most items are in the CUC$200 to CUC$250 range.
Trinidad
Dodge the street hustlers and satisfy your alcoholic (rum) and tobacco vices here.
Fondo Cubano Bienes Culturales
Camagüey
Sells all kinds of artifacts in a pleasantly nontouristy setting.
Centro Comercial Playa Pesquero
Holguín Province
Mall with fast food, money exchange, shop and bowling alley.
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…
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…
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…
Bazar – Proyecto de Desarollo Local
Holguín
Listen for music blasting from the doorway of this private, community-run market that sells jewelry, magic boxes, Cuban art and goat-leather goods. It's…
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,…
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…
Holguín Province
This touristy, open-air handicraft market caters to resort clients from the surrounding area. Find the usual Che merch, postcards and beaded jewelry – not…
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…
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.
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.
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.
Santiago de Cuba
Focuses on musical souvenirs, with a respectable selection of CDs and cassettes.
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…
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