Absolute one of the best places for a stunning open air nightlife with life music and salsa dancing you will find in Trinidad. And the best part, all on walking distance :)
Casa
Fisher
Lino Pérez between José Martí and Francisco
Codatia
Trinidad
Casa
de la Música
Calle Francisco Javier Zerquera #406
Trinidad
Tel: (419) 3414
CanalCubano: Located in a big and charming building adapted from an old
and ruined one, this Casa de la Música -in English,
The Music House- was inaugurated in 2000 by Egrem. It was
a success from the very beginning, offering varied musical
performances as well as sevices of bar, cafetería and
a restaurant of light kind of food. Trinidad´s nights
have here a must.
Frommers: The
dance floor is usually a good mix of polished, semi-professional
locals and foreigners whose hips are somewhat less smoothly
oiled. The steps are often overflowing with people checking
out some free music under the stars. Inside the Casa de la
Música, a more raucous environment prevails until the
wee hours ($2 cover). Just around the corner on Fernando H.
Echerri
Casa
de la Trova Fernando Hernandez Echerri #29
Trinidad
CanalCubano: The
most successful place in the Trinidad nights. Many groups
and soloists of traditional music perform tirelessly for the
cheering tourists. There are some who say it lacks authenticity,
but we have another opinion.
Frommers: The
Casa de la Trova, Fernando H. Echerri 29, a block east of
the Plaza Mayor, is the traditional spot to listen to Cuban
bands and try out a few dance steps; it's open daily from
11am to 2pm and 10pm to 2am, and there's a $1 cover charge
during the day, $2 at night.
La
Canchánchara
Rubén Martínez Villena at Pablo P. Girón
Trinidad
Frommers: Sometimes has a few musicians assembled,
but it's mostly just a little open-air courtyard bar in an
atmospheric colonial house, a good place to kick back in old
wooden chairs and have a mojito or the eponymous house drink,
made with aguardiente, lime, and honey. It's open daily from
10am to 9pm (but no food is served).
CanalCubano: This
is one of the most famous bars in Cuba. The name comes from
a traditional drink you get there (bebida de los mambises)
made out of honey and liquor. It´s rustic leather armchairs
are always occupied with people that most of the time enter
like troops
Colonial Bar
Calle Maceo #402
Trinidad
CanalCubano: It
is located within the establishment of restaurant Trinidad
Colonial. This Bar Colonial is a place where to have a "mojito"
or a coffee while resting after walking by the historical
centre of the city of Trinidad and has a charming and long
wooden bar.
La
Cremería
Calle Antonio Maceo esquina a Fidel Claro
Trinidad
CanalCubano: Stop
here and have a tasteful ice-cream while visiting Trinidad.
In this place, the ice-creams are made and it is also an ideal
place to rest in its charming patio.
CanalCubano: This
is a nice disco, located in one of the natural caves of Motel
Las Cuevas, one of the most frequented and lively places
in the nights of Trinidad. Here, it is possible to dance with
disco music and "salsa".
Frommers: One
of the most unusual nightspots in Cuba has to be the disco
carved out of a deep two-level cave. Though it can be deadly
hot, and the kitsch factor is undeniable, it's still pretty
cool to dance to blasting disco-salsa tunes as colored lights
bounce off stalactites. The crowd on weekends is largely Cuban.
Now if they could only install air-conditioning to go with
the lights and sound system, nocturnal spelunking would be
even more appetizing. To get there, you can either walk up
a path leading directly behind the cathedral, off Juan Manuel
Márquez, or take the longer route from Hotel
Las Cuevas (it's not actually on the premises of the hotel,
though it's under the same management). Open nightly until
3am (later Fri-Sat); admission $10 including open bar.
Daiquirí Bar
Calle General Lino Pérez
Trinidad
CanalCubano: This
bar and its terrace is a meeting point in Trinidad. Having
a lovely ambience, it is a favourite place for many people.
Finca
Ma Dolores
Carretera Circuito Sur
Trinidad
Tel: (419)3581
CanalCubano: It
is a nice ranch where there are frequently parties with singers
and musical groups of local music. It is advisable to phone
before going because performances are not programmed every
day.
Bar
Mesón del Regidor
Hostal Mesón del Regidor
Trinidad
Tel: (419) 6572
CanalCubano: Ideal
for a break while you are walking around in the colonial part
of Trinidad. There is no better place to have a drink in the
very centre of the city, surrounded by a funny decoration.
It is part of a little hotel with the same name which four
rooms are always occupied by lucky travellers.
Palenque
de los Congos Reales
Calle del Cristo #35
Trinidad
CanalCubano: A
very nice terrace especialized in performances of Afro-cuban
dance and music, like Santería, Palo Monte and
Abakuá, something spectacular performed by a
big company daily.
Frommers: Palenque
de los Congos Reales has an open-air stage where you can sometimes
catch Grupo Folclórico performing Afro-Cuban music
and dance (performances aren't regularly scheduled).
Ruinas
del Teatro Brunet
Centro Histórico
Trinidad
CanalCubano: This
is a charming open-air terrace located inside the ruins of
the historical theatre Brunet. There are nights with a great
kind of ambience.
Taberna
La Canchánchara Bar
Del Real, e/. Boca y San José,
Trinidad
CanalCubano: Its
namesake is a drink of the region made from lemon juice, honey
and aged Havana Club brand rum served in glazed pottery. This
concoction mixes with the magic of a place frozen in time,
charming those who have been coming here for decades. This
was the drink of the Mambises (name given the Liberating Army).
The tavern is part of one of the city's most ancient and interesting
buildings dating from the late 18th century---a period of
economic growth in the region due to European contraband,
which spurred on the city's architectural transformation.
Sancti
Spiritus
Amézaga y Chicote Bar
Quinta Santa Elena
Sancti Spíritus
CanalCubano: This
bar of Quinta Santa Elena is one of the most beautiful and
charming places where to take something at any time of the
day. There is quietness, making easy to talk, and it is located
at the foot of the bridge over river Yayabo.
Arcada Café Bar
Independencia nº 1
Sancti Spiritus
CanalCubano: This
Café belongs to Hotel Plaza of Sancti Spiritus. A charming
place where to have a drink or a coffee. There are works of
different local artists as part of the decoration of the bar
and the lovely patio of this establishment.
Casa
del Joven Creador
CanalCubano: Here
it takes place the most cultural nights of Sancti Spiritus.
There is a programme of poetry reading or recitations of tales,
by "trovadores".
Casa
de las Promociones Musicales
Calle San Miguel
Sancti Spíritus
CanalCubano: This
is one of the liveliest places in the town. It has a splendid
patio where there are frequently performances of musical groups
of traditional style. The best singers and bands of Havana
have been here. The establishment has a balcony overlooking
river Yayabo, a wonderful view at nights.
Casa
de la Musica
Padre Quintero 32
Sancti Spiitus
Tel: 41/2-4963
Frommers: a
good-looking place with an open-air sitting area and stage,
and a terrace that overlooks the Río Yayabo. The stage
area has been embellished by a fancy neo-baroque mural/relief,
which sports Carnival costumes and Sancti Spíritus
personalities and literary figures. The place has a pretty
good light and sound system and has shows Friday through Sunday
(groups can arrange for music Tues-Thurs by speaking with
the Cubatur agency); the cover charge is $1.
Casa
de la Trova
CanalCubano: A
great variety of local musical groups act in this Casa de
la Trova. In the evenings and at nights, this is the most
interesting and funniest of the places in the city to have
some drinks
Disco
Rumbos Yayabo
CanalCubano: In
this disco, there is a really lively and funny ambience, especially
at weekends. It has an open-air terrace
