![]() ![]() Dos Hermanos is located right next to the Havana Club Rum Museum, making for a perfect stop after the tour. Dos HermanosĪnother Havana bar frequented by Ernest Hemingway is Dos Hermanos, along the waterfront in Havana Vieja. No trip to Havana is complete until you’ve had both famous cocktails in their “home” bars. While the quote on the wall reading “My mojito in La Bodeguita, My daiquiri in El Floridita” may not actually be from Ernest Hemingway, and perhaps he didn’t drink here much (the history appears to be a ploy to piggyback on his fame), that doesn’t stop visitors from packing in. I stayed for one, and then two, and then perhaps a couple more, as the atmosphere was great.ĭuring lulls in the music, enjoy your mojito while looking at the signed walls and decorations. The mojitos at La Bodeguita del Medio are great. Muddling the mint is sufficient for releasing the flavor into the rum and doesn’t result in tiny bits of leaves getting into your mouth. My issue with mojitos in many American bars is that for some reason, bartenders believe the mint needs to be chopped up, so it’s like drinking pond water. This changed as soon as I arrived in Cuba and had one from La Bodeguita del Medio. La Bodeguita del Medio claims to be the “Birthplace of the Mojito.” To be honest, I’ve never loved mojitos. I visited four bars in Havana, Cuba where you can drink where Ernest Hemingway drank. Each has its own history, which may or may not have evolved in the truth department as time has passed. While his fame has been exploited to keep the tourists coming, there’s still a certain romantic charm to going to a bar where a famed writer spent his time, especially when those bars haven’t changed much through the years. Many of the bars that Ernest Hemingway frequented (and if you know his reputation, you might want to change “frequented” to “lived in”) still stand today. In many ways, Havana remains similar to the unique city that was beloved by Ernest Hemingway, who spent much of his time in Cuba prior to the Revolution. Antique cars in various states roll down the streets, ferrying tourists around the city, as well as intrepid Cubans who have kept the cars running in creative ways through the decades. It’s a place with little internet access and few smartphones. ![]()
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