El Polinesio

Bar & Restaurant
Calle L e/ 23 y 25, Vedado
Havana, Cuba
Ph: (53 7) 33-4011
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The dining room at El Polinesio in Havana
April 2009, photo by Tiki Wahine
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Humuhumu’s description:
This government-owned restaurant used to be a Trader Vic's. It's located in the Tryp Habana Libre hotel, also known as the Cuba Libre Hotel. It's been reported that the decor is still in decent shape. Decor borrowed from the Havana Trader Vic's can be seen in the 1964 film "I Am Cuba."
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Reverse Sunset
October 29, 2012, 11:35 PM
When Trader Vic opened it in conjunction with the opening of the hotel, it was nestled into the lower level of an original Hilton. One of the current bartenders has a scrapbook of the history of the bar over the years. In addition to featuring his grandfather as one of the opening bartenders, the scrapbook displays several famous actors and politicians who visited the bar, mostly from the early 1960's.

Much of the original decor is intact. Drinks are quite inexpensive and delicious. Surprisingly, the bar seems to be generally unpopulated. The bartender will give you a tour when it's slow. It is a standard of mine every time I go to Cuba, and I would recommend it to anyone with at least an ounce of class and an appreciation of original tiki.
Reverse Sunset is a semi-regular at El Polinesio.

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