EL FLORIDITA
HAVANA
BIRTHPLACE OF THE DAIQUIRI
El Floridita was one street back from the
IBEROSTAR PARQUE CENTRAL HOTEL
where we stayed when in Havana.
El Floridy=ta started life in 1817 as La Pina de Plata or the Silver Pineapple but was later change to El Floidita. The bartender , Constantino Ribalaigua Vertz who later became an owner has been credited for creating the Daiquri. Most famous of its customers from 1932 to 1939 was Ernest Hemingway and they now have a bronze statue of his at the end of the bar where he frequently sat.
The bar and restaurant has waiters in red jackets that take you back 100 years. The Daiquri's were good and more expensive that anything else in Havana at around $3-$5 but the atmosphere was worth it and it was only a short walk back to the
Iberostar Parue Central Hotel
IBEROSTAR PARQUE CENTRAL HOTEL
where we stayed when in Havana.
El Floridy=ta started life in 1817 as La Pina de Plata or the Silver Pineapple but was later change to El Floidita. The bartender , Constantino Ribalaigua Vertz who later became an owner has been credited for creating the Daiquri. Most famous of its customers from 1932 to 1939 was Ernest Hemingway and they now have a bronze statue of his at the end of the bar where he frequently sat.
The bar and restaurant has waiters in red jackets that take you back 100 years. The Daiquri's were good and more expensive that anything else in Havana at around $3-$5 but the atmosphere was worth it and it was only a short walk back to the
Iberostar Parue Central Hotel
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