La Bodeguita del Medio in Havana, Cuba - Encircle Photos

21 La Bodeguita del Medio in Havana, Cuba

In 1942, Angel Martínez opened the Casa Martínez grocery/restaurant on Empedrado. Soon he began serving a new concoction consisting of rum, sugar, lime juice plus mint. The mojito attracted bohemians, famous personalities and writers (including Hemingway), many of who left their signatures on the walls. La Bodeguita del Medio is now a popular bar among tourists. Outside on the day of my visit was Orlando La Guardia, the self-professed “Poet of Cuba.” Born in 1932, he still favors a typewriter.

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La Bodeguita del Medio in Havana, Cuba

Empedrado and Cuba Streets, La Habana, Cuba

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