El Floridita

One of Hemingway’s famous haunts, El Floridita is known as “the Cradle of the Daiquiri” and the quality of the drinks served does the title justice. As one recent visitor said, drinking daiquiris here is as quintessential as drinking peach bellinis at Venice's Cipriani. A brass statue of Ernest still commands one end of the bar, and the legend is that Papa’s record was 15 daiquiris in one sitting. The smoke-filled front bar room often has live music. Come here for a cocktail but go elsewhere to dine.