Welcome to the Cuban restaurant and music bar La Bodeguita del Medio, the only place in Prague where you’ll find a piece of old Havana pulsing with the rhythm of salsa and Cuban music
Every day, a rich entertainment program awaits you, including live Cuban bands and dancers from all over the world!
COCKTAILS
Where else but here? It was right here at La Bodeguita del Medio that the Mojito was born, back in 1942. The best Mojito — which attracted and brought back one of the most renowned writers in the world, none other than Ernest Hemingway, who famously said:“My Mojito in La Bodeguita.”
This is the birthplace of the Mojito — nowhere else!
Alongside Mojitos, we prepare Caribbean and international cocktails of all kinds and flavors. With over 150 options, you're sure to find something you love!
LA LANGOSTERÍA RESTAURANT
Welcome to our newly opened restaurant section, La Langostería by La Bodeguita del Medio.
As the exclusive importer of the finest fresh lobsters from Cuba (Caribbean Queen)—legendarily tender, juicy, and imbued with the warm essence of the Caribbean Sea—we offer you an unforgettable gastronomic experience.
Our menu features the widest selection of lobster specialties not only in Prague, but across the entire Czech Republic.
From lobster ceviche and grilled lobsters to tails prepared in numerous ways, as well as pasta and salads with this delicious meat.
For the best culinary experience, we recommend tasting our lobster tasting menu for two.
Chef’s tip from our Cuban head chef, William Yafrel Martinez — try our entire menu, which offers not only lobsters but also a cross‑section of authentic Cuban, Creole, and Latin American dishes.
Still haven’t decided? Don’t worry — we also offer dishes from around the world, including grilled steaks, fresh fish and seafood specialties, salads, and desserts inspired by the home cooking of Cuban grandmothers.
You can enjoy our menu full of freshness and Caribbean flair every day from 11:00 AM. And if hunger strikes late at night — believe it, we cook for you until 3:00 AM.
COCKTAIL BAR
Right as you enter, you’ll encounter an original colonial‑style bar featuring a stage and a daily program — including live performances by a Cuban band with dancers.
Alongside our Caribbean drinks, you can enjoy selections from our excellent menu — not only for dinner but also lighter bites just for snacking.
The bar includes a summer terrace with approximately 50 seats, where even during the day you can soak in the atmosphere of a true Cuban bar, listening to traditional Cuban music and setting the mood with our duo Carisma. What better way to spend lunch than delicious food and Cuban tunes that make it feel like a holiday across the ocean?
HERE, DREAMS REALLY DO COME TRUE!!!
LATINO DISCO MUSIC CLUB
This space is designed to provide you with an unforgettable Latin American disco show led by Cuban DJs and animators. On open nights, dance and entertainment start at 7:00 PM and carry into the early hours. By paying the 200 CZK entrance fee, you’ll receive a token redeemable for a legendary Cuban Mojito upon arrival — and then nothing stands in the way of dancing all night long.
The Latino Disco Music Club also offers the possibility to host private events, parties, or gatherings just for your group. The club is fully separated from the rest of La Bodeguita del Medio — don’t hesitate to visit, the dance floor is all yours!
ENTERTAINMENT
Every day, a live Cuban band plays and dances to get your blood pumping. While other venues are empty early in the week, here the fun continues day after day.
Come see for yourself! Your entertainment is in the hands of professionals from around the world — from DJs and animators to breathtaking dancers.
AND WE GO ON… CONTINUING… FLOOR NO. 1
CIGAR CLUB BAR COHIBA ATMOSPHERE
On the first floor you’ll find the first Cohiba Atmosphere Cigar Club Bar in the Czech Republic, opened in 2005 under the patronage of then-President Václav Klaus. It’s a colonial-style bar with an unforgettable ambiance, perfect for private meetings — where you can forget the city’s hustle and savor moments of calm with a cigar or a premium rum or whisky. Our bartenders will prepare our signature cocktails that you won’t find anywhere else. Of course, our kitchen menu is also available.
We also recommend the Cohiba Atmosphere Cigar Club Bar for private events, celebrations, or gatherings with friends, with the possibility of full exclusivity.
CIGAR SHOP
The Cigar Club Bar Cohiba Atmosphere also includes a shop offering authentic, high‑quality Cuban cigars, which we import directly with certified quality. In the spacious humidor, you’ll find brands such as Cohiba, Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta, Hoyo de Monterrey, and more.
The shop also offers tobacco accessories, humidors, and souvenirs — don’t hesitate to pick up a keepsake! We offer t‑shirts, caps, pins, and even original Cuban Guayabera shirts like those worn by our bartenders and waitstaff.
LA BODEGUITA DEL MEDIO
Since its opening in 2002, La Bodeguita has lived a vibrant social life — it’s common to encounter well-known faces here. The aromas and flavors of Cuban cuisine, juicy steaks, fresh fish, lobsters, Caribbean mixed drinks, the scent of Cuban cigars, the rhythms of live melodies — all come together with the authentic atmosphere of one of Havana’s most famous taverns, whose fame has long transcended Cuba’s borders.
• Radiating the timeless splendor of its predecessor from old Havana
• Decor adorned with artifacts not only from Cuba but other exotic locales
• Walls covered with paintings, photographs, and guest signatures
• Furniture, bars, and humidors all in original colonial style
• Interior divided into distinct sections
• Ground floor includes the Cocktail Bar and La Langostería Restaurant; basement houses the Latino Disco Music Club; the upper floor contains the Cigar Club Bar and Cigar Shop
• Shaded outdoor terrace on Kaprova Street with a retractable canopy, seating 50, with live music
• Overall capacity to welcome and serve up to 300 guests
HISTORY
A SHORT LOOK BACK AT THE HISTORY OF HAVANA’S ORIGINAL BODEGUITA DEL MEDIO
La Bodeguita Del Medio
Every city has something to be proud of or be known for. Havana certainly has many such places, but few have such an extensive and rich history intertwined with so many notable personalities as La Bodeguita del Medio, located on Empedrado Street at the intersection of colonial and newer-built Havana.
Interestingly, it’s said that Bodeguita lies exactly one hundred cobblestones away from the largest American Baroque building in Cuba — Havana Cathedral. Its position in the middle of Empedrado Street, at number 207, earned it the name La Bodeguita del Medio in 1950, meaning “the little tavern in the middle” — quite the opposite of bars and restaurants that often seek corner locations.
Entering Bodeguita in Havana, the first thing you notice is the pleasant scent of Cuban mint, a herb known for its positive effects on digestion. That’s why it became an essential component of the now-famous Mojito, perfected here at La Bodeguita. Guests can enjoy delicious Cuban food in the back, accompanied by traditional melodies performed by a Cuban trio.
Let’s go back to the wartime years of the last century. In 1942, Angel Martínez Borroto followed his entrepreneurial instinct and purchased a small shop on Empedrado Street, in what was then a fortified area of historic Havana, naming it La Casa Martínez. Shortly afterward, his close friend Felito Ayón opened his print shop nearby, and since they lacked a telephone, Ayon’s customers would sometimes come to Bodeguita to make calls — often accompanied by a glass of rum.
Notable early patrons included Cuban poetry classic Nicolás Guillén and esteemed novelist Alejo Carpentier. Over time, Bodeguita became a popular meeting place for intellectuals, artists, and bohemians — a gathering spot for progressive-minded people from Latin America and beyond.
Initially, drinking and socializing took place only at the bar. Later, Martínez’s friends requested food. At first, his wife — nicknamed “the Armenian” — cooked only for family and a small staff. The original menu featured black beans with white rice (Congrí), fried pork chunks (Masas de puerco fritas), and plantain chips or tostones.
Martínez complied with his loyal patrons’ requests and began serving food for which only drinks were charged.
In 1950, the establishment was officially renamed La Bodeguita del Medio, as that’s what regulars had already been calling it. In the 1950s, it drew global figures such as American singer Nat King Cole, Nobel Laureate Ernest Hemingway, beauty icon Brigitte Bardot, Italian star Sophia Loren, actor Spencer Tracy, Errol Flynn, Austin Lara, and Mario Moreno — all of whom, together with Cuban intellectuals of the time, attracted more and more enthusiastic visitors.
To this day, La Bodeguita del Medio remains an enduring reminder of bohemian Old Havana, continuously attracting intellectuals, politicians, and passersby alike.
Many visitors claim that this late‑19th‑century colonial building preserves the most valuable collection of signatures, memories, and photographs on its walls — a fact that may well deserve recognition in the Guinness World Records.
The history of Prague’s Bodeguita began on December 17, 2002 — 60 years after the opening of La Bodeguita in Havana.
