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La Imprenta

La Imprenta (the Print House), occupies the restored building of the former print house La Habanera Imprenta, founded in the 19th century. The name of the print house is preserved at the façade of the building. The state-run restaurant has a huge space filled with memorabilia from the building's previous life as a printing house. Old letterpress printers are scattered around. The walls are covered with metal murals designed from typographical motifs by Espacio Cubano group. The wooden tables and the seats are recreated with letters and numbers. The bar seats are in the shape of “7”. The kitchen at the end of the ground floor, has a traditional chimney with an oven made of firebricks. The restaurant also has a spacious and pleasant inside patio where the guests can enjoy their meal. On the upper floor, one of the rooms is called Salón Boloña to pay tribute the first Cuban printer, José Severino Boloña.

There is an extensive menu offering both light snacks such as tasty sandwiches, stuffed potatoes, fried chickpeas with chorizo and pancetta, and tapas, as well as fish fritters, salted shrimp and stew dishes. The charcoal grill bar serves meat and stew dishes.

Mercaderes #208, btw. Lamparilla and Amargura, Old Havana
(+53) 7 864 9581
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