Habana 500
A Cuban bar on the river with loungers, a dance floor and a volleyball court, open through the summer and busiest after dark.
- Area
- Lungarno
- Address
- Lungarno Pecori Giraldi
- Season
- Summer, from late afternoon
- Also
- Volleyball court and a dance floor
- Checked
- August 2026
- Price
- €€
- Go for
- Lying on a lounger facing the Arno with something cold at the end of a day of walking, with nobody hurrying you.
- Skip if
- You want a quiet drink. From the evening onwards there is music and dancing, and that is the whole idea.
What everybody agrees on
Read across public reviews on Google and TripAdvisor in September 2026. A smaller sample than a central bar, so treat this as indicative.
- Most
The riverside loungers are what people describe. It is one of very few places in Florence where you can lie down by the water.
- Most
Salsa and bachata most nights, with live music. The Cuban part is taken seriously rather than used as decor.
- Often
Well east of the centre, which is why it stays largely Florentine.
- Some
Food is Cuban sandwiches and pizza rather than a kitchen you plan an evening around.
What to order
A mojito on a lounger in the afternoon, before the music starts. The evening version of this place is a different outing entirely.
Before you go
- Getting there
- Bus 14 from Santa Maria Novella station, or twenty five minutes on foot east along the river from Ponte alle Grazie.
- Best time
- Late afternoon for the river, after nine for the dancing.
- Nearby
- A few minutes from Tree Experience, so the two work as one outing.
Opened in 2019 on Lungarno Pecori Giraldi, east of the tourist centre. Salsa and bachata most nights, live music, mojitos, Cuban sandwiches and pizza.
The afternoon is the part worth knowing about. Loungers face the Arno and nobody minds if you sit there with a drink and do nothing. Bus 14 from Santa Maria Novella station, or twenty five minutes on foot east along the river from Ponte alle Grazie.