Object description

Floridita or El Floridita is a historic fish restaurant and cocktail bar in the older part of Havana , Cuba. It lies at the end of Calle Obispo , across Monserrate Street from the National Museum of Fine Arts of Havana . The establishment is famous for its daiquiris and for having been one of the favourite hangouts of Ernest Hemingway in Havana. The bar now boasts a life size bronze statue of Ernest Hemingway positioned in his favourite spot at the end of the bar. On a small plaque hanging in El Floridita, hangs Hemingway's signed quote: "My mojito in the Bodeguita del Medio and my daiquiri in the Floridita".