Things to Do in Little Havana, Miami

Calle Ocho

Little Havana, west of Downtown, grew from the Cuban exiles who arrived from the 1960s on, and Calle Ocho — SW 8th Street — is its main street. Along a few blocks you find Domino Park, where older men play dominoes under the trees, the Tower Theater, the Walk of Fame stars of Latin artists, fruit stands, art galleries and ventanitas, the street windows selling tiny cups of sweet Cuban coffee.

Food, cigars and music

A tasting tour is the best way in: two to three hours with a local guide, trying the Cuban sandwich, croquetas, empanadas, guava pastries and fresh juices, and hearing the history of the neighbourhood. A cigar factory tour shows how cigars are rolled by hand, and in the evening the bars of Calle Ocho play live Cuban music and salsa.

On the last Friday of each month, Viernes Culturales turns Calle Ocho into a street festival with music and art.

Combining it with other areas

Little Havana is a regular stop on the half-day city tours that also cover South Beach and Wynwood, and some longer tours combine it with the Everglades. A dedicated food tour gives you far more time on Calle Ocho.