Cubana Café takes company lunches and dinners, afterwork drinks, team parties and private celebrations from 10 guests, in partial or full privatization of its bar, restaurant and cigar lounge. The Cuban bar-restaurant has stood at 45-47 rue Vavin, in Montparnasse in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, for about 30 years.
Seminars and company events
The site lists seminars, business lunches and dinners, afterwork drinks and company evenings among the events it hosts. Formats run from a seated lunch or dinner to a standing cocktail dinner or a finger-food buffet, all from 10 guests. Partial or full privatization is quoted on request. The venue is a festive bar rather than a meeting room, so it suits the meal or the evening of a seminar, a team celebration or a client night. The cigar lounge, with large leather armchairs, is also offered as a quiet place for a break or a coworking session during the day.
Entertainment can be added on a quote: a Cuban trio playing four 30-minute sets, a salsa initiation with a dance teacher (not on Fridays and Saturdays), a DJ for Latin music, a cocktail workshop where each guest makes one drink with the bar team, a blind test, a photo booth, a close-up mentalist, a master class on cigars, and rides in a vintage American car.
Weddings and receptions
The site does not offer weddings. It hosts birthdays, bachelor and bachelorette parties and other private celebrations, and for a birthday the dessert can be replaced by a cake in one of two flavors.
Rooms and capacities
The venue has three areas: the cocktail bar, the restaurant and the cigar lounge. Capacities for each area are not published. Group bookings start at 10 guests; for larger numbers, the team works out a partial or full privatization. A virtual tour is available on the website.
Catering
The kitchen is in-house and serves Cuban food. Group menus open with platters of hot and cold tapas to share, with options without pork or vegetarian. Main courses include picadillo a la habanera, a beef dish from Havana with olives, capers and raisins, roast chicken with tropical spices, fish of the day, duck breast with pineapple chutney and a vegetarian plate. Sides include tostones, ripe plantains, black beans and congrí, a mix of rice and black beans. Desserts include a chocolate fondant, an exotic fruit salad and a coconut flan. Three set group menus are offered, each with wine, a soft drink or beer, and a Cuban cocktail or a glass of champagne for the most complete one. A Sunday brunch is also served.
History and setting
Cubana Café opened in Montparnasse about 30 years ago. The decor uses warm Cuban colors, and the music runs from salsa to merengue and kizomba. Afternoons are calm; evenings are livelier, with Latin nights until 4 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, a DJ from 10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and concerts on some Wednesdays. The cigar lounge complies with French smoking regulations. The venue is open every day from 11 a.m.
Getting there
Cubana Café is at 45-47 rue Vavin, 75006 Paris. The nearest metro stations are Vavin on line 4 and Notre-Dame-des-Champs on line 12. The Raspail-Montparnasse car park is close by, and the site places the venue a short walk from Gare Montparnasse, which serves western France by high-speed train.
