Chinatown

Frommer's Review

You'll see Havana's Chinatown touted in local literature, tour offerings, and other guidebooks. Overall, it's quite a disappointment. Occupying a small section of Centro Habana, it has few distinguishing features, a very small population of residents of Chinese descent, and none of the vibrancy of Chinatowns in cities like New York, San Francisco, or Toronto. A block-long pedestrian-only street, El Cuchillo de Zanja is packed with nondescript and unimpressive Chinese restaurants and shops. The biggest attraction here is the large pagoda-style Dragon's Gate located at the corner of Calle Dragones and Calle Amistad. Perhaps the most interesting attraction is the Iglesia de la Caridad, which features a statue of a Virgin that some say has Asian features.

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