Almacenes San José Mercado Artesanal

It is a very big market with a lot of small shops to sell beautiful souvenirs representing the Cuban culture with a very good price

Great selection of paintings upstairs where fewer people visit. Loads of souvenir stalls downstairs, much of the same stuff throughout. Nice ice cream stall. Be prepared to be "hassled" in a friendly way as you walk around. A polite "no thanks" is accepted with grace.

Beautiful place to shop for souvenirs. It's a little expensive compared with other places but you can always make a good deal

Atmosphere was good. Prices were sometimes good sometimes insane Quality is very low in nearly all stores there Some stands repeat multiple times, I saw at least 6 stands selling the same shirts You can negotiate prices with people there

Nothing special most of the stalks are almost identical and have the same items like in the city center, except for the art market upstairs and the nice view to the bay. The only difference is that the sellers don’t give you a break nagging on your head to get you into their stall, give you a high price in $ only. I found that the prices in some small places in Centro Viejo are even cheaper. You might get a good offer, but in general, the prices here are more touristy and in dollars. Highly recommend is to visit the upper floor where all the good are and the cafeteria are.

Such a fantastic experience. It was like being in a museum. Wonderful art works at affordable prices. Vendors and artists on the second floor were very respectful and gave us space to look at art slow without aggressively trying to make a sale. We bought a few pieces. The officials at the airport had to open painting tubes, but there was no issues. Do yourself a pleasure and visit the market. P.S: the first floor is entirely different experience with souvenirs and sales harassment.

You can find nice souvenir but all in usd and somehow expensive. You should go all over stores to have a good idea about the prices and then start to bargain about an item. There are 4 main categories and abut 20 stores for each category. In each category (like clothes) the sale more less identical items. At the beginning there was a lady that offering a cloth for $80 and she told I can make it just for you $60 but I didn’t buy. At the end of mall it was $20 as original price and I bought for $15 They sell good coconut water for 100 pesos.

Get your souvenirs and memories of Cuba here. You can choose from variety of artisanal items. My favorite is second floor with the variety of extremely talented paintings. Really impressive.