We wonder if Sir Conran is hoping to channel Ernest Hemingway's ghost. Located in London’s Soho district, London Floridita brings Cuba to those still clinging to a fear of flying. Fashioned after the original El Floridita in Havana, where Hemingway hung out, Terence Conran pays homage to the bar where the Daiquiri was first created and where Naomi Campbell, Jack Nicholson and Bruce Willis have also been sighted... The lobster and crayfish used in many dishes is flown straight from Cuba - no embargo for these folks! - and the restaurant’s extensive cigar collection is like a toy chest for the aficionado. You can apply for membership status, which includes such luxuries as access to exclusive events, a private entrance and priority reservations so you never have to wait to get to the live Cuban/ Latin music.

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