This little corner of Havana in the heart of the Bastille is all ready well-known to salsa aficionados. The spectacular 3000 m2 hacienda extends over 4 levels linked by a imposing staircase. Classified as a historical monument, its façade and metal structure are the work of the illustrious Gustave Eiffel.
On the ground floor, a tapas bar and the red bar decorated with bottle caps are warm, friendly areas where you can enjoy tapas at any time of day. In the evening, a contagious frenzy takes over the room and temperature rises as the DJ takes over with his sensual bossa-novas and wild salsa rhythms.
On the mezzanine, the restaurant, the patio winter garden and the table d’hôtes in the dining alcoves, offer a menu of South-American delicacies.
At the Cuban stopover on the 3rd floor, the swirls of “Romeo y Julieta†overlook the superb bar adorned with cigar bands. Curl up in an easy chair and savor the house Mojitos and tapas.
A VIP Salon on the top floor provides a luxurious and more sheltered environment for discovering new cocktails or enjoying a cozy dinner in the loggia or Moroccan room.
Barrio Latino nights are bathed in sunlight and the sweet, swaying rhythms played by in-house guru Carlos Campo, resident DJ and the author of numerous album compilations.
GEORGE V RECORDS:
It took two years only for George V Records to impose its label as a must in the musical landscape. The whole story started in 2000, directed by Raymond Visan, as an answer to the customers of the same group's restaurants, the Barfly, the Buddha Bar and the Barrio Latino. A visionary businessman, Raymond Visan created a new kind of restaurants. His group's fame is based on a subtle mixture of innovating marketing methods, with extraordinary places, fastuous design and ethnic musical atmospheres definitely inspired and creative, included with a spicy menu. This sophisticated ambiance flirts with celebrities melting with a young, urban and international clientele whose nomadic soul is resolutely open to the rest of the planet. Music, which at first was to enhance the aura of the restaurant, has rapidly turned into its very soul. George V Records has become a recognized Musical Designer by imposing its presence in the musical production thanks to a never ending and demanding artistic researching spirit aiming at a real quality level. It's been widely recognized by the public well beyond the French frontiers, since 60 % of the sales come from abroad. The exponential development of the label has expanded at first to the USA with George V Records' recently implanted in New York.
Carlos Campos, our DJ!
In the heart of Paris there is a magical venue where the resident DJ Carlos Campos is poised behind the decks like the captain of the Spanish Armada, his music flowing out of the speakers in rhythmic waves. Carlos Campos producer & composer became famous all over the world by co-interpreting Lorca’s hit Ritmo de la noche. Furthermore, he earned himself a strong reputation by mixing in Parisian parties. He listens to a lot of different music and loves to let his inspiration flows. He has been the first resident DJ at the Barrio Latino in 1999 and breathed into this Parisian temple of Latin music a sunny atmosphere, alternating smooth and Hot rhythms for the greatest pleasure of his crowd. He signed the collection of the Barrio Latino compilations. He also mixed the compilation Tribal Works, Joia Miami, Blue Note and participated in many others. He worked with Claude Challe,Ravin and remixed artists as diverse as Natacha Atlas, Tarkan or Alabina, a proof of his musical opening. As a co-producer, Carlos realized a few tracks on the compilations Buddha Bar and, of course, on the Barrio Latino compilations. Playing throughout lots of Club Carlos Campos became famous on the international scene.