Bongos Cuban Cafe
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At A Glance |
The 471 seat Bongos is part
of the chain created by Gloria Estefan and her husband / producer
Emilio Estefan. |
Bongos Cuban Cafe is part of the chain created by Gloria
Estefan and her husband / producer Emilio Estefan.
The 471 seat cafe serves lunch and dinner featuring the tastes
of Cuba and the Miami Beach area of Florida set amid the best
Latin American musical rhythms, and is generally open from 11:00
AM until 02:00 AM, and has an express window that operates during
the same hours.
With a 16,000-square-foot space, two floors of indoor and out-door
dining areas, and three separate bars, BONGOS CUBAN CAFE is designed
to stimulate the visual and aural senses of its patrons as well
as their palates.
The buildings triangular architectural design, by the renowned
Bernardo Fort Brescia of Arquitectonica is dominated outside by
a massive two-story pineapple-shaped structure that dominates
the lakeside skyline of Downtown Disney.
Once inside, a dazzling mosaic of hand-painted murals evokes
Old World Cuba of the 1940's and 50's. No detail was overlooked
by well-known interior designer Luciano Franchi, from the misty
waterfall with its refreshing taste of the Caribbean, to the bongo
drum shaped bar stools, each a miniature work-of-art with one-of-a-kind
hand-inlaid tile work. This high-spirited environment comes alive
to the nightly red-hot rhythms of Latin dance music.
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