Bodeguita del medio La Complaciente" in Empedrado Street, in the old Havana district. He renamed the place Casa Martínez. Angel Martínez sold typical Cuban products and, from time to time, served dinner to the regulars. But mainly, the people who were found at the Casa Martínez, were there to have a drink with their friends, and savor a brand new cocktail called Mojito, made with rum, mint, sugar, lemon and club soda. In 1949, the cook Silvia Torres aka “la china” prepared the food. Very quickly, the Casa Martínez became the centre of Havana’s cultural effervescence. Attracted by the bohemian charm of the
Dennis Leary (chef) and lounge chairs, creating a not-of-this-city atmosphere that references warmer climates. Cocktails include the Caribbean Zone (white rum, passion fruit gum, and lemon), the Whiskey Vic (a take on the Trader Vic's mai tai, made with whiskey), and the Floridian (dark rum, lime, and cane sugar). It also serves as a popular space for private event rentals. Dennis Leary reopened the location of Trocadero Club as RX in November 2014. Rx is a craft cocktail bar in the Tenderloin. The name comes from the prohibition era, when a doctor’s prescription was one’s only way to legally access liquor. Dennis Leary