How walkable is Chinatown?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Chinatown has a walkability score of 74 out of 100 across the 400 m around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 2nd most walkable of 3 neighbourhoods ranked in Havana, which scores 41 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
622 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Chinatown. The nearest grocery is Kiosko Infanta y O, about 23 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment. It is weakest for groceries and banks.
- Heladería café26 min
- Restaurant Min Chih Tang2 min
- Restaurante El Pacífico3 min
- MEGACel2 min
- Anyel Joyeria4 min
- GalyCafé6 min
- Sia Kara Cafe9 min
- Banco Exterior de Cuba28 min
- Parque El Curita5 min
- Parque Fe del Valle6 min
- Secundaria 26 de Julio4 min
- Secundaria Basica Bartolome Maso12 min
- San Pablo Cuba5 min
- LibreriaAbril5 min
- Cinemateca de Cuba3 min
- Museo Casa del Che, La Habana Cuba5 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Chinatown at 23.1340, -82.3657. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 187 street intersections per km², and blocks average 71 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Chinatown
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 400 m around the centre of Chinatown. Rings mark 200 m and 400 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Havana
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vedado | 2.3 km | 77 |
| Miramar | 6.9 km | 51 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Havana page.
Questions about walking in Chinatown
Is Chinatown walkable?
Yes. Chinatown in Havana has a walkability score of 74 out of 100 across the 400 m around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Chinatown more walkable than the rest of Havana?
Chinatown is more walkable than Havana as a whole: it scores 74, against 41 for the 5 km around Havana's centre. It ranks 2nd of the 3 Havana neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Havana?
Of the 3 Havana neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Vedado (77), Chinatown (74) and Miramar (51).
How is the walkability score of Chinatown calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Chinatown it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 400 m around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.