Chalmun ' s Cantina Chalmun ' s Cantina , also known as the Mos Eisley Cantina , was a drinking and dining establishment located in the city of Mos Eisley on the desert world of Tatooine . Although a dimly lit tavern known for frequent outbreaks of violence , it was a popular stopping point for pilot s , smuggler s , bounty hunter s , alien misfits and renegades . History . Clone Wars . During the Blockade of Pantora , the seedy bar , at this point run by a Nimbanel bartender , was a known haven for criminals and lowlifes , many under the employ of Jabba the Hutt . Greedo , a bounty hunter hired by Trade Federation official Sib Canay , kidnapped Che Amanwe Papanoida , the daughter of Pantoran Chairman Papanoida , and held her captive in one of the cantina ' s back rooms . When Greedo was forced by Jabba to lead the Chairman Papanoida and his son Ion to the cantina , a firefight broke out in the bar between the three Pantoran s and Greedo ' s associates . Around the time of the Battle of Kadavo during the Clone Wars , two Alderaanian tourists visiting Tatooine died in a speeder - bike accident . The " Zygerrian News " implied that the two had gotten intoxicated in the cantina of Mos Eisley , thereby causing the accident . Galactic Civil War . By the time of the Galactic Civil War , the cantina had seen two owners since the Clone Wars , the most recent owner being the Wookiee Chalmun . Under his employ was the gruff human Wuher , who , despite not being the friendliest bartender in the galaxy , was respected by his customers for never asking any questions , and Ackmena , the female night - shift bartender . Obi - Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker came to the cantina shortly before the destruction of Alderaan to charter a course to the doomed planet , in order to deliver technical readouts on the Empire ' s Death Star . After having their droids tossed out due to the cantina ' s no - droid policy , they hired the smuggler Han Solo and his compatriot Chewbacca , who needed a way to pay off their debt to Jabba the Hutt . Their visit was not uneventful ; the Jedi Master and his apprentice were harassed and confronted by Doctor Cornelius Evazan and his thug Ponda Baba , the latter of whom lost his arm after provoking Kenobi . Afterwards , Solo had an altercation with the bounty hunter Greedo , who was eager to collect the bounty on Solo . Solo however , killed him with a single shot after Greedo foolishly fired first — and missed . Han then tossed Wuher some credits and left the cantina to prep the " Millennium Falcon " for the two fugitives . Shortly after the Battle of Yavin , the Sith Lord Darth Vader employed Boba Fett to track down and capture the mysterious pilot who destroyed the Death Star . Knowing that Solo frequented Mos Eisley , the bounty hunter would interrogate and promptly murder his victims after they failed to provide any sufficient leads . Entering the Mos Eisley Cantina , Boba Fett addressed the gathered crowd that he would not leave until he was provided the information he sought . After brutally wounding a six - armed alien and intimidating the bar patrons , Wuher responded that no one knew the boy , and that he had only come in some time ago with Kenobi . After shooting a length of fibercord and causing a fleeing patron to fall down , the teen soon broke down and told Boba the boy ' s name — Luke Skywalker . He then shot the boy and headed towards Ben Kenobi ' s home in order to discover more about Luke ' s identity . Unbeknownst to Boba , his discovery of Skywalker ' s name at Chalmun ' s Cantina would soon allow Darth Vader to realize that he had a son . Layout . A sandstone construct , the building housed a bar area with a maximum occupancy of 102 patrons , and had twelve drinks available on tap , with the size of a standard drink being 16 ounces . The most popular drinks at the cantina were blue milk , Tatooine Sunset , Jawa Juice , Yatooni Boska , Tatooni Junko , and Hutt ' s Delight . The Bith " Fiery " Figrin D ' an , kloo horn player and leader of the Modal Nodes , was a regular act at Chalmun ' s Cantina . Behind the scenes . Crew members playing Bith musicians in the cantina moved to the beat of Benny Goodman ' s 1937 hit song " " while filming on set . If one looks closely at the bar behind Wuher , one can see surplus jet engine parts that were later used for the bounty hunter droid IG - 88 ' s head . Filming for the cantina exteriors in " " took place in Ajim , Djerba , Tunisia on April 2 – 3 , 1976 . However , most of the interior shots were from Stage 6 at Elstree Studios on April 13 – 21 . Chalmun ' s Cantina was the same cantina in the now non - canon ical " The Star Wars Holiday Special " , set months after " A New Hope " , and shown during a night shift . A skit on a 1977 episode of " " took place in the " Star Wars Bar , " with Pryor playing the bartender . Though the skit did not reuse the original sets , many of the masks from " A New Hope " cantina scene were used for the patrons . The cantina was featured in an official 1979 drunk - driving PSA . In 2007 , the official site made it available for viewing .