Must-see restaurants in Puerto Rico

  • 1919 Restaurant

    San Juan

    Juan José Cuevas is the Puerto Rican, Michelin-starred executive chef at the Condado Vanderbilt fine-dining flagship restaurant. He champions local…

  • Caña by Juliana Gonzalez

    San Juan

    This relaxed restaurant celebrates the island’s produce and dishes while giving them a gourmet twist. The Puerto Rican chef's farm-to-fork dinner menu is…

  • Lote 23

    San Juan

    An abandoned lot has been turned into a gourmet food park where you can feast alfresco on everything from fried chicken at Hen House, to slow-roasted…

  • Oceano

    San Juan

    In a one-of-a-kind oceanfront mansion with a terrace smack bang in front of Condado Beach, this cool and contemporary restaurant-bar serves up just-caught…

  • Restaurante Bili

    Vieques

    This upscale restaurant is the oldest on the malecón, with a spectacular menu of updated Caribbean classics, and a focus on seafood and fresh, local…

  • Esperanza Food Trucks

    Vieques

    Every weekend, food trucks set up shop at the parking lot facing El Blok at the eastern end of town. You'll find cheap, delicious eats including criollo,…

  • Tiki's Grill

    Culebra

    With an expansive deck and a prime spot on Hwy 250 overlooking the bay, Tiki's Grill serves the island's biggest, juiciest burgers in 20 different ways…

  • Kamoli

    San Juan

    This boho cafe's eclectic menu can take you through the day, starting with coffee, banana pancakes and the breakfast salad (sunny-side-up eggs on a bed of…

  • Vieques Food Park

    Vieques

    For the finest Puerto Rican and criollo food on the island, head to this two-truck food park behind the gas station off Hwy 200. Early risers can snap up…

  • Volando Bajito

    San Juan

    Chicken rules the roost at this quirky resto, where locals come for a taste of Puerto Rican and Korean fusion. Choose drumsticks or wings, add a sauce –…

  • Susie's

    Culebra

    Beautifully presented gourmet Puerto Rican fare, this Culebra favorite curates a rotating collection of crowd-pleasing dishes, including fresh seafood…

  • Pernileria Los Próceres

    San Juan

    The focus of this food truck in Lote 23 is firmly on pork, especially pernil, filling Puerto Rican pork-shoulder sandwiches with homemade mayo, lettuce…

  • Freshmart

    San Juan

    Freshmart is Puerto Rico's take on Whole Foods. A market dedicated to organic food and products, it also has a mezzanine-level cafeteria with a great…

  • La Madre

    San Juan

    Gourmet Mexican cuisine is the theme at this cool and cozy restaurant-lounge. Start with delectable coconut margaritas or opt for fruity alternatives like…

  • Gracias, De Nada

    Vieques

    A stone's throw from the entrance of Vieques National Wildlife Refuge, this small and friendly food truck packs a big flavor punch. Don't miss the bumper…

  • Loiza 2050

    San Juan

    This tiny, family-owned pizza place has been serving exceptional pies for more than 20 years. And its more recent inventions – such as coconut-crusted…

  • Lizzy's Lunch Box

    Vieques

    From the parking lot at the eastern end of the strip, Lizzy serves up insanely good tacos: fish, vegetable, chicken, shrimp and out-of-this-world lobster…

  • Inside view of bakery shop Kasalta.

    Kasalta

    San Juan

    Tucked into Ocean Park’s residential enclave, Kasalta is the sort of authentic Puerto Rican bakery and diner that you'd cross town to visit. The coffee…

  • Front view of pizzeria Pirilo.

    Pirilo

    San Juan

    The striking dining room – cathedral-high ceilings, exposed wood beams – leaves no doubt that you're in Old San Juan. Except that Pirilo is all about…

  • La Bombonera

    San Juan

    This historic diner shines with Tiffany stained-glass windows, marble-top tables and a gleaming bronze coffee machine. Even the waitstaff are gussied up…

  • Outdoor seating at Cocina Abierta.

    Cocina Abierta

    San Juan

    Cocina Abierta takes pride in its eclectic seasonal menus inspired by global culinary influences. Think zucchini pakora, octopus causa or seafood green…

  • Galloway’s Bar & Restaurant

    Puerto Rico

    ‘Snowbirds Welcome’ reads the sign out front, but those four-seasoned spring-breakers from Minneapolis you’ve just spied on the waterfront deck aren’t the…

  • Reef

    Aguadilla

    The Reef is a relatively upmarket deli on the Hwy 110 strip, offering delicious, well-prepared dishes and a friendly Puerto Rican welcome. As for the sit…

  • E Franco & Co

    Puerto Rico

    This salt-of-the-earth grocery-store and cafe, stocked with fresh-baked goods and opulent hampers, has been in Mayagüez for more than 150 years and is…

  • Cafe 413

    Rincón

    Cafe 413 could have coined the phrase 'surfer chic': you would think it, to look at their no-expenses-spared decor, where surfboards and images of VW…

  • La Vista Smokehouse

    North Coast

    These folks make an art out of barbecue, but to sample it you'll have to go to more effort than usual in Isabela – this place is 1km up the hill from…

  • Costa

    Puerto Rico

    Right by the sea, Costa is a jewel at the otherwise slightly underwhelming Mayagüez waterfront. Buffeted by icy air-con, affluent residents chill in a…

  • Jota

    North Coast

    Farm-to-table is the oft-repeated mantra at the newly rebranded restaurant of the Royal Isabela resort. Dishes at this exquisite dining destination atop a…

  • Ricomini Bakery

    Puerto Rico

    The Ricomini bakery and deli has been on this corner for well over a century. With a lunch counter, some tables and basic groceries, this is a de facto…

  • Sabor y Rumba

    Ponce

    Located in a hidden courtyard, this is one of Ponce's most celebrated and best-value restaurants and one that seems to stay tourist-free. There are…

  • Pika-Pika

    Puerto Rico

    Discerning fans of Mexican gastronomy may be slightly underwhelmed by the cheese-covered Puerto Rican/Tex-Mex fusions here, but this cantina, located on…

  • Eclipse

    North Coast

    The alfresco atmosphere – furious waves and gentle breezes, bright tropical flowers and elegantly rustic furniture – is nearly outpaced by the creative…

  • El Gato Negro

    Puerto Rico

    El Gato Negro is one of Playa de Joyuda's most locally popular joints and chowing down on the seafood here feels somehow like a very authentic Puerto…

  • Coa

    North Coast

    The finest of several good restaurants at the Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach, Coa is a casual yet sophisticated beachside locale that creatively…

  • El Churry

    San Juan

    This vivid-green food truck is the place for a savory late-night snack post-partying. Famed for its knockout skirt-steak sandwiches, it has now expanded…

  • El Negocio de Panchi

    Ponce

    Opposite an out-of-town shopping center lies its very antithesis: El Negocio de Panchi, a time-lost esoteric wooden house with a handful of tables,…

  • Melao

    Ponce

    This 21st-century cafe at the Ponce Plaza Hotel & Casino belies the centuries-old exterior, rustling up the city's best coffee and some of its healthiest…

  • Panadería La Viequense

    Vieques

    If it’s breakfast you’re after, this is the place for early eggs or hangover-obscuring coffee. If you miss the 11am cutoff, you can feast instead on…

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