Cooking in the country is a bit similar to Mexican and Spain cuisine; it has a distinctive flavor combine with foreign influences using …
Cooking in the country is a bit similar to Mexican and Spain cuisine; it has a distinctive flavor combine with foreign influences using native seasonings and ingredients. Lunch and dinner normally start with hot appetizers like bacalaitos (crunchy cod fritters); empanadillas (curved-shaped turnovers filled with beef, crab and lobster); and surullitos (sweet plump cornmeal fingers). Some of the classic soup in the country are frijoles negros (black-bean soup); sopón de garbanzos con patas de cerdo (chickpea with pig’s feet); sopón de pescado (fish soup); and sopón de pollo con arroz (chicken soup with rice).
Some Puerto Rican dishes are albondigón (meat loaf); arroz con gandules (rice and pigeon peas); arroz con pollo (chicken with rice) ; carne guisada puertorriqueña (beef stew with cilantro, garlic, green peppers, sweet chile peppers, onions, potatoes and olives stuffed with pimientos); lechón asado (roasted pork); Mondongo (beef tripe stew); pollo agridulce (sweet and sour chicken); pollitos asados a la parrilla (broiled chickens); pollo frito ( fried chicken) and rabo encendido (spicy and hot oxtail stew).
Some list of common desserts in Puerto Rico are tortitas de calabaza (pumpkin tarts), tembleque (coconut pudding), tarta de guayaba (guava tarts), flan (egg custard), mantecaditos (shortbread cookies), besitos de coco (coconut kisses), budín de pan (bread pudding), brazo gitano (sponge cake with cream and / or fruit filling), bizcocho de ron (rum cake), barriguitas de vieja (deep-fried sweet pumpkin fritters); and arroz con dulce (sweet rice pudding).
The popular beverages in the country are coquito (an eggnog-like rum and coconut milk); piñas coladas (prepared with the combination of pineapples, white Puerto Rican rum and coconuts); coffee and beer. The country is a primary producer of rum and mostly the color of rum are gold, amber, or white
The architecture is tremendous; the culture is fascinating. But the historic neighbourhood of Old San Juan is one of the Caribbean’s Meccas for food, with one of the region’s most highly-developed food scenes. You could spend a week walking just on Calle Fortaleza and not be able to try every high-quality eatery, from local fare to contemporary fusion cuisine
Marmalade Restaurant & Wine Bar
Led by innovative, globe-trotting Chef Peter Schintler, a veteran of restaurants including Le Cirque, Marmalade is an experience — and one of the region’s top eateries.
Address: 317 Calle Fortaleza, San Juan, 00901, Porto Rico
Phone:+1 787-724-3969
Trois Cent Onze
In the heart of Old San Juan, this is all about classic French cuisine. Think classic French onion soup, fresh foie gras and bouillabaisse.
Address:311 Calle Fortaleza, San Juan, PR 00901, États-Unis
Phone: +1 787-725-7959
DragonFly
One of several top-notch eateries on the main drag of Calle Fortaleza, specializes in Latin-Asian fusion.
Address: 364 Calle Fortaleza, San Juan, 00901, Porto Rico
Phone: +1 787-977-3886
Aguaviva
It’s now been around for more than a decade, but this fish-focused eatery by Chef Hector Crespo is still turning heads. It’s part of the same group that runs Dragonfly, too.
Address: 364 Cll Fortaleza, San Juan, 00901, Porto Rico
Phone: +1 787-722-0665
El Picoteo
The El Convento hotel is one of our favourites, and El Picoteo is the property’s signature restaurant, offering up a range of Spanish tapas.
Address:100 Cll Del Cristo, San Juan, 00901, Porto Rico
Phone: :+1 787-723-9202
Panza Restaurant
This property in the Cervantes boutique hotel in Old San Juan emphasizes the fine-dining experience, with excellent food and a great wine selection in a restored 18th century building. Note: it’s closed for the low season – so try it when it reopens in November.
Address: 329 Calle Recinto Sur, San Juan, 00901, Porto Rico
Phone: +1 787-289-8900
Pikayo
Opened by Puerto Rican celebrity chef Wilo Bennet in 1990, Pikayo relocated from its original home in the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico to the Conrad Condado Plaza in 2009. Bennet has created a menu of innovative Puerto Rican fusion cuisine, calling on Spanish, Indian, and African flavors.
Address : The Condado Plaza Hilton, 999 Ashford Avenue, San Juan, PR 00907, États-Unis
Phone: +1 787-721-6194
Shipwreck Bar & Grille
Rincón’s pirate-themed Shipwreck Bar & Grill is known for its large portions and relaxed atmosphere. The no-frills restaurant has al fresco dining with plastic tables and chairs, and, since it is a bar, the noise level can be quite high.
Address : 564 Calle Black Eagle, Rincon, 00677, Porto Rico
Phone::+1 787-823-0578
El Toro Salao
Meaning the salty bull, El Toro Salao celebrates the Spanish influence in Puerto Rico. Chef Guillermo Gonzalez has crafted a menu of Spanish tapas, including serrano ham croquettes with a guava rum glaze.
Address :367 Calle Tetuan, San Juan, 00901, Porto Rico
Phone::+1 787-722-3330
Pamela’s
Pamela’s, located at the Numero Uno Guest House in Ocean Park, serves Nuevo Latino and Caribbean cuisine crafted by chef Esteban Torres, who draws on the European, Asian, and African roots of Caribbean culinary traditions.
Address : Numero Uno Guest House, 1 Cll Santa Ana, San Juan, 00911, Porto Rico
Phone::+1 787-726-5010
Perla
This eye-catching restaurant at the La Concha Resort is shaped like an oversized shell perched on a reflecting pool. The innovative design, courtesy of Jorge Rossello, includes blue carpeting that resembles the water and white banquettes, chairs, and table linens.
Address:1077 Ashford Avenue San Juan Puerto Rico 00907
Phone:+1 787-721-7500
La Marlloquina
The 160-year-old restaurant is known for its family-style cocina criolla, or traditional Puerto Rican feasts: seasonal favorites include lechón (suckling pig), arroz con gandules (rice with pigeon peas), and pasteles (yucca and meat wrapped in a banana leaf).
Address: 207 Calle San Justo , San Juan , Puerto Rico
Phone: +1 787 722 3261
La Bombonera
This 105-year-old lunch counter and bakery, a stone’s throw from the port in Old San Juan, is where to come for a perfect café con leche (poured from a 1940’s coffee maker) and a plate of mallorcas (light, buttery pastries, sprinkled with powdered sugar).
Address:259 Calle de San Francisco
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00933
Phone :(787) 722-0658
The Primavera
Part of the Horned Dorset Primavera Rincón’s most elegant resort, this sophisticated restaurant seems a world away from the beachy shacks and bars that line the rest of the waterfront.
Address: Apartado 1132, Rincon 00677, Puerto Rico
Phone: (800) 633-1857 or locally (787) 823-4030.
