puerto rico for 12 days, suggestions please
we are going to puerto rico at the end of february for 12 days. staying in old san juan (3 nites), in jayuya ( via ruta panoramica, 2 days-one nite), ponce (3 nites), guanica (3 nites) and again in san juan in condado (2 nites). would like suggestions for local restaurants in these places as well as favorite local foods (fruits, special dishes etc). please do not forget breakfast and kiosk/roadside/street food. thanks!
By janeabby
on Feb 10, 2009 09:22 PM
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old san juan/condado:
Go to the museum of art, there is a michelin star restaurant called pikayo.
The parrot club (modern authentic)
Aguaviva (modern seafood)
La Chaumiere (french)
The Dragonfly (asian flair)
ajili mojili (authentic, but pricey, if you want that authentic to go a pig roast)
La casita blanca (authentic, and one of my favorites, better bet than ajili mojili)
Il Perugino (famous italian, been there ages)
Metropol (cuban)
Tantra (PR infused indian, place is pretty trendy)
Also, any of the restaurants in the Hotel San Juan are pretty decent- like the Palm, but nothing is out of this world.
Do yourself a favor- go up to the mountains to a place called GUAVATE.
Enjoy some authentic food, and the most delicious roast pig you will ever eat. Its a saturday/sunday big party! Lots of food, super cheap. It has been called the best PIG in the world by many.
Anthony Bourdain did a segment of his NO reservations there, and there was an article in the NY times should you want to read.
If you go sunday, go early... Pricans love to party on sundays and have one too many Medallas (local beer)
not to miss dishes:
ROAST PIG!
arroz con gandules
MOFONGO
tostones
yuca
amarillos
any empanadas, or alcapurrias
HAVE FUN in my hometown ;)
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i am very interested in local, puerto rican food, casual and inexpensive. your suggestions are wonderful and mouth watering. thank you, thank you!
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Pikayo is very good but,...MIchelin Star??? Doubt it...
La Chaumiere has sadly been closed for a few years now...
the rest of the rec. sound good...
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