Your favorite restaurants in old San juan

Would live to hear what you think are some of your favorite restaurants in old San juan. We will be there 3 nights prior to our cruise at end of October

My favorites are:

La Mallorquina - 207 Calle San Justo. It's been there many years.

Food is excellent and service is very good.

El Jibarito - 280 Calle Sol. Very traditional Puerto Rican style cooking with

lots of choices. Not upscale but nice. Frequented by locals.

Thanks Frankm!

We are looking for the more local type places

We had lunch at Raices when we were there in Nov. 2011 on the recommendation of the security staff on the pier. We thoroughly enjoyed lunch. The staff was fantastic and was very accommodating.

It's about two blocks off of the waterfront and well worth the short walk on Recinto Sur # 315.

Regards,

Paul

Marmalade hands down

Their white bean soup and black truffle pasta are soooo good. The chef/owner is awesome he trained w Gordon Ramsey

Punto de Vista is a rooftop restaurant situated above Hotel Milano in Old San Juan. The food is traditional and very good and the views at sunset are wonderful. Already have it on our agenda for another meal there before our October cruise.

Ooh that sounds fun, what was the pricing like?

Ooh that sounds fun, what was the pricing like?

It is very reasonable and when we were there they had buy one get one free very yummy mojitos.

Hope that hangs around till Feb. that would have me sold haha. :D

Thanks for all of the suggestions. Can't wait to try some of these restaurants!

When my wife and I were there last year, we went to a restaurant called Toro Salao at 367 Calle Tetuan in the Old Town. It had outdoor seating and the weather was very pleasant. It was like we were in an outdoor cafe in Europe, it just had that good vibe. Plus the dinner and drinks were very good.

While we were sitting there, a group of school kids were practicing a dance routine very close by. We could see them and hear them but they weren't very loud. We also had a good chance to just sit and relax and people watch. Since we were outside, basically in the middle of the huge sidewalk, people were walking on both sides of the outdoor seating area (enclosed) and we enjoyed just watching them

We really wanted to go to a coffee place and try some of the Puerto Rican coffee, there was one that was highly rated but they closed 5 minutes before we got there. They weren't too far from the restaurant I mentioned above either. Since we will be back to San Juan in less than 2 months, we'll make sure to plan a visit to the coffee place.

Don't bother with the Bacardi tour. It seemed like a waste of time to me and took more time than it really needed, cutting into other things we wanted to do.

Love Old Town. So much to see and I love sitting and people watching. Thanks for the tip on the Bacardi tour.

For breakfast try our favorite Mallorca at Cafeteria Mallorca on Calle San Francisco...We used to love eating them at La Bombonera but unfortunately they have closed and have not reopened as some of us thought they were going to.

Second vote for el jibarito. Delish, real food, love the cook!

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I have to agree with AACJ. Toro Salao is one of our favourites. We have had lunch there both times we visited Old San Juan. Very nice outdoor cafe type seating. Great Cuban sandwiches.

We enjoyed St. Germain Bistro & Cafe for lunch so much, we went back a second day. Great sandwiches, salads, and small plates. Their basil mojito was extremely refreshing after spending a hot morning exploring the fortresses. It's on 156 Sol Street at the corner of Cruz St.

Thanks all. 9days and we will be in San Juan. We now have some great restaurants to try. Thanks for the recommendations

Would live to hear what you think are some of your favorite restaurants in old San juan. We will be there 3 nights prior to our cruise at end of October

MARMALADE - The larger taster menu wine wine pairing :D

Hope that hangs around till Feb. that would have me sold haha. :D

Agreed! Punta de Vista is good! Good mojito's, too!

Just don't stay at the Hotel Milano. It's awful.

Our family will be cruising there next summer on the Allure, are there any close to port good restaurants for a casual local food?

Need to become more daring and try the local stuff.

Thanks

Our family will be cruising there next summer on the Allure, are there any close to port good restaurants for a casual local food?

 

Need to become more daring and try the local stuff.

 

Thanks

El caldero sabroso

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El caldero sabroso

 

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Yelp reports this restaurant is closed.

For lunch, you must go to Cafe Puerto Rico. It is just a short walk from the docks in Old San Juan. Get the Yuca Mofongo and the garlic shrimp. For breakfast, cafe Mallorca. It is a locals place. Get a bunch of Mallorcas to split between family members! We also had lunch at Gringos- a fun tequila bar. Another delicious dinner spot is Hotel Milano. It's a rooftop restaurant with a closed area and open area. Enjoy!

Marmalade was very good, but it can be expensive. they have some very creative cocktails as well. Our best meal in San Juan was at the Ropa Vieja Grill on Ashford Ave. in the Condado, a short taxi ride from OSJ. Their mofongo was great!