Where to go for refreshing paletas, alcapurria fritters, and perfect chicken wings
In Puerto Rico, comida criolla is king, says San Juan native Mikol Hoffman. Though the phrase translates into English as "Creole cooking," it’s unrelated to what we might recognize as "Creole" food in the United States. Instead, criolla cuisine on la isla del encanto blends the seafood- and cassava-heavy influences from the indegenious Taínos with inspiration brought from Spanish, African, and American populations. "The island’s culinary scene is an eccentric mix of tastes, budgets, and influences," Hoffman says, noting options from spit-roasted lechon and alcapurria fritters to beer-battered fish tacos and Spanish soups. That diversity, Hoffman says, "makes San Juan quite possibly the culinary capital of the Caribbean."
Here now, in geographic order, the restaurants that represent the essential in San Juan dining, where the variety found in Old San Juan, Santurce, Ocean Park, and Condado is unrivaled elsewhere in Puerto Rico. After all, Hoffman says, "would you expect anything less from the birthplace of mofongo and the piña colada?"
Prices per person, excluding alcohol
$ = Less than $10
$$ = $10 - $20
$$$ = $20 - $40
$$$$ = More than $40
from Eater - All http://www.eater.com/maps/best-puerto-rico-san-juan-restaurants
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