Foodies flock to San Juan
Puerto Rico bills itself as the “culinary capital of the Caribbean” and with so many top-class local and international restaurants, it’s hard to dispute this claim.
Traditional Puerto Rican food is hearty and heavy on the pork, deep-fried snacks, yucca, plantain, rice and peas. You can find local spots littered throughout San Juan and other towns across the island.
Carnivores take note: Spit-roasted suckling pig is everywhere in Puerto Rico. Known locally as Lechon, this deeply delicious, quintessential Puerto Rican food is best enjoyed outdoors at a roadside Lechonera, or cafeteria. For those who are really fanatical for pig flesh, cruise down La Ruta del Lechon – a stretch of highway in the Guavate region known for it concentration of the eateries.
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Dining in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Asian-Caribbean fusion is hot these days and Budatai in San Juan’s Condado district does it better than anyone else.
- Dragonfly on Calle Fortelaza in old San Juan offers great Cuban-Asian fusion cuisine with funky, Oriental-inspired décor.
- Bars and clubs abound in the Condado and Isla Verde beach neighbourhoods, so you’re never far away from a party.
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