The Best Places to Drink and Do in Puerto Rico
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The best places to drink and do in Puerto Rico, according to the experts: the World's 50 Beaches, The 50, and the Premios Nacionales de Gastronomía have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Flamenco Beach comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in San Juan and Carolina.
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La Factoría and The Ritz Carlton Reserve SPA Botánico hold the next two places. AAA and the Forbes Travel Guide show up on more of this list than any other guide.
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A crescent bay on Culebra that keeps its water calm enough to swim without drama, thanks to the curve of the shoreline doing most of the work. The stretch of white sand is wide enough that crowds thin out naturally. A graffiti-covered military tank rusts at one end, which does more for the atmosphere than any beach bar ever could. Getting here takes a ferry or a small plane, which is half the point. It ranks among North America's 50 Best Beaches.
The awards
- World's 50 Beaches World's 50 Beaches: #41 · The World's 50 Best Beaches
- World's 50 Beaches World's 50 Beaches: #10 · North America's 50 Best Beaches
- World's 50 Beaches #41 · The World's 50 Best Beaches
- World's 50 Beaches #10 · North America's 50 Best Beaches
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Rank 2. La Factoría
Puerto Rican Cocktail Bar
A chequerboard floor, fairy lights, and enough rooms within rooms that finding your way back to the bar counts as an adventure, La Factoría is a cocktail bar spread across Old San Juan like it grew there naturally. Locals and tourists negotiate the same stools, and the drinks lean into Caribbean produce without turning into a tourism brochure. It landed at #26 on North America's 50 Best Bars, which tracks.
The awards
- The 50 The 50: #26 · North America's 50 Best Bars
- Premios Nacionales de Gastronomía Premios Nacionales de Gastronomía: Finalista · Mixología con Identidad · Roberto Berdecía
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2022 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bar Program
- The 50 #26 · North America's 50 Best Bars
- Premios Nacionales de Gastronomía Finalista · Mixología con Identidad · Roberto Berdecía
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bar Program
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Four Star
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The awards
- Esquire Espresso Martini · The Best Martinis in America
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The awards
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Nominee · Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service · Nicky Fas
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Rank 6. 1919 Restaurant
Modern Pan-Asian
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- AAA AAA: Four Diamonds
- Eater Eater: The 26 Best Restaurants in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Four Star
- AAA Four Diamonds
- Eater The 26 Best Restaurants in San Juan, Puerto Rico
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #6. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #6 1919 Restaurant (this place) 71.400
- #6 COA 71.400
- #6 Kumo Rooftop 71.400
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Rank 6. COA
Puerto Rican
The awards
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Hotel Bar – Latin America & Caribbean
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #6. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #6 1919 Restaurant 71.400
- #6 COA (this place) 71.400
- #6 Kumo Rooftop 71.400
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Rank 6. Kumo Rooftop
Japanese
The awards
- AAA AAA: Three Diamonds
- Premios Nacionales de Gastronomía Premios Nacionales de Gastronomía: Nominado · Innovación y Fusión Creativa · Marielys Hernández
- Spirited Awards Spirited Awards: 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Hotel Bar – Latin America & Caribbean
- AAA Three Diamonds
- Premios Nacionales de Gastronomía Nominado · Innovación y Fusión Creativa · Marielys Hernández
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Hotel Bar – Latin America & Caribbean
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #6. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #6 1919 Restaurant 71.400
- #6 COA 71.400
- #6 Kumo Rooftop (this place) 71.400
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The awards
- The Pinnacle Guide The Pinnacle Guide: 1 Pin
- The Pinnacle Guide 1 Pin