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    Arches, high ceilings, and vintage furniture give this colonial-building restaurant the feel of a family home that happens to serve a crowd. The menu lives on a chalkboard and leans into Puerto Rican comfort food, the kind built on slow-braised goat, carne frita, and pastelón. The team draws a direct line from their father's fonda, and the cooking makes that lineage pretty easy to believe.

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    • Alcapurrias

      “Favorites include alcapurrias filled with roasted pork, tender carne frita marinated in Maví, creamy pastelón with cheese fondue, and a three-hour slow-braised goat stew with rice and beans.”

      Eater
    • Carne frita

      “Favorites include alcapurrias filled with roasted pork, tender carne frita marinated in Maví, creamy pastelón with cheese fondue, and a three-hour slow-braised goat stew with rice and beans.”

      Eater
    • Pastelón

      “Favorites include alcapurrias filled with roasted pork, tender carne frita marinated in Maví, creamy pastelón with cheese fondue, and a three-hour slow-braised goat stew with rice and beans.”

      Eater
    • Goat stew

      “Favorites include alcapurrias filled with roasted pork, tender carne frita marinated in Maví, creamy pastelón with cheese fondue, and a three-hour slow-braised goat stew with rice and beans.”

      Eater

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    Address
    605 Miramar Ave, San Juan, 00907, Puerto Rico · San Juan
    Hours

    Closed today, opens Wed 4 PM

    • Monday 4 PM to 10 PM
    • Tuesday Today Closed
    • Wednesday 4 PM to 10 PM
    • Thursday 4 PM to 10 PM
    • Friday 4 PM to 11 PM
    • Saturday 4 PM to 11 PM
    • Sunday 4 PM to 10 PM
    Phone
    787-631-8265
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