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The 66 Best Places to Eat and Drink in San Juan

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The best places to eat and drink in San Juan, according to the experts: James Beard Awards, Premios Nacionales de Gastronomía, and The 50 have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Cocina al Fondo comes out on top.

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Identidad and 1919 Restaurant hold the next two places. Premios Nacionales de Gastronomía shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Eater next.

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  1. Rank 1. Cocina al Fondo

    Puerto Rican

    A renovated house with a backyard sets the stage for Natalia Vallejo's upscale take on Puerto Rican cooking, which skips the mofongo and goes digging for something less expected. Vallejo won the James Beard Award for Best Chef: South, and the menu earns it quietly, with vegetable-forward dishes and seafood that trust local ingredients to do the talking. The cocktail list and wine selection are considered enough to order with intention.

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    658 Calle San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico · San Juan
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  2. Rank 2. Identidad

    Caribbean Cocktail Bar

    Brass sconces, emerald armchairs, and a terrazzo counter that looks like a terrazzo counter should look if terrazzo counters had ambition. Identidad is a cocktail bar built around Puerto Rican ingredients sourced from island producers, and the menu rotates often enough that regulars have no excuse to order the same thing twice. It took a 2025 James Beard Award for Best New Bar, which tells you more than the decor already does.

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    960 Avenida Ponce de Leon, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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  3. Rank 3. 1919 Restaurant

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    1055 Ashford Ave., Condado, PR · San Juan
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  4. Rank 3. 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.

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    148 Calle San Sebastian, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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  5. Rank 3. Vianda

    The menu at this San Juan fine-dining room leans hard into local vegetables and seafood, with the chef pulling traditional Puerto Rican ingredients through a global lens. Francis Guzmán has been a James Beard Outstanding Chef semifinalist, and the room feels like it knows that without being smug about it. The wine list earns genuine attention, running to unexpected picks like a rosé Zweigelt alongside the food.

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    1413 Avenida Juan Ponce de León, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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  6. Rank 6. ORUJO Taller De Gastronomia

    Caribbean

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    600 Calle Hoare, San Juan, Puerto Rico · San Juan
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    Open now, until 9 PM

    Wednesday 6 PM–9 PM

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  7. Rank 7. Marmalade

    Caribbean

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    317 Calle de la Fortaleza, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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  8. Rank 7. Santaella

    Caribbean

    Lush indoor garden, exposed brick, and Edison bulbs set the mood at this fine dining room near La Placita, where the chef reframes Puerto Rican classics in a style the regulars call nouvelle Caribbean. The bar draws its own crowd well into the evening, and the pop art restrooms have their own quiet fan club. The Premios Nacionales de Gastronomía named the team winner for service in 2025, which tracks.

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    219 Cll Canals, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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    Open now, until 11 PM

    Wednesday 11:30 AM–11 PM

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  9. Rank 7. Verde Mesa

    Vegetable-Forward Mediterranean

    The chef shops farmers markets every week for pomarossa, jobo, and breadfruit, so the menu at this vegetable-forward Mediterranean restaurant shifts with whatever Puerto Rico is actually growing. Small plates meant for sharing, Mediterranean in spirit but rooted in the island's produce. The James Beard Foundation named the chef a nominee and then a semifinalist for Best Chef: South in back-to-back years. Leave room for the purple cloud, a meringue dessert that sounds fanciful and apparently delivers.

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    107 Tetuan San Juan, Puerto Rico · San Juan
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  10. Rank 10. Bacoa

    Caribbean

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    Carr 31 KM 22.0, Juncos, PR · Juncos
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  11. Rank 10. Casita Miramar

    Caribbean

    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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    605 Miramar Ave, San Juan, 00907, Puerto Rico · San Juan
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  12. Rank 10. Sur Barra Nikkei

    Nikkei

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    411 Calle del Parque, San Juan, Puerto Rico · San Juan
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  13. Rank 13. Canvas Restaurant

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    601 Avenida Miramar, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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  14. Rank 13. La Disquera

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    610 Calle Cerra San Juan, Puerto Rico · San Juan
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    Closed now, opens 7 PM

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  15. Rank 15. Māro

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    1311 Avenida Juan Ponce de León, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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  16. Rank 16. Celeste

    Seafood

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    100 Calle Pelayo, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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  17. Rank 16. Kiosko El Boricua Piñones

    Puerto Rican

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    Carr 187 km 8.0 Bo Torrecilla Baja, Loiza,PR · Loiza
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  18. Rank 16. La Santurcina

    Neapolitan Pizzeria

    Lines form before the doors open at this Neapolitan-style sourdough pizza shop in Santurce, which tells you most of what you need to know. The team behind it leans vegetable-forward on the toppings, and the pies come out of the oven with the blistered, slightly irregular edges that signal someone is paying attention. Casual enough for a weeknight, busy enough that showing up early is the move.

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    1250 Avenida Ponce De Leon, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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    Open now, until 9:30 PM

    Wednesday 5 PM–9:30 PM

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  19. Rank 19. La Central

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    250 Convention Blvd, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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  20. Rank 19. Mario Pagan restaurant

    Puerto Rican

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    1110 Avenida Magdalena, San Juan, Puerto Rico · San Juan
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  21. Rank 19. Pantera

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    75 Calle Padial, Caguas, PR · Caguas
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  22. Rank 22. El Pretexto

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    Cayey, PR · Cayey
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  23. Rank 22. La Casita Blanca

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    351 Calle Tapia, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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    Closed now, opens Thu 11:30 AM

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  24. Rank 22. Leña Eh

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    Avenida Miramar & Avenida Ponce de Leon, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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  25. Rank 25. Andaluz

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    405 Calle de San Francisco, FL 1, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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  26. Rank 25. Nuna

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    Cll San Juan, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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  27. Rank 25. Trova

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    170 Candelero Dr, Humacao, PR · Humacao
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    Open now, until 10 PM

    Wednesday 7:30 AM–10:30 AM, Noon–3:30 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

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  28. Rank 25. Yoko

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    1762 Calle Loíza, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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    Wednesday Noon–3 PM, 5:30 PM–9:30 PM

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  29. Rank 29. 173°

    Modern Caribbean

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    1464 Calle Wilson, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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  30. Rank 29. BARBACOA Smokehouse & Eatery

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    2422 C. Loíza, San Juan, 00913, Puerto Rico · San Juan
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  31. Rank 29. Cocina Abierta

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    58 Calle Caribe, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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  32. Rank 29. El Grifo

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    97 Calle Betances, Caguas, PR · Caguas
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  33. Rank 29. El Jibaro

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    PR-842, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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  34. Rank 29. Flor de Sal

    Italian

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    100 Dorado Beach Drive Dorado, PR · Dorado
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  35. Rank 29. Lulo's Sweet & Savory

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    959 Calle Las Palmas San Juan, Puerto Rico · San Juan
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    Closed now, opens Thu 10 AM

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  36. Rank 29. Manzana De Java

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    105 Calle Pomarrosa, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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  37. Rank 29. Smoky Joe Caribbean Grill

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    Kioskos de Luquillo, #18, Luquillo, PR · Luquillo
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  38. Rank 29. Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Rainforest Beach & Golf Resort

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    6000 Blvd. Río Mar, Río Grande, PR · Rio Grande
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  39. Rank 39. COA

    Puerto Rican

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    100 Dorado Beach Dr Dorado, PR · Dorado
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    Wednesday 7 AM–11 AM, Noon–3 PM, 6 PM–10 PM

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  40. Rank 39. Cui Cui

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    104 C. de San Sebastián, San Juan, 00901, Puerto Rico · San Juan
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  41. Rank 41. Caña by José Enrique - Fairmont El San Juan Hotel

    Caribbean

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    6063 Ave Isla Verde, Carolina, PR · Carolina
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  42. Rank 41. The Oyster Shack

    Seafood

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    1104 Magdalena Ave, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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  43. Rank 43. Lucía Patisserie

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    857 Avenida Ponce De Leon, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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  44. Rank 44. Bambina Pizzería & Coctelería

    Wood-fired Pizzeria

    A wood-fired oven anchors the room at this Caguas pizzeria, visible the moment you walk in and very much the point. The dough ferments for 72 hours, and the menu folds Caribbean flavors into the result, guava and plantains alongside more familiar toppings. The cocktail bar is serious enough to pull equal weight with the kitchen. It landed on 50 Top Pizza Latin America, which for a Caribbean island is a flex Puerto Rico seems happy to own.

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    76 Calle Tapia, Caguas, PR · Caguas
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  45. Rank 44. Furtivo Speakeasy

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    1501 C. Loíza, San Juan, 00911, Puerto Rico · San Juan
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  46. Rank 46. Bóveda Chef Carol Reyes

    Spanish

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    208 Avenida Ponce De Leon, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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    Open now, until 10 PM

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  47. Rank 47. Acapulco Taquería Mexicana

    Authentic Mexican

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    2021 PR-37, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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  48. Rank 47. Bebo's Café

    Caribbean

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    1600 Calle Loíza, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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  49. Rank 47. Berlingeri Cocina Artesanal

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    1958 Calle McLeary, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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  50. Rank 47. Cafe Caleta

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    78 Caleta de San Juan, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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  51. Rank 47. Café Regina

    The avocado toast might arrive crowned with black garlic and pickled radishes, which tells you everything about Café Regina's attitude. It's a bright, airy coffee shop and cafe on Calle Loíza, threading a needle between the old-school panaderias around it with a rotating menu of creative breakfast and lunch plates, sandwiches on serious bread, and coffee worth ordering twice.

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    1705 Calle Loíza, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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    Closed now, opens Thu 8 AM

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  52. Rank 47. Deaverdura

    Caribbean

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    200 Calle del Sol, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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  53. Rank 47. Epicuro

    French

    Twelve seats, one seating, and a chef who also plays music, which tells you something about the kind of evening you're in for. Epicuro is a chef's table tasting menu built around classic French technique and Puerto Rican ingredients, run with the focused intensity of a one-room show. Reservations fill months out, so plan accordingly or spend that time envying people who did.

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    316 Avenida de Diego, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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  54. Rank 47. La Bodeguita de Manolo

    Spanish

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    348–398 Avenida de Diego, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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  55. Rank 47. La Penultima

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    1359 Avenida Ponce De Leon, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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    Open now, until 2 AM

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  56. Rank 47. La Taberna Lupulo

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    151 Calle de San Sebastian, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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    Open now, until 1 AM

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  57. Rank 47. Machete

    Upscale Cocktail Bar

    Cocktails made with beets and carrots sound like a farmer's market dare, but Machete pulls them off alongside the classics at this upscale cocktail bar on Calle Cerra. The bar food punches well above its role, with octopus and cochinita pibil tacos doing serious work. The back patio is a quiet bonus in a neighborhood built for standing on the sidewalk. Get there early if you want a seat, because the artists and industry crowd fills this place fast.

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    714 PR-39, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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  58. Rank 47. Mai Pen Rai

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    303 Calle Canals, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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  59. Rank 47. Malavita

    Italian

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    320 Calle de la Fortaleza, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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  60. Rank 47. Oriundo

    A monthly prix-fixe dinner series tucked behind another restaurant, Oriundo runs on Instagram announcements and sells out fast enough to feel like a secret. The chef builds each menu around Puerto Rico's forgotten ingredients, breadfruit, Caribbean land crab, and whatever guest chefs from across the region bring through the door. Menus cover omnivores, pescatarians, and vegetarians, with wine pairings alongside.

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    58 Calle Caribe, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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  61. Rank 47. Peko Peko

    Japanese Noodle Shop

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    1000 Ponce de Leon, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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  62. Rank 47. Pirilo Pizza Rustica

    Rustica Pizzeria

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    207 Calle Tanca, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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  63. Rank 47. Sobao By Los Cidrines

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    1492 Avenida Ponce de Leon, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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  64. Rank 47. Spiga

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    258 Calle de San Justo, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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    Closed now, opens Thu 8:30 AM

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  65. Rank 65. Vía Láctea Scoop Shop

    Dessert

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    1353 Avenida Ponce de Leon, San Juan, PR · San Juan
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  66. Rank 66. El Batey Bar

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    101 Calle del Cristo, San Juan, 00901, Puerto Rico · San Juan
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