Guidebook for San Juan

Eric
Guidebook for San Juan

Food Scene

Most of my recommendations are based on the best within the proximity to the apartment. San Juan has an extensive food scene throughout!
Comforting and creative take on Puerto Rican food using international ingredients in a dynamic setting.
103 locals recommend
Casita Miramar
605 Av. Miramar
103 locals recommend
Comforting and creative take on Puerto Rican food using international ingredients in a dynamic setting.
There is a large and varied menu in this cozy café. Just 2 minutes from us.
14 locals recommend
Macchiato Coffee-Deli
654 Av. Manuel Fernández Juncos
14 locals recommend
There is a large and varied menu in this cozy café. Just 2 minutes from us.
Puerto Rican and Cuban fusion greatness.
17 locals recommend
Metropol Restaurant Sheraton Hotel Convention Center District
Boulevard Román Baldorioty de Castro
17 locals recommend
Puerto Rican and Cuban fusion greatness.
Creative comfort food!
31 locals recommend
Soda Estudio de Cocina
909 Av. Manuel Fernández Juncos
31 locals recommend
Creative comfort food!
Delicious food in an art deco inspired space.
22 locals recommend
Comedor
801 PR-25
22 locals recommend
Delicious food in an art deco inspired space.
Famous and cheap fresh burgers. Very informal and always busy. Straight-up burger joint, bottled beer, sodas, burgers, fries, and onion rings.
66 locals recommend
El Hamburger
402 Av. Luis Muñoz Rivera
66 locals recommend
Famous and cheap fresh burgers. Very informal and always busy. Straight-up burger joint, bottled beer, sodas, burgers, fries, and onion rings.
Eat in classic Spanish dining hall in a historic home.
24 locals recommend
La Mallorquina
207 C. de San Justo
24 locals recommend
Eat in classic Spanish dining hall in a historic home.
This place has really good food!
58 locals recommend
Café Marquesa
110 C. del Parque
58 locals recommend
This place has really good food!
Excellent and varied selection of local food.
137 locals recommend
Cayo Caribe
1451 Ashford Ave
137 locals recommend
Excellent and varied selection of local food.
If you're craving pizza and beer.
33 locals recommend
Pizza e Birra
653 PR-25
33 locals recommend
If you're craving pizza and beer.
Sleek sit down Italian.
31 locals recommend
Melanzana
Avenida Miramar
31 locals recommend
Sleek sit down Italian.
Economic and delicious Dominican diner serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
44 locals recommend
Los Pinos Cafe
659 C. Salva
44 locals recommend
Economic and delicious Dominican diner serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Economic and delicious local food.
202 locals recommend
Bebo Cafe
1600 C. Loíza
202 locals recommend
Economic and delicious local food.
Puerto Rican diner serving a wide range of plates.
71 locals recommend
Pannes
1125 Ashford Ave
71 locals recommend
Puerto Rican diner serving a wide range of plates.
Spanish and Puerto Rican favorites including sandwiches and pastries.
102 locals recommend
Panaderia España
1105 Calle Román Baldorioty de Castro
102 locals recommend
Spanish and Puerto Rican favorites including sandwiches and pastries.
Eat, drink, dance, and be merry.
605 locals recommend
La Placita
300 C. dos Hermanos
605 locals recommend
Eat, drink, dance, and be merry.
So good!
21 locals recommend
Comedería
801 Av. Manuel Fernández Juncos
21 locals recommend
So good!
67 locals recommend
Verde Mesa
Calle San José
67 locals recommend
22 locals recommend
La Alcapurria Quemá
251 C. Duffaut
22 locals recommend
Restaurante La Casona
609 C. San Jorge
269 locals recommend
La Cueva Del Mar
1904 C. Loíza
269 locals recommend
58 locals recommend
Cafe Manolin
251 C. de San Justo
58 locals recommend
25 locals recommend
Punto de Vista
307 C. de la Fortaleza
25 locals recommend

Essentials

Open 24/7 - 365 days. Great selection of beer and quick snacks. Get ice, plus taco truck on premises.
8 locals recommend
Miramar 24 Express
704 Cll Estado
8 locals recommend
Open 24/7 - 365 days. Great selection of beer and quick snacks. Get ice, plus taco truck on premises.
Get anything you need for food and drinks. Also sell money orders and other services.
45 locals recommend
Pueblo
PR 0090
45 locals recommend
Get anything you need for food and drinks. Also sell money orders and other services.

Drinks & Nightlife

For all tastes!
369 locals recommend
La Factoria
148 C. San Sebastián
369 locals recommend
For all tastes!
Essentially a beer garden in Hato Rey. Craft beer on tap as well as other local and domestic beers. Good bar food with local items and standard.
Taberna Boricua
418 Cll Agueybana
Essentially a beer garden in Hato Rey. Craft beer on tap as well as other local and domestic beers. Good bar food with local items and standard.
nice!
605 locals recommend
La Placita
300 C. dos Hermanos
605 locals recommend
nice!
Local brewery and good bar food with ocean views + live music!
51 locals recommend
Ocean Lab Brewing Co.
51 locals recommend
Local brewery and good bar food with ocean views + live music!
Taste craft-microbrewery beers from Puerto Rica and around! Huge tap selection and many bottles.
123 locals recommend
La Taberna Lúpulo
151 C. San Sebastián
123 locals recommend
Taste craft-microbrewery beers from Puerto Rica and around! Huge tap selection and many bottles.
Late afternoons into early mornings in La Placita. Weekdays are slow but come the weekend, the crowds come out to drink and dance.
605 locals recommend
La Placita
300 C. dos Hermanos
605 locals recommend
Late afternoons into early mornings in La Placita. Weekdays are slow but come the weekend, the crowds come out to drink and dance.

Arts & Culture

Beautifully designed art museum featuring the work of local and artists from around the world.
473 locals recommend
Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico
299 Avenida José de Diego
473 locals recommend
Beautifully designed art museum featuring the work of local and artists from around the world.

Everything Else

Delicious café, local-designer boutique, and hair salon all in one!
La Social
64 Condado Ave
Delicious café, local-designer boutique, and hair salon all in one!

Sightseeing

19th-century Spanish barracks with a delicious little restaurant and interesting museums.
17 locals recommend
Ballajá
17 locals recommend
19th-century Spanish barracks with a delicious little restaurant and interesting museums.
A working-class sector of Old San Juan on the edge facing the crashing waves of the Atlantic. Recently closed off due to crime, now open and welcoming to tourists.
41 locals recommend
La Perla
41 locals recommend
A working-class sector of Old San Juan on the edge facing the crashing waves of the Atlantic. Recently closed off due to crime, now open and welcoming to tourists.

Parks & Nature

Swim in shallows of San Juan coast with historic fort nearby.
43 locals recommend
Playa El Escambrón
43 locals recommend
Swim in shallows of San Juan coast with historic fort nearby.
Tiny little beach on the edge of Condado.
43 locals recommend
County Playita
43 locals recommend
Tiny little beach on the edge of Condado.
Nice stretch of sand.
67 locals recommend
Playa Ocean Park
67 locals recommend
Nice stretch of sand.
Strong waves here but nice beach. Very popular with GLBTQ community.
Atlantic Beach
11 Cll Earle
Strong waves here but nice beach. Very popular with GLBTQ community.
A beautiful clean stretch of sand and sea!
239 locals recommend
Isla Verde Beach
239 locals recommend
A beautiful clean stretch of sand and sea!
Gorgeous beach!
44 locals recommend
Alambique beach
44 locals recommend
Gorgeous beach!
Tiny beach by the 2 Hermanos bridges, stand up paddleboard, swim, walk around trails.
156 locals recommend
Laguna del Condado
156 locals recommend
Tiny beach by the 2 Hermanos bridges, stand up paddleboard, swim, walk around trails.