Ponce & South Coast
You’ll see signs announcing chuletas can can island-wide, but this 1957 institution, on stilts in a tropical forest clearing outside Yauco, is the place…
Must-see restaurants in Ponce & South Coast
Ponce & South Coast
After seeing the sorry excuse for what passes for pastelillos (fried dumplings) elsewhere, you might not recognize the namesake of this seaside patio…
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With its traditional yet modern and crisp interior design, gourmet-style plates of interesting twists on local and Mediterranean dishes, impeccable…
Ponce & South Coast
A little way from the central action and overlooking the marina, this small, refined Caribbean restaurant serves the region's best seafood. Enjoy dishes…
Ponce & South Coast
The Capitan – right on the waterfront – is arguably Salinas’ best place to eat. Chefs plate up red snapper, a good seafood-stuffed mofongo and tangy mojo…
Ponce
Located in a hidden courtyard, this is one of Ponce's most celebrated and best-value restaurants and one that seems to stay tourist-free. There are…
Ponce & South Coast
If one dish could represent the menu at this restaurant at Copamarina Beach Resort, it’d be lobster tail in mango and mustard sauce. Savory, inventive and…
Ponce & South Coast
Reopened in 2019, Ladi's is once again offering an ideal wave-side eating and drinking environment with succulent cooked seafood and an atmospheric bar…
Ponce
Opposite an out-of-town shopping center lies its very antithesis: El Negocio de Panchi, a time-lost esoteric wooden house with a handful of tables,…
Ponce & South Coast
The restaurant at the La Jamaca hotel is worth the short drive out of the town center to eat at tables prettily positioned around a pool where you can…
Ponce
This 21st-century cafe at the Ponce Plaza Hotel & Casino belies the centuries-old exterior, rustling up the city's best coffee and some of its healthiest…
Ponce
Probably the south coast's best take on traditional Italian fare, this refined colonial-era mansion with several different dining rooms has a good wine…
Ponce & South Coast
As Hwy 304 bends around onto the malecón, this is the first bar you'll come across; it's also one of the liveliest. The range of beers is fantastic (the…
Ponce & South Coast
The fairly basic El Dorado offers some of the best seafood in town. The long-winded menu makes it hard to choose, but if your finger lands on the fried…
Ponce & South Coast
Where is all that coffee in the 'city of coffee'? At this little place, apparently. It's in the unlikely environs of the público terminal, and has…
Ponce & South Coast
This breezy, brightly painted open-air Mexican spot is a great roadside stop. It has daily specials of Puerto Rican pork, rice and beans, and passable…
Ponce
At the soothingly tranquil, quite classy Chef's Creations, the daily changing menu leans toward international fusions of local fare such as paella con…
Ponce
For hearty, expertly cooked Puerto Rican fare at the lunching hour, head for this basic, unpretentious, barrel-bedecked eatery three blocks west of Plaza…
Ponce & South Coast
This intimate open-air spot serves decent tapas, bruschetta, scrumptious thick soups and homemade hamburgers. Or you can perch at the bar and enjoy a…
Ponce & South Coast
Generous portions of Puerto Rican food are the name of the game at this airy bar-restaurant on Guánica's waterfront. The seafood comes highly recommended,…
Ponce & South Coast
Popular with locals, this basic cafeteria in an old brick building plates up omelettes and toast, inexpensive pork dishes and beer. The paintings on the…
Ponce & South Coast
Puerto Rican cuisine gets a few European shake-ups in Yauco's finest dining option, where staff try hard to please but the parrilladas (grills) and…
Ponce & South Coast
The Guayama branch of this Puerto Rican ice-cream chain serves exquisite scoops to the strolling crowds. Interesting flavors you may not have had back…
Ponce
On warm evenings, lines stretch down the sidewalk from this Ponce institution, located across from Parque de Bombas. And for good reason: smooth-blended…
Ponce & South Coast
This unpretentious place does a mean red snapper and great mofongo (mashed plantains with meat) with a classic combo stuffing of octopus and shrimp. You…
