Restaurants in Mayagüez
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E Franco & Co
Most of Puerto Rico’s culinary legends are less than 20 years old, but this salt-of-the-earth grocery-store-cum-café has been here for over a century and a half and is still drawing in punters from as far away as San Juan for a monthly stock up. Cocooned in the waterfront warehouse district, Franco’s is an upmarket place with tables scattered around a glass-topped deli counter in the style of an old English tearoom. Order your lunch from a set menu and you’ll receive a complimentary brazo gitano that goes down well with a cup of fine Puerto Rican coffee. Stocked with assorted condiments, fresh baked goods and opulent hampers, the store affords plenty of people-watc…
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Vegetariano La Familia
Bankers, teachers, students, office workers and itinerant travelers; they all line up here at another Mayagüez classic where the portions are huge, the tastes are rustic and the price is…well…peanuts. The lunch buffet on its own is a sight to behold – tofu dishes and salads stretching across a big table. Then there are the rice dishes, the pasta, the beans and the strangely tasty vegan lasagna. Even incurable carnivores have been known to lick their lips.
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Ricomini Bakery
The Ricomini bakery and deli has been on this corner for well over a century and is still packing in the punters. Business deals are made here, relationships forged (and broken), and gossip boisterously exchanged. Ricomini’s is always happy to serve the odd stray traveler and you can roll up for steaming coffee, scrambled eggs or a slice of the famous brazo gitano. The decor is open and clean and the atmosphere local.
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Rex Cream
Rex is a small Puerto Rican ice-cream chain that was founded in Mayagüez in the 1960s by Chinese immigrants who came to the island via Costa Rica. This signature store near the central plaza is still something of a local tradition and gets full, particularly on public holidays. Among the numerous weird and wonderful flavors you can sample are corn sherbet and tamarind.
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Chapas Lounge
On the ground floor of the faded 1970s Hotel Embajador is a rather plush restaurant and cocktail lounge that has developed into something of a hotspot in the city’s nightlife. Come for a filet mignon and stick around for a few mojitos afterwards.
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Restaurante Estoril
Estoril is known for its romantic setting and authentic Portuguese food. It’s got murmuring fountains on the patio, festive plates on the walls and a stellar lunch buffet.
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Buffalos Café
On the Calle Post crawl is this amiable place where you can munch on hot wings, sip on cold beer and dance salsa with people who know all the moves.
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