Guidebook for San Juan

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Guidebook for San Juan

Food Scene

Cute little organic coffee shop/ gift store, where everything sold is Fair Trade.
La Chiwinha EcoTienda
1325 Calle San Ignacio
Cute little organic coffee shop/ gift store, where everything sold is Fair Trade.
Nice pizza place
8 residents recomanen
Mona Lisa
51 Av. Universidad
8 residents recomanen
Nice pizza place
Coffee
7 residents recomanen
Arrope Café
51 C. Domingo Cabrera
7 residents recomanen
Coffee
Open 24hrs
53 residents recomanen
Denny's
Avenida Isla Verde
53 residents recomanen
Open 24hrs
Good Spanish restaurant. Specially great after hours.
13 residents recomanen
El Hipopótamo
880 PR-1
13 residents recomanen
Good Spanish restaurant. Specially great after hours.
Usually crowded on the weekends, it is a great place to find "pescado frito" (whole fried fish) with "tostones" (fried plantains). Typical puertorrican food.
58 residents recomanen
Malecon de Naguabo
58 residents recomanen
Usually crowded on the weekends, it is a great place to find "pescado frito" (whole fried fish) with "tostones" (fried plantains). Typical puertorrican food.
Excellent saturday and sunday brunch; arrive early. Jazz lovers: friday nights are a treat, starting at 7pm.
99 residents recomanen
Abracadabra
1661 Av. Juan Ponce de León
99 residents recomanen
Excellent saturday and sunday brunch; arrive early. Jazz lovers: friday nights are a treat, starting at 7pm.
If you are looking for a local hangout, this is it. Try the food cooked by grandma.
El Guayabo
29 Calle Colton
If you are looking for a local hangout, this is it. Try the food cooked by grandma.
Local restaurant that will make you feel like eating in grandma's house.
145 residents recomanen
La Casita Blanca
351 C. Tapia
145 residents recomanen
Local restaurant that will make you feel like eating in grandma's house.
Tapas style restaurant featuring a very creative cuisine. Excellent food and drinks. Try the mojitos!
31 residents recomanen
Soda Estudio de Cocina
909 Av. Manuel Fernández Juncos
31 residents recomanen
Tapas style restaurant featuring a very creative cuisine. Excellent food and drinks. Try the mojitos!
We love this Peruvian restaurant. Try the chaufas and the ceviche!!
73 residents recomanen
La Cocktelera
1857 C. Loíza
73 residents recomanen
We love this Peruvian restaurant. Try the chaufas and the ceviche!!
Great food truck on Calle Loiza.
134 residents recomanen
Tresbé
1765 C. Loíza
134 residents recomanen
Great food truck on Calle Loiza.
Some call it the best Mexican restaurant in the island. Opens until 3pm. Great for a quick lunch after the beach.
178 residents recomanen
Acapulco
2021 C. Loíza
178 residents recomanen
Some call it the best Mexican restaurant in the island. Opens until 3pm. Great for a quick lunch after the beach.
We love this Thai restaurant. Try the fried rice and the drunken noodles.
53 residents recomanen
Mai Pen Rai
303 C. Canals
53 residents recomanen
We love this Thai restaurant. Try the fried rice and the drunken noodles.
After Hacienda San Pedro this is our second best favorite coffee shop. Try the guava-butter toasts.
83 residents recomanen
Café Cuatro Sombras
259 C. del Recinto Sur
83 residents recomanen
After Hacienda San Pedro this is our second best favorite coffee shop. Try the guava-butter toasts.
Good coffee shop located inside one of Old San Juan's historical buildings.
18 residents recomanen
Don Ruiz
18 residents recomanen
Good coffee shop located inside one of Old San Juan's historical buildings.

Shopping

Coffee
Mondo Bizarro
1074 Avenida de la Constitución
Coffee
Closest Pharmacy
277 residents recomanen
Walgreens
1130 Ashford Ave
277 residents recomanen
Closest Pharmacy

Everything Else

State university, Rio Piedras Campus
Servicios Médicos UPR-RP
State university, Rio Piedras Campus
Follow the trail at the end of the beach to go to the beautiful and private "Playa Colorada" (Red Beach) and "Playa de los Gobernadores" (Governor's Beach).
326 residents recomanen
Seven Seas Beach
326 residents recomanen
Follow the trail at the end of the beach to go to the beautiful and private "Playa Colorada" (Red Beach) and "Playa de los Gobernadores" (Governor's Beach).
Red sand, crystal clear water and very private. A hidden gem!
30 residents recomanen
Colorá Beach
30 residents recomanen
Red sand, crystal clear water and very private. A hidden gem!
Beautiful beach with crystal clear water. Also visit the lighthouse, excellent for a photo shoot.
247 residents recomanen
Playa sucia
247 residents recomanen
Beautiful beach with crystal clear water. Also visit the lighthouse, excellent for a photo shoot.

Sightseeing

Amazing Tropical Garden
23 residents recomanen
Jardí Botànic de la UPR
23 residents recomanen
Amazing Tropical Garden
Beautiful nature reserve. It has one of the five bio-luminescent bays in the world.
113 residents recomanen
Reserva Natural Cabezas de San Juan
113 residents recomanen
Beautiful nature reserve. It has one of the five bio-luminescent bays in the world.
The world's largest radio telescope in the world. There's a museum and a store.
184 residents recomanen
Observatori d'Arecibo
Puerto Rico 625
184 residents recomanen
The world's largest radio telescope in the world. There's a museum and a store.
Beautiful caves and underground water system.
286 residents recomanen
Cavernas de Camuy
286 residents recomanen
Beautiful caves and underground water system.
Once considered a skyscraper in old Old San Juan (you'll see why when you visit), it is a beautiful art deco building. Visit the museum on the 3rd floor.
206 C. de Tetuán
206 Calle Tetuán
Once considered a skyscraper in old Old San Juan (you'll see why when you visit), it is a beautiful art deco building. Visit the museum on the 3rd floor.
Take a walk around what once was the best area in the city. You'll notice how different it is to the rest of San Juan. Go from Sagrado Corazón to Miramar.
Avenida Juan Ponce de León
Take a walk around what once was the best area in the city. You'll notice how different it is to the rest of San Juan. Go from Sagrado Corazón to Miramar.
After strolling around Santurce, come to Old San Juan, one of the oldest cities in America. Declared a U.S. National Historic Landmark District in 2013, it will be love at first sight.
460 residents recomanen
Old San Juan
100 C. de la Fortaleza
460 residents recomanen
After strolling around Santurce, come to Old San Juan, one of the oldest cities in America. Declared a U.S. National Historic Landmark District in 2013, it will be love at first sight.

Essentials

The best place to find fresh produce and meat for a special home-cooked meal
9 residents recomanen
La Hacienda
Avenue de Diego
9 residents recomanen
The best place to find fresh produce and meat for a special home-cooked meal

Drinks & Nightlife

If you are into salsa, this is the place!
50 residents recomanen
Nuyorican Cafe
312 Calle de San Francisco
50 residents recomanen
If you are into salsa, this is the place!
Also known as "La Placita" is a favorite local hangout for many. There are many restaurants and bars around it.
141 residents recomanen
La Plaza del Mercado Santurce
205 Calle Jose M. Raffucci
141 residents recomanen
Also known as "La Placita" is a favorite local hangout for many. There are many restaurants and bars around it.
Great wines at reasonable prices. Go to the balcony on the second floor and enjoy a bottle of wine in a very relaxing spot. Located a few blocks away from the apartment.
Chateau Rouge
Great wines at reasonable prices. Go to the balcony on the second floor and enjoy a bottle of wine in a very relaxing spot. Located a few blocks away from the apartment.
If you love whiskey then you must try this whiskey bar.
45 residents recomanen
Gallo Negro
1107 Av. de la Constitución
45 residents recomanen
If you love whiskey then you must try this whiskey bar.
Cool place to hangout. Spanish tapas and music.
16 residents recomanen
Bar Gitano
1302 Ashford Ave
16 residents recomanen
Cool place to hangout. Spanish tapas and music.
A hidden beer garden. Walk past the bar to find it.
Taberna Boricua
418 Cll Agueybana
A hidden beer garden. Walk past the bar to find it.
Over a 100 different beers from all over the US and the world.
123 residents recomanen
La Taberna Lúpulo
151 C. San Sebastián
123 residents recomanen
Over a 100 different beers from all over the US and the world.
The best drinks in town.
369 residents recomanen
La Factoria
148 C. San Sebastián
369 residents recomanen
The best drinks in town.