Guidebook for San Juan

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Guidebook for San Juan

Food Scene

Great staff, great coffee and ambiance, great prices. This is the latest cool and affordable coffee shop in town. Their tapas menu is also great. Try their montaditos, chorizo al vino, quiche, and tarts. I have yet to try a menu item I do not like.
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Punto Medio
1762 C. Loíza
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Great staff, great coffee and ambiance, great prices. This is the latest cool and affordable coffee shop in town. Their tapas menu is also great. Try their montaditos, chorizo al vino, quiche, and tarts. I have yet to try a menu item I do not like.
Locally famous chef. Taking classic PR grandma dishes on a whole new level.. Their Yellowtail specialty is ah-ma-zing! Arrive early, or be ready to wait for seating. BYOB.
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Jose Enrique Puerto Rican Restaurant
1021 Ashford Ave
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Locally famous chef. Taking classic PR grandma dishes on a whole new level.. Their Yellowtail specialty is ah-ma-zing! Arrive early, or be ready to wait for seating. BYOB.
Farmer's market. Produce market open during the day only. At night they close and then the neighboring restaurants, bars and clubs open for a very busy and exciting night scene..
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La Placita
300 C. dos Hermanos
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Farmer's market. Produce market open during the day only. At night they close and then the neighboring restaurants, bars and clubs open for a very busy and exciting night scene..
Every Saturday morning until 1pm. Local, organic produce and artisanal food and products. Live music. Go here and support local organic farms!
San Juan Farmers Market
150 Bulevar del Valle
Every Saturday morning until 1pm. Local, organic produce and artisanal food and products. Live music. Go here and support local organic farms!
Live performances almost every day. You might experience theater, music, poetry, and traditional music/dance ensembles. Check their FB page for daily updates.
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La Junta
2056 Calle Loíza
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Live performances almost every day. You might experience theater, music, poetry, and traditional music/dance ensembles. Check their FB page for daily updates.
Baking studio! Pastries and cakes and all good things in life.
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Double Cake
1104 C. Loíza
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Baking studio! Pastries and cakes and all good things in life.
Organic artisanal bread and pastries. I'm totally addicted and you will see their bread in my house.
Pan El Checo
Organic artisanal bread and pastries. I'm totally addicted and you will see their bread in my house.
Best classic PRican food restaurant nearby.
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Molini's
1857 C. Loíza
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Best classic PRican food restaurant nearby.
Seafood! Good stuff.
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Mere pescao
1915 Calle Loíza
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Seafood! Good stuff.
Classic grandma-style PRican food. Simple, rustic, delicious, and cheap! Abandoned building ruins turned into neat patio/garden restaurant. The street is full of awesome urban art and murals. One of my top favorites. Only open for lunch on weekdays.
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El Patio De Solé
Calle Fernandez Juncos
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Classic grandma-style PRican food. Simple, rustic, delicious, and cheap! Abandoned building ruins turned into neat patio/garden restaurant. The street is full of awesome urban art and murals. One of my top favorites. Only open for lunch on weekdays.
Great for lunch. Check their hours of operations, which are sometimes odd. Best tacos in the whole street.
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Acapulco
2021 C. Loíza
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Great for lunch. Check their hours of operations, which are sometimes odd. Best tacos in the whole street.
Artisanal personal sized pizza and whiskey bar. Small, intimate setting. Try the coconut crust.
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LOIZA 2050
2050 C. Loíza
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Artisanal personal sized pizza and whiskey bar. Small, intimate setting. Try the coconut crust.
Classic historic Puerto Rican restored Restaurant/Bakery. They are famous for their pastries.
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La Bombonera
Calle de San Francisco
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Classic historic Puerto Rican restored Restaurant/Bakery. They are famous for their pastries.
Another classic, more casual Puerto Rican restaurant/bakery. Great for lunch.
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Cafetería Mallorca
300 C. de San Francisco
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Another classic, more casual Puerto Rican restaurant/bakery. Great for lunch.
Because, sometimes you just want some real good pad-thai. Their extensive gin menu is amazing and they make their own tonic. The Drunken Noodles are also another great choice.
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Mai Pen Rai
303 C. Canals
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Because, sometimes you just want some real good pad-thai. Their extensive gin menu is amazing and they make their own tonic. The Drunken Noodles are also another great choice.
Real good legit mexican food. I am a big fan of their flautones and mezcaleritas. Great place to dine before heading to the neighbouring art galleries and venues or whilst strolling down the street admiring large scale murals.
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El Axolote
622 C. Cerra
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Real good legit mexican food. I am a big fan of their flautones and mezcaleritas. Great place to dine before heading to the neighbouring art galleries and venues or whilst strolling down the street admiring large scale murals.
Café restaurant during the day, bar/venue sometimes at night, brunch on weekends. At night they often host live jazz, jamsessions, and good drinks. As always, check their FB page to see whatsup.
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El Psycho Deli
801 Cll Elisa Cerra
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Café restaurant during the day, bar/venue sometimes at night, brunch on weekends. At night they often host live jazz, jamsessions, and good drinks. As always, check their FB page to see whatsup.
Farm-to-table patio restaurant. Everything local and organic. Non-pretentious, simple, and great. They also have a farmer's market with local, organic goods. You might find some seasonal exotic fruits. They serve lunch, dinner and on weekends they have all-day Brunch. Must go.
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El Departamento de la Comida
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Farm-to-table patio restaurant. Everything local and organic. Non-pretentious, simple, and great. They also have a farmer's market with local, organic goods. You might find some seasonal exotic fruits. They serve lunch, dinner and on weekends they have all-day Brunch. Must go.
Open for lunch. Great vegetarian restaurant. Family friendly. They serve fast and big, which is great if you're on a time schedule and hungry. They have a lunch buffet special, or you can order a la carte, and they also have the BEST smoothies in the world, made with their freshly squeezed coconut milk. I can die happy after one of their sesame almond horchata.
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Cocobana
#2000 C. Loíza
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Open for lunch. Great vegetarian restaurant. Family friendly. They serve fast and big, which is great if you're on a time schedule and hungry. They have a lunch buffet special, or you can order a la carte, and they also have the BEST smoothies in the world, made with their freshly squeezed coconut milk. I can die happy after one of their sesame almond horchata.
Small pop-up coffee shop featuring local design goodies. Their coffee is great, made by the Café San Pedro. In the back of Tres Bé container restaurant.
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Café con Cé
624 Calle Cerra
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Small pop-up coffee shop featuring local design goodies. Their coffee is great, made by the Café San Pedro. In the back of Tres Bé container restaurant.
Nearest breakfast/lunch.
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Café Marquesa
110 C. del Parque
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Nearest breakfast/lunch.
Ok. So this is French, very French, almost to the point of kitsch, but I love it anyway. Their breakfast is my favorite thing (and the only thing I ever go for). They tend to serve big in my opinion.
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La Boulangerie
174 C. Taft
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Ok. So this is French, very French, almost to the point of kitsch, but I love it anyway. Their breakfast is my favorite thing (and the only thing I ever go for). They tend to serve big in my opinion.
Juice bar. Fresh cold-pressed juices and yummy fresh vegetarian food. Don't expect a large meal. Good for detox-ing.
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Basico Jugueria y Catina Saludable
318 Avenida José de Diego
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Juice bar. Fresh cold-pressed juices and yummy fresh vegetarian food. Don't expect a large meal. Good for detox-ing.
If you are ever in the neighborhood, then you must have coffee here. Very local, unpretentious, and friendly. Their coffee is great (of my faves in the whole city) and do please try their lavender cake with cream cheese frosting. So. Good!
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Caldera Café Coffee Shop
1057 PR-25
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If you are ever in the neighborhood, then you must have coffee here. Very local, unpretentious, and friendly. Their coffee is great (of my faves in the whole city) and do please try their lavender cake with cream cheese frosting. So. Good!
Simple, fast, budget friendly, and good for vegetarian options. Opens breakfast to dinner.
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Ocean Park
2059 Cll Italia
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Simple, fast, budget friendly, and good for vegetarian options. Opens breakfast to dinner.

Essentials

Commercial grocery store open 24hours.
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SuperMax
114 Avenida José de Diego
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Commercial grocery store open 24hours.
Commercial health food store. Sortof like the PRican Superfoods, but smaller. I don't completely love it but its the nearest best place for that type of stuff.
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Freshmart Condado
1310 Ashford Ave
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Commercial health food store. Sortof like the PRican Superfoods, but smaller. I don't completely love it but its the nearest best place for that type of stuff.
Local pharmacy/convenience store.
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Farmacia Americana
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Local pharmacy/convenience store.
Yoga Studio. Near the beach. I love to go directly to the beach after an intense session.
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Ashtanga Yoga Puerto Rico
1950 Av. McLeary
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Yoga Studio. Near the beach. I love to go directly to the beach after an intense session.
Open 24hr. Big selection of cold craft beers. Liquor/wine and convenience store as well. Seems to also be a meeting spot.
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To Go Store Condado (To Go Stores Bulding)
1615 C. King's Court
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Open 24hr. Big selection of cold craft beers. Liquor/wine and convenience store as well. Seems to also be a meeting spot.

Arts & Culture

Contemporary Art Museum. Sometimes they have performances and events too. Cool museum store with local books and art.
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Museum of Contemporary Art of Puerto Rico
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Contemporary Art Museum. Sometimes they have performances and events too. Cool museum store with local books and art.
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Museo de las Américas
Calle Beneficencia
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Street (and neighboring streets) with different independent galleries, workshop spaces, giant murals, urban art, etc.
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Calle Cerra
Calle Cerra
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Street (and neighboring streets) with different independent galleries, workshop spaces, giant murals, urban art, etc.

Shopping

Local designers, artists, coffee and more. Great for unique gifts.
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Santurce POP
1116 PR-25
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Local designers, artists, coffee and more. Great for unique gifts.
Bookshop, café, restaurant. Great selections. Large windows. Free Wi-Fi.
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Libros AC
1510 Av. Juan Ponce de León
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Bookshop, café, restaurant. Great selections. Large windows. Free Wi-Fi.
Locally designed and handcrafted bags. Popular among local & artist scene. Personal favorite.
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Concalma
208 C. de la Luna
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Locally designed and handcrafted bags. Popular among local & artist scene. Personal favorite.
Local designers, pop-ups, food, many things!
El Mercado Libre
#4 Calle Georgetti
Local designers, pop-ups, food, many things!
Secondhand/vintage. Good finds!
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Electroshock
1811 C. Loíza
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Secondhand/vintage. Good finds!
Local designer clothing, jewelry, etc.
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Luca
58 Calle Taft
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Local designer clothing, jewelry, etc.

Getting Around

The M3 bus will take you to Old San Juan in 15 minutes, and to Tren Urbano in 5 minutes. Bring change - 75cents.
Avenida Juan Ponce de León
The M3 bus will take you to Old San Juan in 15 minutes, and to Tren Urbano in 5 minutes. Bring change - 75cents.

Drinks & Nightlife

Hole-in-the-wall, tiny, hallway-like. Open late nights. Great bartenders.
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El Farolito
277 C. del Sol
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Hole-in-the-wall, tiny, hallway-like. Open late nights. Great bartenders.
Great drinks, relaxed ambiance, lots of ventilation.
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Aqui Se Puede
50 C. San Sebastián
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Great drinks, relaxed ambiance, lots of ventilation.
Beer Bar. They have so many different beers on tap, and their beer menu has at least 6 pages. Great bar food. Good Gin selection as well.
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La Taberna Lúpulo
151 C. San Sebastián
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Beer Bar. They have so many different beers on tap, and their beer menu has at least 6 pages. Great bar food. Good Gin selection as well.
Recently reopened under new administration (and fully redecorated) OSJ classic spot. Nothing like the original, but looks like a great place for drinks. Seems like they open during the day.
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La Cubanita
51 C. San José
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Recently reopened under new administration (and fully redecorated) OSJ classic spot. Nothing like the original, but looks like a great place for drinks. Seems like they open during the day.
Live music all the time. Check their FB page to see whatsup.
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EL NIE BAR
1013 Av. Las Palmas
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Live music all the time. Check their FB page to see whatsup.
Pioneering in new mixology wave in OSJ. They have several bars, all connected through multiple rooms and secret doorways. Live music, DJ's, and fancy velvet couches. Oh, and great live salsa monday nights.
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La Factoria
148 C. San Sebastián
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Pioneering in new mixology wave in OSJ. They have several bars, all connected through multiple rooms and secret doorways. Live music, DJ's, and fancy velvet couches. Oh, and great live salsa monday nights.

Entertainment & Activities

Venue. All sorts of events, specially music and art. Check their page for calendar.
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La Respuesta
1600 Av. Manuel Fernández Juncos
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Venue. All sorts of events, specially music and art. Check their page for calendar.
Grungy, dive-y, punk bar/venue. Small space. Good shows.
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El Local en Santurce
1425 Av. Manuel Fernández Juncos
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Grungy, dive-y, punk bar/venue. Small space. Good shows.
Alternative space. Events, galleries, shows, yoga, movie nights. Check their page.
Espacio Minerva
579 C. Mariana
Alternative space. Events, galleries, shows, yoga, movie nights. Check their page.