Fodor's Puerto Rico by Fodor's

Author:Fodor's [Fodor's]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-307-92801-6
Publisher: Fodor's Travel Publications
Published: 2010-11-15T16:00:00+00:00

GREATER SAN JUAN

Ajili-Mójili. | Map

$$$ | CARIBBEAN | A Puerto Rico landmark with a noble objective: cook like Grandma used to, largely with locally sourced ingredients. Gone are the white tablecloths, and the high prices that discouraged many. The food, however, is still executed with a flourish. The menu is a catalog of local favorites, including terrific piononos (meat or fish rolled in a sweet plantain with cheese), shrimp smothered in coconut, and mofongo with chorizo. Wash it all down with a delicious mangó bajito (rum with fresh mango juice). During the summer or fall the restaurant offers a taste of various Puerto Rican towns (El Sabor de los Pueblos), on a rotating two-week schedule. (By local demand, they repeat Loíza, known for its fritters.) | 1006 Av. Ashford, Condado 00907 | 787/725–9195 | www.ajilimojilipr.com | AE, D, MC, V.

Budatai. | Map

$$$$ | ASIAN | You’ll feel like you’re entering a secret club when you arrive at this stylish spot on the third floor in Condado’s poshest shopping district. The restaurant is decked out in rich, dark colors with Chinese lanterns that look like they were designed by Salvador Dalí. The attentive service and the elegantly dressed crowd, however, never feel stuffy, and the menu doesn’t shirk on substance either. The brainchild of noted chef Roberto Treviño, it’s a seamless mix of Latin-accented Pan-Asian food, including duck fried rice with sweet plantains and halibut sashimi with coconut, yuzu, and toasted garlic. We couldn’t get enough of the calamari, fried for a few seconds in hot oil, then quickly sautéed with sweet onions. At this writing the upstairs outdoor terrace was being refurbished to create a more casual space to serve cocktails and small plates. | 1056 Av. Ashford, Condado 00907 | 787/725–6919 | www.budatai.com | AE, MC, V.

Chayote. | Map

$$$ | ECLECTIC | Slightly off the beaten path, this chic eatery is definitely an “in” spot. The chef gives haute international dishes tropical panache. Starters include chayote stuffed with prosciutto, and yuca- and chorizo-crusted shrimp with saffron cream sauce. About half the entrées on the regularly changing menu are seafood dishes, including pan-seared tuna with a coconut-and-cilantro vinaigrette and red snapper served over a white yam puree. The sophisticated dining room, in the basement level of a newly chic hotel, is hung with works by local artists. It’s in Miramar, just a few blocks from Condado. | Hotel Olimpo Court, 603 Av. Miramar, Miramar 00907 | 787/722–9385 | www.chayoterestaurant.com | AE, MC, V | Closed Sun. and Mon. No lunch Sat.

Fodor’s Choice | Il Mulino New York. | Map

$$$$ | ITALIAN | You’ll want for nothing at the San Juan outpost of the famed Manhattan restaurant, where a team of tuxedoed waiters effortlessly coordinates your entire meal experience. The dark-wood-paneled walls and heavy velvet drapes are an odd juxtaposition with the tropical climate, but everything about this place is elegant and tasteful. Garlic bread and antipasti arrive moments after you sit down, though you’ll want to pace yourself and leave room for the mammoth entrées to come.

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