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Restaurants
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La Fonda del Jibarito
lobster roll appetizers and cassia-
smoked breast of chicken with
garlic potato purée
(see p65)
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Barú
This family-run restaurant is
an institution among locals, who
flock for simple Puerto Rican
fare, including specialties such
as conch
ceviche
and chicken
fricassee.
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Map V5
• Calle Sol 280, Old San
Juan • 787 725 8375 • $$$
The eclectic tapas and
fusion menu in this
fashionable restaurant
includes such mouth-
watering treats as
oysters in a soy-citrus
sauce and almond-
encrusted goat's
cheese with Jamaican
jerk mango dip and
yucca chips. The bar is a
crowded gathering spot
for the city's young and beautiful
(see p65)
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Horned Dorset Primavera
@
Ajili Mójili
Visit this elegant
restaurant in a
plantation-style house
for gourmet local fare.
Start with
bolitas de
yautia y queso
(cheese
and yam dumplings) followed by
plantain-crusted shrimp in a
white-wine herb sauce, or
arroz
con pollo
(stewed chicken with
saffron rice)
(see p65)
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Mark's at the Meliá
A painting displayed
at Barú
This restaurant is considered
to be the finest in western
Puerto Rico. Its nightly five-
course fusion menu may include
lobster in orange-flavored
beurre-
blanc
sauce and pan-seared
scallops
(see p115)
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Named for Chef Mark
French, this acclaimed fine-dining
restaurant serves
haute cuisine
.
The ever-changing menu blends
local ingredients with
classic European tech-
niques. The desserts
are divine
(see p87)
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Tangerine at
The Water Club
For the ultimate in
trendy dining, this res-
taurant is a must-visit
for its minimalist
decor and exciting
nouvelle cuisine
. Its
unusual dishes include
crispy Vietnamese
Horned Dorset Primavera
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For more restaurants
See pp65, 71, 79, 87, 93, and 99.
