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Restaurants at the Dominican Republic offer a worldwide mix of cuisines. The local Dominican cuisine is a savory yet subtle blend of native Indian, Spanish, Middle Eastern and African ingredients. Popular Dominican dishes are sancocho (meat and vegetable stew), moro (rice cooked with beans), mangú (mashed green plantains), longaniza (spiced pork sausage), carne guisada (beef stew), lechón asado (roast suckling pig cooked on a spit), pescado con coco (fish simmered in a coconut sauce, popular in Samaná) and stewed goat. Here’s a list of some of the best spot for enjoying various cuisine in Dominican Republic; |
1: Aquaceros Bar & Grill
Cuisine: International, Mexican
Aquaceros Bar & Grill is one of the best restaurants on the Malecón, just across the busy boulevard from the sea. The menu boasts an array of tempting food items such as Creole-style conch, two different preparations of lobster, burgers, barbecued fish, burritos, quesadillas, and fajitas. Rum punch and banana mamas give diners a buzz. The interior is pretty composed with adobe walls, a fountain, and merengue music.
Open: Daily 10am-2am
Puerto Plata, Malecón 32 Around Town
Tel: 809/586-2796
2: Café del Sol
Cuisine: Italian
Café del sol boasts a classical interior and exterior with a stone-floored pizza inside and a medieval-looking piazza outside. The best dish on the menu is ‘quattro stagioni’ topped with mushrooms, artichoke hearts, cooked ham, and olives. The chef makes soothing minestrone served with freshly made bread.
Open: Daily noon-11pm
La Romana, Altos de Chavón, Altos De Chavón
Tel: 809/523-3333 ext. 5346
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3: Capitán Cook Cuisine: Seafood For the ultimate fresh seafood experience, Capitan cook is the place to be. The restaurant offers one of the best grilled sea foods in town. Beer is the perfect accompaniment for anything served here.
Open: Daily noon-midnight Punta Cana, Playa El Cortecito, Marina El Cortecito, Around Town Tel: 809/552-0645 |
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4: El Mesón de la Cava
Cuisine: Dominican, International
El Meson de la Cava undoubtedly offers the finest cuisine in town. The quality ingredients are well prepared and beautifully flavored. Recorded merengue, Latin jazz, blues, and salsa give the place a festive ambience.
Open: Daily noon-midnight
Santo Domingo, Mirador del Sur 1 Around Town
Tel: 809/533-2818
5: El Sombrero
Cuisine: Mexican
Set in a thick-walled, colonial-style building, the jutting timbers and roughly textured plaster depicts the spirit of Mexico as does its cuisine. The main draw of the restaurant is its spicy cuisine. Red snapper in garlic sauce is usually very good. Most guests dine outside on the covered patio, within earshot of a group of wandering minstrels.
Hours Daily 6pm-midnight
La Romana, Altos de Chavón, Altos De Chavón
Tel: 809/523-3333
6: La Casita de Don Alfredo (Chez Papy)
Cuisine Dominican, French
La Casita de Don Alfredo is located on a battered pavilion directly on the sands of Cabarete's beachfront, and it's accessible from the town's Calle Principal. The menu offers an array of French and typical Dominican dishes and are sure to entice. The wines are also well chosen and urbane.
Open: Daily Bar and cafe 8:30am-midnight. Meals 8:30-10:30am, noon-2:30pm, and 6-10:30pm
Cabarete, Playa de Cabarete, Around Town
7: Lago Grill
Cuisine: Caribbean, American
Offering the best-stocked morning buffets in the country, Lago Grill is ideal for breakfast. At the fresh-juice bar, you can get juices in any combination you prefer from 25 different tropical fruits, and then you can also select your own ingredients for an omelet. The lunchtime buffet includes sandwiches, burgers, sancocho (the famous Dominican stew), and fresh conch chowder. There's also an abundant salad bar.
Open: Mon-Sat 7-11am and noon-3pm; Sun 6:30-11am and noon-4pm
La Romana, In Casa de Campo, Around Town
Tel: 809/523-3333
8: Sam's Bar & Grill
Cuisine: Steakhouse
Established in 1970, Sam’s is the favourite amongst the gringo and gringa expats. It is located in the center of town, only a block and a half from the central park and the Malecón, it lies in a Victorian building from 1896. Marilyn Monroe photographs and caricatures by local artists form the decor. Here is where you can order a plate of meatloaf like your mama made, or that eternal favorite, steak and eggs.
Open: Daily 7am-11pm
Puerto Plata, Calle José del Carmen Ariza 34 Around Town
Tel: 809/586-7267
