Esquina Watusi

San Juan


With its bright-green graffitied walls, it's hard to miss La Esquina Watusi. Set smack in the middle of the Santurce street-art district, it draws a cool crowd that spills out onto the street as the night progresses. Especially raucous on Thursdays when there's live plena music, it's named after a song from Puerto Rican salsa-star Ray Barretto.


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