Must-see restaurants in Ponce

  • Lola

    Ponce

    With its traditional yet modern and crisp interior design, gourmet-style plates of interesting twists on local and Mediterranean dishes, impeccable…

  • Sabor y Rumba

    Ponce

    Located in a hidden courtyard, this is one of Ponce's most celebrated and best-value restaurants and one that seems to stay tourist-free. There are…

  • El Negocio de Panchi

    Ponce

    Opposite an out-of-town shopping center lies its very antithesis: El Negocio de Panchi, a time-lost esoteric wooden house with a handful of tables,…

  • Melao

    Ponce

    This 21st-century cafe at the Ponce Plaza Hotel & Casino belies the centuries-old exterior, rustling up the city's best coffee and some of its healthiest…

  • Campioni

    Ponce

    Probably the south coast's best take on traditional Italian fare, this refined colonial-era mansion with several different dining rooms has a good wine…

  • Chef’s Creations

    Ponce

    At the soothingly tranquil, quite classy Chef's Creations, the daily changing menu leans toward international fusions of local fare such as paella con…

  • El Barril de la Mulata

    Ponce

    For hearty, expertly cooked Puerto Rican fare at the lunching hour, head for this basic, unpretentious, barrel-bedecked eatery three blocks west of Plaza…

  • King’s Cream

    Ponce

    On warm evenings, lines stretch down the sidewalk from this Ponce institution, located across from Parque de Bombas. And for good reason: smooth-blended…