Boqueron

Trinidad


In a distinctive thatch-roofed building with an ocean-facing 1st-floor deck, Boqueron's setting is as much of a draw as its high-end seafood menu, from lobster thermidor, grilled with pico de gallo and tamarind chutney, or with pasta and a champagne sauce. There's also grouper en papillote, Peruvian-style tempura-battered fish and paella. Substantial salads and pasta dishes, too, including a vegetarian option.

There are several meat dishes to choose from too, from beef Wellington to rib-eye steaks, herb-crusted rack of lamb and chicken roulettes with shrimp. Plus, the tapas menu is great for sharing: tortilla, Galician-style octopus, sliders, clams in garlic butter and the like. Parking is available.


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