Guidebook for San Juan

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Guidebook for San Juan

Shopping

By far, BEST gift shop in Old San Juan. True Puerto Rican made arts and crafts, rum, souvenirs, artwork. Not like most of the other shops in OSJ, with stuff made in China or Peru! T: 787-725-5596.
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Puerto Rican Art & Crafts
204 C. de la Fortaleza
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By far, BEST gift shop in Old San Juan. True Puerto Rican made arts and crafts, rum, souvenirs, artwork. Not like most of the other shops in OSJ, with stuff made in China or Peru! T: 787-725-5596.
Same as back home -- great prices, good variety. Need we say more! On the main Plaza de Armas. T: 787-722-3020
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Marshalls
Carretera 3
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Same as back home -- great prices, good variety. Need we say more! On the main Plaza de Armas. T: 787-722-3020
There's Walgreens and CVS, but this friendly drugstore is where locals go. Its been around since the 1850's and carries about everything. Great for gifts. On main Plaza de Armas. T: (787) 721-3538.
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Puerto Rico Drug
157 C. de La Cruz
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There's Walgreens and CVS, but this friendly drugstore is where locals go. Its been around since the 1850's and carries about everything. Great for gifts. On main Plaza de Armas. T: (787) 721-3538.
First indoor mall in PR; now largest in Caribbean, 2nd largest in Latin America. BIG! Many brand-name stores and eateries. For Macys, Chillis, JCPenney, their highest grossing stores. (787) 767-5202.
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Victoria's Secret & PINK
525 Av. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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First indoor mall in PR; now largest in Caribbean, 2nd largest in Latin America. BIG! Many brand-name stores and eateries. For Macys, Chillis, JCPenney, their highest grossing stores. (787) 767-5202.

Sightseeing

Our favorite cause! Stop by to volunteer, make donation, adopt a cat to take back home, or just for some cute cat photos! Our cat "Romeo" is a SAG alumni. T: 787-579-0055, W: www.saveagato.org.
Save A Gato
Our favorite cause! Stop by to volunteer, make donation, adopt a cat to take back home, or just for some cute cat photos! Our cat "Romeo" is a SAG alumni. T: 787-579-0055, W: www.saveagato.org.
Long, dramatic, Bay-side walk, beneath the walls of El Morro Fort. Good for a morning walk or jog. Watch the ships go by. Look for the cats sunning on the rocks! Managed by US National Park Service.
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Paseo del Morro
Paseo del Morro
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Long, dramatic, Bay-side walk, beneath the walls of El Morro Fort. Good for a morning walk or jog. Watch the ships go by. Look for the cats sunning on the rocks! Managed by US National Park Service.

Food Scene

Best neighborhood place for breakfast or lunch. Typical Spanish and Puerto Rican food. Delicious pastries and strong coffee. Real close to the apartment. T: (787) 724-4607
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Cafetería Mallorca
300 C. de San Francisco
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Best neighborhood place for breakfast or lunch. Typical Spanish and Puerto Rican food. Delicious pastries and strong coffee. Real close to the apartment. T: (787) 724-4607
Established in 1848, one of oldest restaurants in Western Hemisphere. This "Lady from Mallorca" serves Spanish and Puerto Rican food. Recently renovated; authentic design details. T: (787) 722-3261.
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La Mallorquina
207 C. de San Justo
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Established in 1848, one of oldest restaurants in Western Hemisphere. This "Lady from Mallorca" serves Spanish and Puerto Rican food. Recently renovated; authentic design details. T: (787) 722-3261.
"La Playera" waterfront bar/restaurant in "Isla Verde" -- small, casual, medium-priced, with great location and view. Spend the day at this beautiful beach and chilling. Yoga too! T: (787) 791-1115
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Hotel La Playita
6 C. Amapola
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"La Playera" waterfront bar/restaurant in "Isla Verde" -- small, casual, medium-priced, with great location and view. Spend the day at this beautiful beach and chilling. Yoga too! T: (787) 791-1115
Popular breakfast and lunch spot for 60+ years with local office workers and residents alike. "Comido Criollo". Hand-ground coffee and fresh-squeezed juices. Good portions and prices. T: 787-723-9743.
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Cafe Manolin
251 C. de San Justo
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Popular breakfast and lunch spot for 60+ years with local office workers and residents alike. "Comido Criollo". Hand-ground coffee and fresh-squeezed juices. Good portions and prices. T: 787-723-9743.
West Indian soul food! Homemade, daily specials, inexpensive. Very small hole-in-the-wall. Yvette is the nice owner and chef. Usually open, lunch and dinner. T: 787-307-3894.
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Fatty's
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West Indian soul food! Homemade, daily specials, inexpensive. Very small hole-in-the-wall. Yvette is the nice owner and chef. Usually open, lunch and dinner. T: 787-307-3894.
Fun and chic bistro scene. Great for brunch and lunch. International crowd. T: 787-725-5830.
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St. Germain
156 Sol Street
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Fun and chic bistro scene. Great for brunch and lunch. International crowd. T: 787-725-5830.
In Guavate, -- a little mountain town on Rte#184 near Cayey -- is the "Ruta del Lechón." Sundays are fun, crowded, with live music, dancing, pork on a spit. Popular weekend outing. T: (787) 747-7296.
El Nuevo Rancho
27 Cll 9
In Guavate, -- a little mountain town on Rte#184 near Cayey -- is the "Ruta del Lechón." Sundays are fun, crowded, with live music, dancing, pork on a spit. Popular weekend outing. T: (787) 747-7296.
Another OSJ institution -- casual, family run, home-style "Comida Criolla" style-cooking. Great decor! A "Jibaro" is the typical, old-style country peasant -- not too many found in PR anymore!
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El Jibarito
280 C. del Sol
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Another OSJ institution -- casual, family run, home-style "Comida Criolla" style-cooking. Great decor! A "Jibaro" is the typical, old-style country peasant -- not too many found in PR anymore!

Arts & Culture

The literary hub of Old San Juan with poetry readings and art gallery. Great for memorable gifts to take home. Quality cafe too, with a/c and wifi! On main Plaza de Armas. T: 787-721-0564
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The Poet's Passage
203 C. de La Cruz
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The literary hub of Old San Juan with poetry readings and art gallery. Great for memorable gifts to take home. Quality cafe too, with a/c and wifi! On main Plaza de Armas. T: 787-721-0564
The nearest and best movie house to OSJ. Alot of foreign and artsy films, good cafe, sophisticated setting, popular with locals. Fun restaurants close by. (787) 721-4288
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Caribbean Cinemas Fine Arts Miramar
Avenida de la Constitución
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The nearest and best movie house to OSJ. Alot of foreign and artsy films, good cafe, sophisticated setting, popular with locals. Fun restaurants close by. (787) 721-4288
Built in 1910, this is a covered fresh vegetable market. Weekend nights, the plaza changes to an open-air party scene -- crowded with revelers, live Salsa music, sidewalk bars and cafes.
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La Plaza del Mercado Santurce
205 Calle Jose M. Raffucci
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Built in 1910, this is a covered fresh vegetable market. Weekend nights, the plaza changes to an open-air party scene -- crowded with revelers, live Salsa music, sidewalk bars and cafes.
The "Lincoln Center"/ "Kennedy Center" of Puerto Rico, with music halls, ballet, theater. The home of the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra and the annual Casals Festival. T: (787) 724-4747.
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Centro de Bellas Artes
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The "Lincoln Center"/ "Kennedy Center" of Puerto Rico, with music halls, ballet, theater. The home of the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra and the annual Casals Festival. T: (787) 724-4747.
The only true bookstore in OSJ. Good selection of bestsellers plus books on Puerto Rico -- guidebooks, history, architecture, food/cookbooks, etc. Most in Spanish, but some in English. T: 787-724-8200
Tulip Art
150 C. de la Fortaleza
The only true bookstore in OSJ. Good selection of bestsellers plus books on Puerto Rico -- guidebooks, history, architecture, food/cookbooks, etc. Most in Spanish, but some in English. T: 787-724-8200
The best Salsa club in metro San Juan and literally around the corner from the apartment. Live salsa bands, small dance floor, packed with locals on weekends.
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Nuyorican Cafe
312 Calle de San Francisco
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The best Salsa club in metro San Juan and literally around the corner from the apartment. Live salsa bands, small dance floor, packed with locals on weekends.
Convenient, safe, off the lobby of the Sheraton hotel. Directly across the street from cruise ship pier 4 and two blocks from the apartment.
Sheraton Old San Juan Hotel
100 C. Brumbaugh
Convenient, safe, off the lobby of the Sheraton hotel. Directly across the street from cruise ship pier 4 and two blocks from the apartment.
San Juan's contemporary art museum houses some 700 post-1940s works from Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and Latin America.
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Museum of Contemporary Art of Puerto Rico
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San Juan's contemporary art museum houses some 700 post-1940s works from Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and Latin America.
PR's largest collection of paintings by Puerto Rican and other Latin American artists, back to Colonial times. Recently completed a 4-year, $53 million renovation. Nice 5-acre garden.
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Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico
299 Avenida José de Diego
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PR's largest collection of paintings by Puerto Rican and other Latin American artists, back to Colonial times. Recently completed a 4-year, $53 million renovation. Nice 5-acre garden.

Everything Else

Best nearby public beach. Clean, safe, protected tranquil waters. Families, picnics, parking lot. From the apartment, a scenic mile-long oceanfront walk or easy bus-ride.
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Escambrón Beach Club
Calle San Agustín
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Best nearby public beach. Clean, safe, protected tranquil waters. Families, picnics, parking lot. From the apartment, a scenic mile-long oceanfront walk or easy bus-ride.