Coliseo Roberto Clemente (500 Avenida Roosevelt, across from Plaza las Américas, Hato Rey) — The arena has become an important island venue for concerts and fairs in addition to its status as a sports facility. Rap, reggae, salsa, jazz, and pop musicians all play this venue, which holds 8,000 people.
Centro de Bellas Artes Luís A. Ferré (Avenida Ponce de León, Parada 22, Santurce) – this multi-use performance center features three main concert and theater halls for performing arts displays, including ballet, plays, operas and concerts, as well as contemporary music. It was renamed in 1994 after the late Puerto Rican politician and philanthropist Luis […]
Centro de Bellas Artes Luís A. Ferré (Avenida Ponce de León, Parada 22, Santurce) – this multi-use performance center features three main concert and theater halls for performing arts displays, including ballet, plays, operas and concerts, as well as contemporary music. It was renamed in 1994 after the late Puerto Rican politician and philanthropist Luis […]
Brava (El San Juan Hotel & Casino, 6063 Avenida Isla Verde, Isla Verde) — A long line of young partygoers can be spotted at the door of this chic club at the El San Juan Hotel. The two-level club, each with its own DJ and dance floor, is one of the best places for dancing. […]
Barlovento (Plaza Alberto Escudero, 1043 Avenida Ashford, Condado) — Packed on weekends, this chic outdoor bar that’s on a breezy plaza is a great place to sip tropical drinks oceanside. It also has a menu if hunger strikes.
Bar Gitano (1309 Avenida Ashford, C-1, Condado) — One of the few late-night dining options in Condado, Bar Gitano keeps the tasty tapas and sangria flowing until around midnight during the week, later on weekends.
Yerba Buena (1350 Avenida Ashford, Condado) — Tables on the terrace are hard to come by at this Cuban restaurant, one of the busier spots in Condado. That’s fine, because the glassed-in dining room is even more comfortable and has exactly the same view. Cuban classics such as ropa vieja (“old clothes”—meat cooked so slowly […]
Via Appia (1350 Avenida Ashford, Condado) — Popular for decades with everyone from local politicians and families to sunburned tourists who just dragged themselves off the beach, the food at this bustling, no-frills restaurant is just as tasty as its higher-priced paisanos. They’re particularly known for their simple Italian dishes (we usually just stick with […]
Verde Mesa (107 Calle Tetuán, e/Calle San José, Old San Juan) — With punched-tin ceilings, mason-jar lighting fixtures, and eclectic decor inspired by Versailles’ Petit Trianon, the focus at this vegeterian restaurant is on pleasing the senses. Much of the organic produce used in the regularly changing menu comes from the owners’ farm and other […]
Toro Salao (367 Calle Tetuán, Old San Juan) — The name means “Salty Bull,” and there’s something about this place that makes its moniker entirely appropriate. (And it’s not just the bullfighting posters that decorate one of the two-story-high walls.) This popular Spanish-Puerto Rican tapas restaurant was opened by Emilio Figueroa, who helped turn the […]