Puerto Rico Restaurant Week is Back for its 6th Edition
1919 Restaurant The most delicious time of the year is here! The 6th annual Puerto Rico Restaurant Week is happening now through June 10 with incredible dining deals at over 25 restaurants. Participating restaurants are offering three or four course dinner menus for $28 or $38 and a select number are also offering a prix…
It’s Time for Saborea Puerto Rico!
Here at Spoon, we’re all about good eats and food fests. We eagerly await each Spring so that we can attend Saborea, a 4-day culinary festival that’s always a grand time. Celebrating its 10 year anniversary, the festival will take place May 18 – 21, 2017. The event kicks off on Thursday with Bubbles…
Lote 23, An Eclectic Outdoor Food Space
Santurce just got a whole lot cooler! Known as the art and music district, Santurce is now home to Lote 23. This outdoor food space divided into four terraces brings together 16 culinary concepts including a rotational kiosk. Decorated with colorful murals by local artists, ‘El Lote’ is the newest place in San Juan to…
ARETE & The Lemon Experience
I fondly remember my ARETĒ nights. So much excitement, so much build-up for the unforgettable 6-course meals prepared by Chef Mario Juan and proudly served by Kali & Bria Solak. Usually capped at 6 guests, the wait at times was two to three months. I of course, would frequently call and plead to be put…
Calle Loíza Food Festival
La Calle Loíza is one of the coolest streets in San Juan. Steps from the beautiful beaches of Ocean Park, Calle Loíza has become of the area’s go-to dining destinations. This Sunday, November 13 the street will celebrate its 1st annual Urban Culinary Festival. Great food, a demo kitchen, delicious drinks, live music, art and…
FUDIS Food Truck Festival at The St. Regis Bahia Beach
Last weekend, the luxurious St. Regis Bahía Beach Resort hosted its 5th annual FUDIS, Gourmet Food Truck Festival. This edition, nicknamed “Farm Fresh”, focused on sustainable farming and farm to food truck offerings. Festival goers also encountered a farmer’s market with local products from around the Island. At Piscolabis, Chef Dennis Velez offered a mahi-mahi…
1041 Gastronomia de Barrio + Gallo Negro Takeovers
Gallo Negro is taking over Puerto Rico. Or rather, they will if Chef Maria Grubb has her way. Their recent spate of collaboration dinners or ‘takeovers’ organized by Chef Grubb and her staff have been a hit with diners from San Juan to Isabella. It’s a simple idea that lends itself to tremendous creativity. Come…
Traveling to Puerto Rico and worried about the Zika virus? Watch this video!
Check out this video testimonial where several doctors from the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians talk about Zika and vacationing in Puerto Rico. This year, tourism on the Island has suffered tremendously due to fear created by the media. The truth of the matter is that life in Puerto Rico has continued as it always has, and Zika has not been an issue for residents and travelers. Thank you to Meet Puerto Rico for the video! Check out this link for more information and testimonials: Zika
It’s All in The Family at Acapulco Taquería
There are days when all you want is a damn good taco. And no, not that Tex-Mex stuff with sour cream, iceberg lettuce, mounds of sauce and dried chicken. The REAL deal! Tacos al pastor, cochinita pibil, barbacoa and lengua can all be found at Acapulco Taquería, a family run business on Calle Loíza. Owned…
Spoon Weekend Update: 3 Foodie Festivals
Spoon Weekend Update: 3 Foodie Festivals This weekend Puerto Rico’s foodies can get boozed, get smoked, and go green. Three festivals will showcase Puerto Rico’s multifarious culinary offerings set amongst some of the islands most charming venues. In what is quite possibly the ultimate dichotomy of deliciousness, 7,000 pounds of premium BBQ will be served…
Spoon’s Top 5 Valentine’s Day Picks in Puerto Rico
Image by @thewalrushk Do you and your Valentine compliment each other like champagne and caviar, like mac and cheese, like gin and tonic? To find out if you form a classic pairing, take our Spoon Food Tours Valentine’s Test. Here’s how to play: Choose one of our Top Five Valentine’s Day picks, visit with your…
Di Parma Trattoria of Condado 11th Anniversary Celebration
The Condado strip extends the length of Ashford Avenue, popular with tourists and locals alike for its seemingly endless number of bars, restaurants, and shops all heaving with activity. Of the many wonderful options, few establishments can boast of a better location than Di Parma Trattoria. On park Ventana al Mar, the exclusively outdoor restaurant…