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Zest-y flavor: Savor the style at Zest, a restaurant at the San Juan Water and Beach Club Hotel.<\/p><\/div>\n

By Mark Chesnut<\/em><\/p>\n

With its inviting beaches, natural beauty, sophisticated hotels and historic architecture, Puerto Rico is a multifaceted Caribbean vacation paradise. Butno trip to the so-called \u201cIsla del Encanto\u201d (island of enchantment) would be complete without sampling the diverse and delicious Puerto Rican cuisine<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

A rich blend of Spanish, African and indigenous Ta\u00edno Indian influences, Puerto Rican cooking can satisfy a variety of palates. Here are a few places to sample authentic dishes in San Juan:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Zest<\/strong>, at the San Juan Water and Beach Club Hotel<\/a>: This stylish restaurant\u2014located within an equally stylish hotel\u2014serves beautifully presented specialties like\u00a0lamb empanadas with caramelized maduros<\/strong> (ripe plantains), energized by a tiny topping of fresh citrus gremolata. Also tasty is the\u00a0pan-fried snapper topped with ajilimojili<\/strong> (a semi-sweet sauce made from peppers, garlic and vinegar) servedatop a bed of mashed plaintain mofongo with a saffron chorizo broth.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Orozco\u2019s<\/strong> (1126 Ashford Avenue, Condado district): This casual eatery, in the heart of the beachfront Condado district, serves delicious canoa<\/strong>\u2014sweet plantains cut open like a canoe (which is what the name means) and stuffed with beef and cheese. Take a table in front and enjoy the people watching while you dig in.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Casa Lola<\/strong> (1006 Ashford Avenue, Condado district): This elegant venue, set in a former private home, serves gourmet variations on Puerto Rican dishes, with specialties including sancocho de res<\/strong> (beef stew) and pinchos puertorrique\u00f1os<\/strong> (Puerto Rican shish kebobs) made with chicken and served with pineapple-and-coconut fried rice.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Perurrican Restaurant & Lounge<\/strong>: An upscale, waterfront venue located in the lobby at the budget-pricedSan Juan Beach Hotel<\/a>, Perurrican blends Puerto Rican and Peruvian cuisine, with mouthwatering results. Among the options here are tostones rellenos de ceviche (fried plantains topped with ceviche) and mofongo<\/strong> (mashed and fried plantain, filled with seafood or chicken).<\/p>\n

\u2022 Caribe Hilton<\/strong>: The pi\u00f1a colada was invented in Puerto Rico<\/strong>, and one of the places that claims to be its birthplace is the Caribe Hilton<\/a>, a beachfront hotel where guests can sip the creamy rum-based treat at the pool. Also laying claim to the creation of the cocktail is Barrachina<\/strong> (104 Fortaleza Street, Old San Juan), \u00a0a restaurant and bar just steps from the governor’s mansion in San Juan’s historic heart. After a day spent touring this fascinating neighborhood, a refreshing drink\u2014accompanied, perhaps, by pork chops can can or a grouper filet\u2014might be just the thing to restore your energy.<\/p>\n

Mark Chesnut is a travel writer, editor and publisher of LatinFlyer.com<\/a>, which focuses on travel to Latin America. He owned a condo in San Juan for more than three years.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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