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With a setting as artistic as a gallery—befitting its location within Casa Colonial, a refined boutique hotel—and an ambitious Caribbean-fusion menu, Lucía is successful on all fronts. In a room with orchids galore, crisp white linens, and waiters in white guayabera shirts giving impeccable service, guests love the delicious appetizers and signature dessert, the molten chocolate volcano. When the digestif cart is rolled over, be daring with a Brunello grappa or the local Brugal Unico rum.
57000, Dominican Republic
Known For
- The ultimate date-night venue
- Marinated tuna appetizer
- Remarkable main courses are rack of lamb and Caribbean lobster
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No lunch, Reservations needed
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If you are looking for a rustic hideaway with great food, this may be your place. The "furniture" might be a tree stump, decoration a cow horn; tablecloths are raw burlap; the floor is dirt. In the bar hang vintage license plates. Men sidle up to the bar, which looks like a western movie set, smoking Dominican cigars (bought here). The food served up by chef-owner Juan Alberto, is why they come: flavorful and authentic, the seafood is always a star. Look for langoustines and lambi (conch), pulpo (octopus) and land crab, not to mention the freshest fish. Juan goes that extra mile in his preparations, far beyond the ubiquitous creole sauce you find in most Dominican fish joints. If you come with a group, Juan may even hire musicians to entertain.
Off Carretera Río San Juan–Cabrera Entrada de Saltadero, Cabrera, María Trinidad Sánchez, Dominican Republic
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Tues.
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The tables at this tranquil Italian restaurant flank a night-lit pool, offering the kind of intimate, romantic setting tailor-made for a wedding proposal. The young Italian owners have embraced slow food, offering delicious antipastos, carpaccios, and tartares to start and excellent house-made pastas, including feather-light gnocchi and tender half-moons in a sage-and-butter sauce. Paired with a vibrant Tuscan red, this is the ideal meal. Perfect panna cotta is the kind of dessert you hope to find. End your evening with a mild grappa or Sambuca. The chic set come to dinner and may leave with a new painting under their arm—an adjacent room is an unexpected gallery.
Callejón de la Loma 1, 57000, Dominican Republic
Known For
- "waterfront" dining in a courtyard overlooking a pool
- Mahi and salmon carpaccio with rasberry citronette
- Linguini with lobster fra diavlo
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun. No lunch
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If you're staying at this beachfront ecoparadise, you'll likely take most of your meals here; if not, it's worth the trip, not only for the freshest seafood but also for the soothing ambience. The menu changes seasonally but holds tight to some perennial favorites. Most vegetables and herbs are grown in Natura's own organic garden or are procured locally. If you aren't into seafood, Natura offers one of the area's best filet mignon. But don't miss the rich, flavorful soups and vegetarian (and vegan) dishes that round out the menu. Almost everything—including the gluten-free bread, burger buns, pastries, etc.—is made from scratch. Desserts are seasonal, but anything chocolate is a judicious choice. Service is warm, caring, and efficient; the international music, atmospheric.
Paseo del Sol 5, 57000, Dominican Republic
Known For
- Oceanfront—listen to the waves
- House-made pastas are delectable
- Wines are French, Spanish, and Chilean
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This family-run restaurant is a local favorite among Cabarete and Sosúa expats. The food is good, if unimaginative, and the atmosphere is warm and inviting. The menu is varied including seafood, meats, and pastas with international influences and local flair. There are sure to be options to please everyone, even picky eaters. Families will love the children's zone where kids can play in a towering castle with slide within view of outdoor seating and select tables inside. The owners are often around and when you see how they interact with their regulars, it's not hard to figure out why it's so popular; here it feels like being part of an extended family. When busy, service can be slow, as in most places.
Calle Antonio Javier, 57000, Dominican Republic
Known For
- The small playground for kids
- Options to please everyone
- Dependable food and service
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Overlooking a craggy shoreline with unobstructed ocean vistas, this renovated restaurant with a global menu is hitting all the high points, offering both delicious food and a fun atmosphere. The menu runs the gamut from pizza to fragrant Tandoori chicken from deliciously light gnocchi to hearty Ethiopian zilzil (a dish of braised beef and peppers). Ingredients are high quality, from the pancetta to the house-made gelato. The music nights are sceney. Reservations are essential when there's live music, the best time to be there; otherwise just tell the security gate that you are going to the Beach Club.
Carretera Principal Sosua-Cabarete, 57000, Dominican Republic
Known For
- A gathering place for expats, young bucks, and Sea Horse residents
- The view when the ocean is pounding
- Safe secure haven with free parking
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Mon. in low season
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The oceanfront vantage point of this Cabarete Beach restaurant is one of its main selling points, but the whimsical kids' corner with its Alice in Wonderland theme doesn't hurt either. The menu features house-made pasta, seafood and grilled meats, all prepared with Mediterranean flair. For dessert go for the panna cotta and/or the tiramisu al limoncello.
Known For
- Sophisticated fine dining atmosphere
- House-made pastas
- Desserts from panna cotta to tiramisu al limoncello
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$ | | Vegetarian
This cute spot tucked away in Cabarete's residential zone is popular among tourists and locals alike. Owner Ysanet Batista Vargas is a U.S.-born Dominican powerhouse known for food justice activism and her catering business operating in New York City; her Cabarete restaurant, a co-op, brings this same level of intensity to an ancestral, plant-based menu that highlights fresh, sometimes raw, organic, and locally sourced food. Staff is well-trained and efficient, and slight delays around peak hours are worth the wait as this is the only restaurant catering specifically to non-meat eaters in the area. Choose from hearty veggie remixes of traditional favorites like sancocho, guisados, and chowfan that can be washed down with local, fresh fruit juice or coconut water. Prices are in Dominican pesos, but U.S. dollars are accepted. Join the restaurant's WhatsApp group for information on cooking classes and workshops.
Callejón de la loma, Dominican Republic
Known For
- Free Wi-Fi
- Plant-based menu
- Health conscious and delicious food
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No dinner
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Closed Permanently
A new culinary experience awaits diners at this restaurant perched above Sosúa Bay, with a superlative setting, a classy but casual ambience, and delicious Japanese-Peruvian cuisine. Within the stellar Gansevoort Resort, this love child of Peru and Japan offers contemporized versions of Peruvian comfort food with strong Asian influences, all prepared under the artful direction of a talented chef imported from Peru. The freshest seafood (with Peruvian ingredients) is given center stage; a range of dishes, from Peruvian ceviche to teppanyaki grill specialties, is offered in a chic, white-on-white setting, with indoor and outdoor dining. The resort's other restaurant, Baia Restaurant & Lounge, is also open to the general public—both by reservation only.
Calle Bruno Phillip 5, 57000, Dominican Republic
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Reservations essential
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Closed Permanently
This chic, upscale Italian oasis has evolved from what was a simple beach bar. By day, it's a haven for wallet-watching windsurfers, who come for well-priced burgers and salads. By night, wealthy capitaleño families enjoy the romantic ambience, house-made pastas, seafood, and grilled meats, all prepared with Mediterranean flair. Ingredients, including fresh burrata, are always top quality. A wide variety of events, including jazz nights and theme parties with DJs, is sceney. The restaurant is both family- and dog-friendly by day; there's an extensive children's menu and beach toys to entertain.
Plaza Carib Wind, 57000, Dominican Republic
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No credit cards
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Closed Permanently
The hip decor of this diminutive café a few steps from the beach illustrates the same good taste as the music, top-shelf liquor, fresh-fruit drinks, and healthful fare. The fresh mango juice with añejo rum and triple sec may be the best cocktail you'll have in the Dominican Republic—unless you try the special-recipe mojitos with crushed ice. Breakfast can be anything from fresh smoothies to muesli, omelets, crêpes, and fresh bagels. Organic salads and sandwiches, such as smoked salmon and cream cheese on dark bread, are on the lunch menu. Picaderas (tapas) and fish ceviche are on offer for dinner. New American owners have kept many of the original items on the menu (such as the hummus with a drizzle of house-made pepper oil), redecorated, expanded the cocktail menu, and added more innovative sandwiches and high-quality wines (mainly French and Italian) available by the glass and the bottle. Everything is low-calorie and healthful, which leaves room for decadent desserts such as chocolate cake, which pairs well with one of their specialty coffees.
Paseo Don Chiche 14, across from Fred's, Cabarete, Puerto Plata, 57000, Dominican Republic
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Tues.
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Closed Permanently
A man's home is his castle. In this one, Doug Beers prepares creative dinners for guests who cross the foothills to enjoy this one-of-a-kind experience. His wife, Marguerite, is the gracious hostess who shows patrons their expansive mountain home and the artwork strategically positioned between the many open-air arches. Served on antique lace tablecloths strewn with bougainvillea, the well-orchestrated dinner changes regularly but is always Caribbean-influenced Continental in form. After dinner, Doug offers guests a liqueur to warm their interiors. (Wine and liquor are not included in the moderately fixed price.) You must make advance reservations, preferably three days before; dinner will only be served with a minimum of six.
Mocha Rd., 57000, Dominican Republic
Known For
- Unique memorable dining experience
- No doors on the downstairs level
- Couples can be paired with other diners
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No lunch; open only when sufficient reservations have been made, Reservations essential
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Closed Permanently
In the epicenter of Cabarete Beach, it manages to be barefoot and carefree, yet sophisticated and stylish. You can dine seated in comfy white banquettes under a towering palm-thatched roof or recline on silk-tasseled Bali beds in the sand. This is the big draw here rather than the food, but the menu has some noteworthy items like the Colombian crab empanadas and Peruvian ceviche, as well as the fresh catch or shrimp bathed in the anise-laced curry-cream sauce. Equally recommendable are the trio of crème brûlées (vanilla, passion fruit, and coconut) and flan made softer with cream cheese. Usually, come 11 pm, a DJ cranks up the music. Other nights the crowd grooves with the interactive performance artists or professional musicians, and oo and aah at the beachy fashion shows.
57000, Dominican Republic
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Closed Permanently
Miró’s is constantly evolving, keeping current with food trends and offering a varied international menu for its savvy, well-traveled clientele. Mediterranean and healthful options dominate, and much effort has been put into the expanded vegan and vegetarian options. Plate presentations are eye-popping. As you might expect, fresh fish is always making its way to the kitchen, and the menu has strong Middle Eastern influences. For groups she will make her aromatic tagines and kebabs. It's become a beachside landmark, so take a table on the sand and listen to the gentle jazz.
57000, Dominican Republic
Known For
- A happening social scene including events like backgammon nights
- Mezes platter with hummus and more for appetizers
- Coconut shrimp
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No lunch on some days in low season
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Under Renovation
This residence-cum-restaurant is the home of the D.R.’s most acclaimed chef, Rafael Vasquez. The indoor dining room is a sophisticated white-on-white room, accented with contemporary paintings by Rafael’s father (you'll also find an art gallery and museum in the garden). The outdoor seating is arranged between the bar and the swimming pool; the twinkle lights of the former play on the latter, and at night candles make a romantic setting. The chef's Dominican heritage always is represented in his global repertoire. His island version of sushi, for example, is a sweet plantain roll with tempura shrimp. The main courses are more international, including everything from baby lobsters to braised goat. The staff is mature, discreet, and professional. At the end of your meal, simply get a dessert sampler. Lunch is served only when cruise ships are in town, but only with reservations.
Francisco J. Peynado 6A, 58000, Dominican Republic
Known For
- Unique magical setting
- Caring personal service
- Catch of the day with supplemental sauces
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Mon., Reservations essential
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