3 Best Restaurants in Rincón and the Porta del Sol, Puerto Rico

On weekends, patrons come from as far as San Juan to dine at this cozy restaurant. Operated by husband-and-wife team Juan and Nerylu, it's found a niche in Rincón offering dishes made using locally sourced ingredients—you may even see a fisherman pull up with a giant yellowfin tuna. The regularly changing menu by chef Abel Mendoza might feature dishes such as pan-fried octopus with squid ink corn fritters, and the fresh catch of the day with a purple yam mash. You can't go wrong with any of the daily specials. The dining room can get loud, so ask to be seated outside on the terrace.

Located on the Rincón–Aguada border, this supper club run by a husband-and-wife team has a multicourse menu that changes weekly and highlights locally sourced and grown food. Vegan and vegetarian options are available upon request, as well as a variety of wines. Dinners are by reservation only and they sell out quickly. Note, too, that payment is made at the time of booking.

Many things stand out at this picturesque resort restaurant: the emerald-green golf course in the foreground, the majestic cliffs on the coast, and the roaring ocean in the background. A fair amount of the fruits and vegetables used in the dishes here are grown at Royal Isabela's River Farm and Gatehouse Garden; all the fish is caught offshore.