Food & Dining
Grocery Shopping
The “super mercado” in SJDS is called Pali and is located just outside of town. There you can find most of things that you will need under one convenient roof. However, it can be quite busy with narrow aisles and long lines. Another approach is to shop at specialty markets in town for most items and use Pali to find the odds and ends to complete your list.
Below are the specialty stores that we recommend you check out. While most places will accept USD, we recommend having a healthy supply of cordobas when you shop.
Fresh Produce
- Guevara Fruits & Vegetables
- Municipal Market
Meat
- Carnes San Martin #1
- Carnes San Martin #2
Fish
- Seafood Market (at the Port)
Bread & Baked Goods
- Pan Frances
- Hotel Estrella (bakery is adjacent to hotel entrance)
Other
- Miscelania Sanchez (US/Canada imported goods such as wine & cheese)
- AMPM (convenience store)
Restaurants
There is no shortage of good and relatively inexpensive restaurants in San Juan. Over the years I have seen many come and go but the good ones seem to persist. Below are some of our recommendations.
Coffee & Breakfast
- IKAL
- La Tostaderia
- Peace & Cake [out of town]
Lunch
- Wrap N’ Roll
- Taco Spot
- Nicafe [out of town] – restaurant staff are hearing impaired and have devised genius strategies to communicate with you
Pizza
- Pizzeria San Juan (aka Mauricio’s)
- Pizzeria La Terraza
Dinner
