Experts' Choice Award Santaella
What the experts agree on
Chef Santaella's refined take on Puerto Rican cuisine shines through creative tapas showcasing local ingredients, all served in a gorgeous courtyard dining room wrapped in tropical gardens.
“Chef Santaella fuses local and international ingredients to perfectly execute Puerto Rican nouvelle cuisine. The menu is dominated by tapas, which you can easily make into a meal. ”
– Fodor's
Eater "Chef José Santaella has made his own name in Puerto Rico by highlighting traditional cocina criolla in the context of modern gastronomy."
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Frommer's "Eating here is a refined dining experience thanks to the gorgeous dining room, which is wrapped around a tropical garden in an interior courtyard" Full review
The Infatuation "Santaella might not look like much from the outside, but inside, you’ll find an elegant dining room, indoor garden, and a tropical-themed bar. The cocktails are fantastic (two highlights:..." Full review
"Chef José Santaella's namesake restaurant is a lively, fun place to dine on nouvelle Puerto Rican cuisine with family and friends. The edgy industrial decor (it used to be a hardware..."
Lonely Planet "This is where you'll find some of the city's top restaurants, including Chef José Santaella's namesake, showcasing the island's rich cultural influences through dishes such as pasteles..."
Lonely Planet "A stone's throw from La Placita de Santurce, Santaella is a superb, trend-driven restaurant serving contemporary Puerto Rican cuisine. Once a hardware store, it now contrasts industrial..."
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