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OK, I have this weird fetish. I love to go to 3rd world countries and try out their FINEST restaurant. I've done it all over the world and hardly ever had a bad time or poor food. So what's THE best restaurant in Santo Domingo? Also, this time of year, do men wear jackets to those top restaurants or just slacks and shirts? Are jeans appropriate in most restaurants? Tell me the dish...I can't wait for this trip!! (July 22-26)
I don't think there's such a thing as "the finest" restaurant because we have so many kinds of restaurants that it would be very hard to say that Restaurant X is finer than Restaurant Y even tho X serves Asian and Y serves Italian.
With that said, PorterHouse is highly recommended. That's the best steak house in Santo Domingo (and possibly the country). If you go there, dress up.
Name: PorterHouse
Location: Av. Abraham Lincoln #918. Cnr Jose Amado Soler.
Tel: (809) 542 6000 / 541 6000
I second the suggestion of Debbie's Dominican travel.
To answer the second part of your question, the dress code. In most restaurants jeans are OK if you wear a shirt and maybe a blazer or jacket, but that depends on the restaurant. Places in El Malecón and the Old Town tend to be more relaxed than , say the places on Av. Abraham Lincoln or any of the new(er) malls.
You are going to love DOminican night life and restaurant selection. Of course, wherever you go it will depend on what you want to eat.
There are always new restaurants opening here and there in the city. So, if you want to explore go to Abraham Lincoln Avenue and WInston Churchill Ave. There is a few places to go including Porter House (that somebody said here).. which is very good.
There is the same avenue a new restaurant with Dominican food Bistro style called ''CANE". It is excellent! If you want to enjoy a great dinner with sea view and romantic place go to "Boca Marina''near the airport on the way to Juan Dolio.
Other places to consider are: Boga Boga Restaurant ( is Spaniard food located in 'Bolivar Avenue". If you feel like dominican food dont miss ''Adrian Tropical'' with several locations around the city. Try to hit the one in the Malecon during the day. The Caribbean sea view will be lovely.
As I said, there are plenty of choices to choose from. You are going to love all of them. Just explore what you have and voila!
Dominicans like to dress well. You will be great with jeans and short sleeve shirt polo, pinpoint.. or also with longsleeves for better places. I would say if you are going out at night dont wear sneackeres. That's a no no.
Man, how could I forget Adrian Tropical!? That place is excellent and you don't need to dress as finely as with the upscale restaurants.
This is the best beer you can get in the Dominican...make sure you have one, two...more... I have put a lot of information about the dominican republic and what to see, get or what to do in my travelogue called BEACH ! on my Punta Cana page. Make sure you dont miss all this info cause its good.
the locals were a very friendly bunch, and i enjoyed talking to them, even if their english was quite limited. this lovely lass, whose name i wont even try to spell, was working at harry's bar on the plaza la hispanidad. i went there every day for a drink, and got to know her. she was so friendly, and eager to learn about where i came from, and what i do in life etc. i asked her to show me how to dance the 'merengue' and the 'bachata', and she showed me right in the middle of the bar! she was an awesome dancer, as are most dominicans. i really enjoyed chatting with her.
bathing suit, sunglasses are a must, sandals, t-shirts, tanks, pack for hot weather all year round and if going during december, january, pack a light long sleeve shirt you can put on at night for if it gets cool. But generally be ready for heat 99% of the time. Never ever forget sunscreen. I had a hard time finding some because the locals dont use it. Bring insect repellant and something you can put on the insect bites, like vicks vapor rub which works well to stop the itching, Be prepared to take loads of pictures because the place is beautiful.
The house of Rodrigo de Bastidas, one of the first 'conquistadores', is a building you can visit on the tour of the Colonial Zone. Today the house is a modern art gallery. I've been fascinated by the beautiful garden inside.
We would have flown about 11 hours and an other 2 traveling and waiting to get to Punta Cana. We first would have gone to Puerto Plata and after that to Punta Cana....this screen in the plane is telling you the hours and minutes till you get there...if something is frustrating its this screen...you are sour of all the sitting and then you think you are halfway...nope...still 7 hours to go...!!
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