SAVOR SAN JUAN’S CULINARY DELIGHTS
Excursion Details
Your culinary adventure, lasting approximately four hours, starts with a short walk from the pier through Old San Juan to the El Convento Hotel. At this former convent transformed into a hotel, you’ll enjoy a cocktail and a Puerto Rican fritter (a popular street food snack) over approximately one hour, served in the atmospheric courtyard.
You’ll then move on to Chocobar Cortés, a chocolate shop and cafe run by the Cortés family since 1929. Spend around one hour sampling their signature dark chocolate paired with cheddar cheese, and sipping Puerto Rican coffee laced with chocolate. Don’t miss the upstairs art gallery, the nonprofit Fundación Casa Cortés, which promotes Caribbean art and provided education support to children after Hurricane Maria.
Your third stop is Lounge Cultura, a culinary school set in a restored private home. Over the next 45 minutes, delve into Puerto Rico’s culinary traditions with a hands-on session. Learn to make mofongo (a local dish featuring mashed cassava), enjoy a crispy cheese pastry with guava sauce, and shake up a rum-based cocktail.
Afterwards, enjoy a 20-minute stop at Señor Paleta for artisanal gelato or sorbet before wrapping up your tour in a local bar for around 40 minutes, Here, you’ll get a primer on Puerto Rican rum and discover the secrets behind making the island’s famous piña colada cocktail. Finally, return to the pier on a 15-minute walk.
Important Information: Guests must be at least 18 years old to consume alcohol. Please wear comfortable, sturdy walking shoes adept for cobblestone streets. The Fundación Casa Cortés Gallery and Lounge Cultura are on the 2nd floor, up a flight of stairs. Please advise of any food allergies. Menu and venues are subject to change.
