Hanna T.
12/23/2025
Parking is hard. Street is filled up, but you can drive a little more down and find parking near the highway. Valet is available but not sure of the cost. Chili Fritto, 10/10: Everyone's...
Santaella
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219 Calle Canals
San Juan, PR 00907
Chef José Santaella has trained with some of the best chefs in the world, including Ferrán Adriá, Eric Ripert, and Gary Danko. His apprenticeships and successful catering career paved the way for Santaella, his signature restaurant in Santurce's La Placita Marketplace. The decor is rustic yet elegant, with exposed walls, Edison light fixtures, an interior garden, and a sparkling bar. 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. Favorites include the ahi tuna skewers, goat cheese quesadilla, 'alcapurrias' topped with crab, and foie gras terrine with fruit jelly . The cocktail bar is one of the best on the island, so don't leave without trying one of the concoctions by Santaella's mixologists. -Fodors
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4.5662 reviews
Steven E.
12/13/2025
Originally, we had planned to tour the San Cristobal fort, but due to the federal shutdown that wasn't possible. We managed to catch a break and got into Santaella without a reservation and the...
Jill B.
11/21/2025
We were on a cruise that stopped in Puerto Rico for one of its ports. We walked to El Morro to see it, but sadly there were no tours since the government shutdown had just started. We took an...
Veronica G.
10/15/2025
Había escuchado muchas recomendaciones sobre Santaella, pero mi experiencia no estuvo al nivel de lo que esperaba, y no estoy segura de si le daría otra oportunidad. En cuanto al ambiente, la...
Carolina C.
9/13/2025
Beautiful restaurant in Puerto Rico, I highly recommend you make reservations in advance before coming out as even the bar seats are able to be reserved and if they are full you might not be able...
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