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If you're looking for new dining experiences, take a look at this list of recently opened restaurants. We put it together after reviewing social media, recent articles, consulting with industry sources and reading comments from the Platea community. Know of more? Share them with us at hola@plateapr.com.
🍳 Breakfast and Brunch
San Sebastián has a new brunch spot that also offers agrotourism experiences. Find out everything you can do on your visit and what to try in our review of Mimosa Brunch.
Tres Panes has opened in San Juan, with coffee, matcha and pastries. You'll find a wide breakfast selection ranging from oatmeal and avocado toast with bacon to traditional Puerto Rican sandwiches.
At the new Batch location you'll find cookies that are crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside, along with cookie cakes. They also make matcha.
On the way from Manatí to Ciales, along Route 149, Kayko Brunch has opened. It's a new spot for a quick brunch if you're passing through.
Luce di Vita Express Café has opened at the Post Center in Mayagüez. They serve coffee, craft drinks and light food, Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
A recently opened spot on Avenida de la Constitución in Santurce that combines specialty coffee, a molecular bar and a bakery and pastry shop in one space. The menu ranges from croissants and artisan pastries to espressos and sandwiches.
In Cupey, at 172 Ave. Winston Churchill, Coffee Club has opened, a new place for artisan coffee and sweet or savory bites. The menu highlights include "Huevos club," two eggs prepared to your liking, served over a creamy bed of Greek yogurt infused with garlic and fresh herbs. Also notable are the lunch specials for $12.00 and the fresh-squeezed juices.
A coffee shop, brunch spot and cocktail bar at La Puntilla de Arecibo, with a menu that includes ceremonial-grade matcha lattes, blueberry lemon pancakes and Basque cheesecake. On weekends they add mimosas and a seasonal cocktail menu.
A specialty coffee bar located at the Miramar Food Truck Park on Avenida Ponce de León. The menu centers on artisan lattes and seasonal drinks.
The shop has a fresh-produce market that includes fruits, vegetables, meats, local fish, dairy, prepared items, marinades, dips, sauces, spices and breads. They also have a deli for breakfast and lunch and a coffee and juice bar.
Café Mome opened its doors in March as a daytime brunch spot and nighttime Mediterranean kitchen. It offers a modern setting and a breakfast menu that includes the Açaí Mômé Bowl, Mediterranean toasts and omelets. The dishes are paired with creations from the coffee bar, such as a variety of matchas, fresh juices and house mocktails.
This is FL Bakery's second location in Puerto Rico and the first with a drive-through for customers' convenience. Opened in April, it has a large parking lot for 60 cars and offers not only breakfast and lunch but also a wide selection of sandwiches, fresh pastries and local food. With coffee from Gustos Coffee Co., this bakery aims to make the best pan sobao and the best mallorcas, baked daily at its Camuy facility.
Casa Paulina is the latest project from chef Paulina Escanes, known for her Mexican fusion restaurant. This new café-style location offers pastries, artisan sweets, coffee and light dishes such as the torta de elote and the daily taquitos.
A food truck in Ceiba that specializes in fresh waffles, hearty breakfasts and artisan juices.
A breakfast and brunch spot in Hato Rey, open Tuesday through Saturday, with an equal mix of sweet and savory options. The menu highlights include cinnamon rolls in multiple flavors and smoked applewood mac and cheese. The space is colorful and lively.
A coffee shop where Christmas is not a season. Decorated for the holidays year-round, the café opened in March offering coffee, traditional Puerto Rican breakfasts and brunch in Gurabo.
Since February, this café and matcha bar has brought new life to calle Jiménez Sicardo in Caguas with a specialty coffee and matcha menu. They have fresh Venezuelan cachitos to go with the coffee.
Crepes by Us, with locations in Humacao and Caguas, will open in late April at Galería Paseos, San Juan. There you can try crepes, brunch specials, lunch options, coffee and mimosas.
🇵🇷 Cocina Criolla
La Tribu BBQ opened in Rincón on Calle Comercio. Its motto is "where smoke tells stories and flavor brings us together," and its specialty is smoked food. It is a family-friendly, spacious spot well suited for groups.
Doña Ana is an institution of Puerto Rican cocina criolla that was founded in Bayamón in 1972 and opens its second location at the Isla Verde Mall on April 16. The menu centers on the bistec, considered by the Platea community to be the best in Puerto Rico, and on century-old recipes that owner Rubén Rodríguez has preserved since he inherited the kitchen from his aunt, Doña Ana. The menu rotates through classics such as fricasé de pollo, chuletas a la jardinera, serenata de bacalao and asopao, accompanied by rice and beans slow-cooked each night.
A market, kitchen and bar concept located inside Hotel El Convento in Old San Juan, built around a philosophy of cooking from the market and letting the ingredient take center stage. During the day the kitchen produces pastries such as croissants, palmeritas and sweet and savory danishes. Each evening the kitchen team prepares off-menu specials based on the freshest local ingredients of the season.
The concept opened in March in the Barrio Playita of Salinas with a Puerto Rican kitchen focused on fresh fish. The lunch menu, available at $12.99, includes options such as chicharrones de mero, carne frita and wings, served with tostones, arroz mamposteado and beans.
An empanada bar with locations in Condado and Old San Juan. The menu offers fillings such as churrasco, pernil BBQ, pollo guisado and guava quesito. You can pair the empanadas with house cocktails and Puerto Rican craft beers.
🍝 Cocina Internacional
During the day you can take a class and learn to make pizza; at night, you can dine at the newly opened restaurant in Cataño, where you can try authentic Neapolitan-style pizza.
The menu at this spot blends Mexican, Japanese and Caribbean influences, with dishes such as sushi burritos, sushi tacos, alitas al pastor and the house dish, the Cenote Roll. On the drinks side, El Cenote, made with mezcal and habanero, stands out. Thursdays are Ladies Night.
This restaurant fuses Italian food with criollo flavors: house-made pastas such as cheese and porcini ravioli, carbonara and rigatoni de ropa vieja. They also serve tuna carpaccio, hummus with ropa vieja and meat cuts, along with signature cocktails.
In Condado, close to Café Regina, Hilda opened. The menu combines house-made sandwiches and gourmet cheeses with products imported from Europe and Japan. They also prepare fruit smoothies and sell products to take home.
A Mexican fusion restaurant led by chef Paulina M. Díaz Jordán. The menu offers a different take for those who want to try Mexican food with a modern twist.
Kimaira arrived in Bayamón with Asian food: teppanyaki, bento box and sushi. You will find chicken teriyaki bento, orange chicken bento, dumplings, churrasco roll and spicy tuna roll.
Macondo opened on Calle Cerra in Santurce, selling New York-style pizza by the slice.
DANTE is the latest project from Eat Me Hospitality Group, located on the rooftop of hotel O:LV Fifty Five in Condado, with panoramic views of the San Juan lagoon. Inspired by Dante Alighieri, the space combines design, craft cocktails and contemporary Italian cuisine.
Chef Jason Neroni leads the kitchen, with handmade pastas that include carbonara with guanciale, rigatoni alla vodka and corn agnolotti with tajín.
It opened its third location in January at Liberty Square in San Patricio Plaza, offering Neapolitan pizzas, pastas and an extensive wine list in a family-friendly setting. Standout menu items include the Honey Pepperoni pizza and a traditional Italian carbonara.
Selena Pizzería Casual, originally from Río Piedras, is a New York-style pizzeria that expanded this year to Señorial Plaza. It offers pizza by the slice with unique flavors starting at $3, in a family-friendly and accessible setting.
Chin Chin is the new Italian restaurant at Ciudadela in Santurce, with executive chef Kiara Rivera leading a kitchen that moves from formaggi and salumi boards to handmade pastas such as beet-filled agnolotti and yellowfin tuna lasagna.
Provo arrived in February on Avenida Paseo de los Gigantes in Carolina. Its Italian cuisine concept is an option for pasta and wine lovers in the metropolitan area.
It opened in January as an omakase concept in Old San Juan. Chef Moon leads an intimate bar serving Japanese cuisine with views of the San Juan Bay.
On April 26, Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Teppanyaki Experience will open at Paseo la Plata Shopping Center in Dorado. The new location of the brand, which has five existing establishments, will begin operations with 30 employees.
Since January, Calle Aurora in Ponce has had a new spot for traditional Colombian cuisine. The menu includes bandejas paisas, arepas and the Colombian fiambre: a dish in which a plantain leaf wraps rice, stewed chicken or beef, yuca, potato, plantain and corn with ahogao criollo.
A fusion cuisine concept on Calle Luis Muñoz Rivera in Cayey, with a menu that ranges from ceviches and grilled octopus to house-made desserts. Open Wednesday through Sunday from 11:30 a.m.
Loaded fries with chicken tenders, cheeseburgers with onion rings, and strawberry, vanilla and Oreo milkshakes. Smash & Crispy is the diner-style concept that arrived in Caguas. The spot has been steps from the Centro de Bellas Artes since February.
🍸 Cocktails and Tapas
Coctelera 985 opened at Paseo del Prado Mall in Carolina. The spot focuses on craft cocktails that can be paired with tapas and charcuterie boards.
Inside the Wyndham Grand Río Mar in Río Grande, The Vault Speakeasy Cabaret opened, a hidden spot behind an unmarked door. It blends the style of the 1920s with the vibe of 1950s Havana, with cocktails and live music.
It opened in January as a craft cuisine and cocktail concept, where dishes such as duck confit share the menu with cocktails made with Flor de Jamaica and others inspired by local fruit.
It opened its doors in December 2025 with a concept that combines craft cocktails and a kitchen led by chef Luis Castillo, also behind La Factoría. The menu blends a French bistro sensibility with local flavors, offering everything from fresh oysters to burgers, chicken empanada and steak & frites.
Ocean Lab opened its third location in Old San Juan, taking over the space that was formerly Señor Frog's. True to its concept, the brewery focuses on house-crafted beers, a family-friendly atmosphere and programming that mixes live sports on a big screen with live music.
SALÚ! is a gourmet wine concept in Guaynabo that combines a wine bar, a tapas kitchen and a curated gourmet shop with products you can take home.
This content was translated with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
