Lila's Guidebook
Restaurant
This restaurant is located in La Perla, safe and great food and music, Old San Juan.
16 personas locales recomiendan
La Garita Yaz
41 C. Lucila SilvaThis restaurant is located in La Perla, safe and great food and music, Old San Juan.
Excellent local food. But their "specialty" is the toasted buttered mallorca, ask for it before you order anything else, but be careful, they are addictive!! Old San Juan.
50 personas locales recomiendan
Cafetería Mallorca
300 C. de San FranciscoExcellent local food. But their "specialty" is the toasted buttered mallorca, ask for it before you order anything else, but be careful, they are addictive!! Old San Juan.
Kids will love it!! breakfast is served on a live mini train that stops in front of you.
Carthage Express
201b C. de San JustoKids will love it!! breakfast is served on a live mini train that stops in front of you.
Excellent food; breakfast and lunch, their specialty is chocolate cultivated by them!!!
111 personas locales recomiendan
Chocobar Cortés
210 C. de San FranciscoExcellent food; breakfast and lunch, their specialty is chocolate cultivated by them!!!
Extraordinary italian restaurant, Old San Juan.
17 personas locales recomiendan
La Lanterna by Franco Seccarelli
202 C. del CristoExtraordinary italian restaurant, Old San Juan.
Caficultura
Excellent breakfast and lunch, Old San Juan.
Sofia's Old San Juan
Restaurante La Casona
609 C. San JorgeExtraordinary spanish food, Santurce.
La Cocina de María Franco
Extraordinary international food, Hato Rey.
El Rodaballo Seafood Restaurant
405 Av. José de DiegoExcellent seafood restaurant, Hato Rey.
Bodegas Compostela
106 Condado AveOne of my favorites, international food, Santurce.
One of my favorites to have lunch, call for reservations, it is usually full, spanish meals.
Chotis en Ávila
One of my favorites to have lunch, call for reservations, it is usually full, spanish meals.
Ariel
801 Avenida de la ConstituciónFine restaurant, with excellent international food. Miramar, at the Marriot Courtyard Hotel.
Fresh fish and located in Arecibo, beach front, great if you rent a car, about 1 hour from Old San Juan.
56 personas locales recomiendan
Salitre Meson Costero
Puerto Rico 681Fresh fish and located in Arecibo, beach front, great if you rent a car, about 1 hour from Old San Juan.
El Corcho, Restaurante y Salón de Actividades
Fresh caught fish, and fish market, right in the Central Park premises, about 10 minutes from OSJ. Very good fresh fish and seafood.
Qué PezCa’o Market
Fresh caught fish, and fish market, right in the Central Park premises, about 10 minutes from OSJ. Very good fresh fish and seafood.
Tostado*
For breakfast and brunch, Puerta de Tierra, Old San Juan.
Where locals go to have a drink and appetizers while overlooking to the same breathtaking view as in Casa Lila, just one block from the house.
80 personas locales recomiendan
La Verguenza Viejo San Juan
280 Bulevar del ValleWhere locals go to have a drink and appetizers while overlooking to the same breathtaking view as in Casa Lila, just one block from the house.
Café Sí o Sí
Avenida F.D. RooseveltBest place for a brunch...
Ideal for brunch, located on Luna Street, Old San Juan, almost always full.
15 personas locales recomiendan
Mercado La Carreta
279 C. de la LunaIdeal for brunch, located on Luna Street, Old San Juan, almost always full.
My favorite in Old San Juan. Tiny place that must make reservations, menu changes all the time, my friend Gaby the chef is an artist for food...
67 personas locales recomiendan
Verde Mesa
Calle San JoséMy favorite in Old San Juan. Tiny place that must make reservations, menu changes all the time, my friend Gaby the chef is an artist for food...
Restaurante Amor y Sal
Very nice food.
24/7 excellent local food, located in Miramar, about 5 minutes from OSJ in a car.
44 personas locales recomiendan
Los Pinos Cafe
659 C. Salva24/7 excellent local food, located in Miramar, about 5 minutes from OSJ in a car.
The best place to blend with locals. Decorated with antique memorabilia and many curious objects. A place to eat, drink, and hang out, opens at 11 AM and is the place to dance salsa on Thursday night, salsa classes start at 7pm.
Downtown Cupey
The best place to blend with locals. Decorated with antique memorabilia and many curious objects. A place to eat, drink, and hang out, opens at 11 AM and is the place to dance salsa on Thursday night, salsa classes start at 7pm.
Bistro de Paris
310 Avenida José de DiegoExcellent french food.
El Cairo
352 C. EnsenadaMediterranean cuisine.
New Taste
1051 Ashford AveIt's a superb Chinese restaurant.
Istanbul Restaurant
325 C. del Recinto SurMediterranean cuisine, Old San Juan.
Maison Chaymol
Excellent french food restaurant.
Santaella
219 C. CanalsLocated in LA PLACITA DE SANTURCE, excellent fine dining.
Excellent local food, 5 minutes in car from OSJ, Miramar district.
103 personas locales recomiendan
Casita Miramar
605 Av. MiramarExcellent local food, 5 minutes in car from OSJ, Miramar district.
Luisa International Cuisine
International cuisine.
Historic
El Morro
Calle BeneficenciaGuided tours. Ten minutes walk from the house.
La Fortaleza
63 C. de la FortalezaGuided tours everyday.
Historic
Guided tours.
Across the street from the house. Take the tour which includes both forts, San Cristobal and El Morro.
190 personas locales recomiendan
Castillo de San Cristóbal
501 Bulevar del ValleAcross the street from the house. Take the tour which includes both forts, San Cristobal and El Morro.
Discover the best rum of Puerto Rico, a family recipe for decades... Located in a Historic Hacienda in Bayamón, my favorite rum!!
41 personas locales recomiendan
Ron del Barrilito - Hacienda Santa Ana
Puerto Rico 5Discover the best rum of Puerto Rico, a family recipe for decades... Located in a Historic Hacienda in Bayamón, my favorite rum!!
Sightseeing
Paseo de la Princesa
54 C. de la FortalezaHistoric leisure walk through time.
Kid’s adventure
Feed lots of pigeons and they will come all over you, great for pictures and fun.
51 personas locales recomiendan
Parque de las Palomas
Calle TetuánFeed lots of pigeons and they will come all over you, great for pictures and fun.
Buy colorful and different shape kites right there and fly them up to the sky!! Excellent every day, however, during weekends is more fun with dozens of families with children flying their kites. While in there, have a refreshing ice cone of different flavors.
492 personas locales recomiendan
El Morro
Calle BeneficenciaBuy colorful and different shape kites right there and fly them up to the sky!! Excellent every day, however, during weekends is more fun with dozens of families with children flying their kites. While in there, have a refreshing ice cone of different flavors.
Beach
Playa del Capitolio
Avenida Luis Muñoz RiveraJust a 10-minute's walk from the house, public but mainly used by the residents.
One of my preferred beaches. Either to sunbathe, windsurfing, kite surfing, and all other kinds of water adventures. Take an Uber, a taxi or your rental car to get there.
239 personas locales recomiendan
Isla Verde Beach
One of my preferred beaches. Either to sunbathe, windsurfing, kite surfing, and all other kinds of water adventures. Take an Uber, a taxi or your rental car to get there.
Escambron Beach
Beautiful beach with a parking lot, 30 min walk from the house.
Lagoon
Do paddle boarding, kayaking, and snorkeling in this beautiful lagoon, everything you need there you could rent, get trained, and have fun!!
156 personas locales recomiendan
Laguna del Condado
Do paddle boarding, kayaking, and snorkeling in this beautiful lagoon, everything you need there you could rent, get trained, and have fun!!
You cannot leave the island without doing a kayak nightly tour in Fajardo!! One of the few bioluminescent lagoons in the whole world! Watch bioluminescent water as you splash it! Reservations needed ahead, they pick you up, no need of a rental car. Unique experience!!!!
384 personas locales recomiendan
Bahía Bioluminiscente
You cannot leave the island without doing a kayak nightly tour in Fajardo!! One of the few bioluminescent lagoons in the whole world! Watch bioluminescent water as you splash it! Reservations needed ahead, they pick you up, no need of a rental car. Unique experience!!!!