Good (inexpensive) restaurants in Santo Domingo

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mcfcfan

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Hi all
I know we have had similar themes and lists, but they are all a bit dated, or they include very expensive restaurants.
What I would to achieve with this list is restaurants that you have been to, would visit again and are not overly expensive, say less than US$20 per head for a meal.
Maybe if you can indicate:
-name and location of restaurant
-type of food
-cost per head
-your rating out of 10

I'm going to Meson b'Bari tomorrow, so will add my review afterwards.
 
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WillSDQ

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Adrian Tropical - Any of their locations are nice. However, the one on the Malecon (ocean front) is, well, on the ocean! Very nice! But, the newest one on Lincoln is spectacular.

Food is excellent and it will be just short of $20.00 a head, but that will include everything. I highly recommend the Adrian Tropical's version of cordon blue. It is excellent and if I remember form a week ago, it was 500 pesos.

All the food is based on traditional Dominican food. Service is very good

As far as a rating goes I will say this. I am a little picky. I have eaten at all of the Adrian Tropical's locations and have always enjoyed the experience.
 
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SKY

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Restaurant Bella Cristal serves the best Chinese food in SD. You will have to eat like a horse to even spend $20 per person there. Large AC dining room. All of the cooks are Chinese. Seats about 200 and is usually full for lunch. About 150 items on the menu. Try the Fried Chicken Chinese Style and the fresh fish Chinese style.

Roberto Pastoriza No. 458 Between Lincoln and Churchill.
809-540-2923

Another place I like is in the Hotel Suizo, not sure of the spelling. It is just off the Malecon on the street where the large statue of a Needle on the Malecon. It is on your left turning off the Malecon. Swiss run, very good food at the price you are looking for or less.
 
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One of my favorites right now is Vizcaya (Address: Av. San Mart?n #42 esq. calle Dr. Delgado) Their specialty is Steaks, but I usually get the Cordon Bleu (RD$350). We ate there the other night and the total bill for 3 people was $1790. The service is great and food even better!!
 
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SKY said:
Restaurant Bella Cristal serves the best Chinese food in SD. You will have to eat like a horse to even spend $20 per person there. Large AC dining room. All of the cooks are Chinese. Seats about 200 and is usually full for lunch. About 150 items on the menu. Try the Fried Chicken Chinese Style and the fresh fish Chinese style.

Roberto Pastoriza No. 458 Between Lincoln and Churchill.
809-540-2923

Another place I like is in the Hotel Suizo, not sure of the spelling. It is just off the Malecon on the street where the large statue of a Needle on the Malecon. It is on your left turning off the Malecon. Swiss run, very good food at the price you are looking for or less.
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I think the name is El Senorial.
 
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pyratt

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Meson de Luis on Hostos, across from Hotel Mercure's main entrance.
A little bit of everything...excellent lambi, chivo y camarones....daily specials too.
You can easily eat for $20USD per person (although I never do...my bar tab is at least that for lunch!)

Parillia de Luis on the Malecon is good and you can eat within your budget there as well
 
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Bryanell

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Chalet Suizo

Old established pub/restaurant, a little out of town, on the Malecon going towards Haina (Km 10) just west of Casa de Espana. Off street parking in the yard. Small delicatessen shop on site. Closed Monday.

Swiss proprietor and chef, Paul Scherer, plays the excellent host. Swiss/German food with a home-made style but executive quality. Everything from steaks to sauerkraut - no French fries, and a great selection of beers from Presidente Barrill to first class bottled German beers. Saturday night live music, easy listening and rock & blues.

Prices around US$20 per head including a couple of beers, mixed expat and local clientele, mostly regulars.
Not everybody's cup of tea, but well worth trying.
 
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jrzyguy

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one place NOT to go is the restaraunt at the end of el conde near the cathedral.

It is a great place to grab a presidente and people watch...but the food is TERRIBLE.

Now...if you happen to do a day trip out to Boca Chica...i discovered a great seafood place that is right next to the Don Emilio Hotel. Many people from santo domingo go there. EXCELLENT. NOt much on ambience (white walls with a little blue trim...kinda loud) but the food was off the hook! Garlic shrimp (and LOTS of shrimp) with rice and tostones was 300 Pesos.

I've not been lucky with food in the capital. I look forward to trying out some of the suggestions here on my next trip.
 
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El Se?orial

SKY said:
Yes, that is it.
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Yes El Se?orial is really good. The owner is Swiss Italian. They have good Italian food and their cheese fondue is very good too. I used to hang out there a lot when I first moved here and I was living in Gazcue.
 
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Encuentro Parrillada in Los Prados is a very good restaurant. I paid for a Churrasco RD$285.00, nice ambient and an educated crowd. They have an special picadera for 3 (I will say for 4) for RD$ 450.00 that will leave 3 adults men without hunger for 3 days.


Encuentro Parrillada
E Deschamps 34, Santo Domingo
(809) 549-6699
 
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Chirimoya

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The Italian places like La Lasa?a (Gustavo Mej?a Ricart / Lope de Vega) are good value for money. There are several other small Italian-style restaurants with similar menus, similar prices around the city.

Dragon House (Gustavo MR between L de V and Tiradentes and also on Ave. Duarte in Chinatown) are also good and inexpensive.

The really unbelievably inexpensive Para T? (Taiwanese tea garden that serves a small selection of delicious vegetarian dishes) in El Mill?n is rumoured to have closed - please tell me this isn't true.

Budget sushi at Sushi Ya - branches in Mirador Sur and Naco.
 
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mcfcfan

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Hi
went to Meson b'Bari yesterday for Sunday lunch. Ambience is good and service excellent. Place probably needs a refurb, but the shodiness does kind add to the character.
Meal for 2 person, 2 course was 2100 pesos. Had a nice bottle of red wine too at 800 pesos. Was very good food, and the filet steak was one of the nicest I had.
Only negative (but for me a big negative), there was no soap in the bathrooms. Why cannot restaurants provide this cheap necessity ?
Situated on Calle Hostos in Colonial Zone.
 
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If you are looking for good, reasonably prices Lobster, you can't go past Sully (Charles Sumner, opposite PriceSmart). It's not US$20 per head but for Lobster it is cheap.

The decor is straight out of the 70's and I'm sure most of the waiters are in their 70's! They all look gorgeous in their bowties. :cheeky:
 
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one of my favorites. Fry and Grill, 27 de Febrero esq. Caonabo. you can have a full parrillada and ceasar salad for about 20 dlls.
very good service, good food and nice informal clientele.
 
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Chirimoya said:
The Italian places like La Lasa?a (Gustavo Mej?a Ricart / Lope de Vega) are good value for money. There are several other small Italian-style restaurants with similar menus, similar prices around the city.

Dragon House (Gustavo MR between L de V and Tiradentes and also on Ave. Duarte in Chinatown) are also good and inexpensive.

The really unbelievably inexpensive Para T? (Taiwanese tea garden that serves a small selection of delicious vegetarian dishes) in El Mill?n is rumoured to have closed - please tell me this isn't true.

Budget sushi at Sushi Ya - branches in Mirador Sur and Naco.
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What is the address for sushi ya in naco?
Also any sushi restaurants in Sarasota Bella Vista area? I have found one on Sarasota ave. fairly close to Tony Romas in a small strip mall located in what looks like is a deli coffee shop, i think the name is Sumo and has onl rolls but very nice. Two sets of rolls desert and drink come in at 500p range.Nice spot for lunch.
 
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Chirimoya

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There's another sushi place in Bella Vista Mall, in the food court.

Sushi Ya - Naco branch
Av. Lope de Vega #47, Plaza Asturiana
Santo Domingo
Tel: (809) 338- 1110

This is a good resource:
Menu.com.do
 
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As a tourist that do not know too much outside the tourist area the following places serve good food at reasonable prices:

Parrillada de Luis at el malecon, dominican and seafood, meats on the grill, its a big open terrace by the sea.

Adrian Tropical also by the malecon, indoor and outdoor seating, aldo by the sea, nice dominican decor and food.

El Conuco, 5 minute walking from Hotel Jaragua Independencia ave. exit, tasty dominican food, folkloric decor and show that is a must see for any tourist.

Pacos cafeteria, fast service, dominican food and sandwiches, unexpensive beer, a favorite, on the entrance of El Conde by parque Independencia.
 
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Restaurant prices

Would I be correct in assuming that like all large cities everywhere the restaurants are more expensive in Santo Domingo then in small cities and towns? In NYC a burger and fries is US$15.00. Here in Syracuse NY a burger and fries is US$7.00. There are a great many places to eat (not burgers) dinner here for less than $12.00 per person.... probably none in NYC. So what are the prices elsewhere?
 
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