Angie suggested a food tour and it was quickly “yeses” all around. After a short cab ride, the only hiccup of the day came – a passing rain shower. As visions of running from place to place wet and freezing danced through our minds we thankfully were able to push that aside and enjoy a dry tour around Old San Juan. In all we visited five places over the next three hours and learn some history along the way.
Places we visited:
1. Cuatro Sombras: Croissant sandwich with guava butter and ham and cheese, coffee (expensive coffee, $50 per pound)
2. Senior Paleta: Passion fruit popsicle
3. Cafe El Punto: Al palcurria with Puerto Rican pique or mayachu (or both) plus grouper ceviche
4. El Patio de Sam: Chicken mofongo with rice and beans, piƱa colada
5. Chocobar: Quesito (chocolate and cream cheese pastry)
The tour was fun and great way to spend the day and see the area. I’m not a dessert guy, so the two sweets was a tiny bummer but everyone else seemed to like them. So that is what is most important. Across the board our favorite was the grouper ceviche. It was so, so good. Wish there had been a big bowl of it. The “do it yourself” mofongo was fun and tasty too.
Rain gone, just sun and smiles! - Photo Credit Angie Morgan
Trying to patiently wait for food, we were quite hungry
The guava butter was the bomb - Photo Credit Angie Morgan
Nice view of the bay while we ate our popsicle - Photo Credit Lisa Eriksson
An artisanal passion fruit popsicle - Photo Credit Angie Morgan
Bright colonial buildings - Photo Credit Lisa Eriksson
This kids was laughing uncontrollably as he fed the birds - Photo Credit Jean French
Angie and Jean smiling at the poor kid being attacked by pigeons - Photo Credit Angie Morgan
A street with the "old" blue tiles made from iron slag, which were brought over in the 1800s as ballast in the ships - Photo Credit Lisa Eriksson
Wish we had another night to eat dinner here - Photo Credit Angie Morgan
We take our food very seriously
Al palcurria, looks basic but with the sauces, very good - Photo Credit Angie Morgan
Yum, especially with the hot sauce - Photo Credit Angie Morgan
The star of the tour, simple but amazing - Photo Credit Angie Morgan
I was this excited by the ceviche - Photo Credit Angie Morgan
Colorful buildings with pretty flowers - Photo Credit Lisa Eriksson
Our guide for the tour, a law school student who taught us a ton about Puerto Rico - Photo Credit Angie Morgan
The kit to make our mofongo
Mofongo, ready to be eaten - Photo Credit Jean French
Look at those smiles, worst time ever - Photo Credit Jean French
Desert at Chocobar and art gallery - Photo Credit Angie Morgan
We added some hiking of our own after the tour and checked out the fort
Jean cracked up at everyone taking selfies in unison
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