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    Dominican Restaurants: Where to Eat Dominican Food

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    Looking for Dominican Restaurants in your area to find Dominican foods and flavors? With the help of our readers, we’ve compiled a list of restaurants that specialize in traditional Dominican dishes in the US, Canada, Europe, as well as in the Dominican Republic itself.

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    Dominican restaurant Típico Bonao.

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    1. What to order
    2. Dominican restaurants in the DR
    3. Dominican restaurants around the world
    4. Canada
    5. United States
    6. United Kingdom (Great Britain)
    7. Italy
    8. Spain
    9. Netherlands
    10. Switzerland

    What to order

    Many of these are the more formal, fancier restaurants appealing to international visitors and Dominicans alike. They will all serve you all the standard Dominican foods: the plato del dia of white rice, beans, and meat (beef, pork, chicken), aka La bandera dominicana or the Dominican Flag, and favorites like Tostones (fried green plantains) and fritos maduros (fried sweet plantains).

    Sancocho stew will also be on the menu, and if they serve a traditional Dominican breakfast, so will Mangu with salami, fried cheese, and eggs, aka Los tres golpes. Look out also for pastelitos (filled with ground beef, chicken, or cheese) or Kipes (or quipes) as an appetizer, Chicharron de pollo, and Longaniza (Dominican sausage).

    Many of them also offer takeout and delivery.

    Dominican restaurants in the DR

    Here is a list of some of the best restaurants in the Dominican Republic, serving traditional home-cooked food, sometimes with an innovative touch, and authentic enough to please the taste buds of any Dominican food connoisseur.

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    Around the country, in every neighborhood, small town, village, and beach, we find the best places to eat the most authentic Dominican home cooking, in places that you’re less likely to find online, but they are highly recommended.

    Naturally, the best seafood restaurants are in coastal areas like Boca Chica (Santo Domingo), Maimon and La Ensenada (Puerto Plata), Monte Cristi, Playa Rincón (Samaná), Nagua (Maria Trinidad Sanchez), and Boca de Yuma (La Altagracia) for home cooked fish (try the whole red snapper in coconut sauce in Samaná, for example), shrimp and lobster dishes.

    You’ll find chivo (goat) in many parts of the country, along the roadsides and in the pueblos, but the most famous places are in Monte Cristi and El Cacique, Santiago Rodríguez

    Mofongo in Mi Terraza in Moca (Espaillat) and many other parts of the country

    Crema de cepa de apio in Constanza (La Vega)

    Arepa dulce y salada in Jarabacoa

    Pasteles en hoja from Amable in San Pedro de Macorís and Chichita in San Cristóbal

    Dominican Sandwich and batidas at Barra Payán in Santo Domingo

    Rotisserie chicken with Wasakaka sauce at El Provocón chain.

    These are just some of the best-known places. Share your recommendations with us, so we can keep this list up-to-date and as complete as possible.

    Santo Domingo

    • Meson de Bari
      Zona Colonial and Naco
    • Adrian Tropical
      Malecon, Lincoln, 27 de Febrero/Núñez de Cáceres, San Vicente de Paúl
    • Buche Perico
      Zona Colonial
    • Jalao
      Zona Colonial
    • El Conuco
      Gascue
    • El Lago/ Restaurante El Higuero
      Avenida Anacaona
    • Barra Payán
      30 de Marzo
    • El Provocón
      Ave. Kennedy

    Punta Cana

    • La Casita de Yeya
      Punta Cana Village and Downtown/Coco Loco
    La Casita de Yeya, Punta Cana.
    La Casita de Yeya, Punta Cana.

    Dominican restaurants around the world

    Just because you’re outside the Dominican Republic, it doesn’t mean you have to miss out on delicious Dominican cuisine. We’ve compiled a list of some of the places we’ve heard about, and again, we would appreciate your input to ensure it is as up-to-date and complete as possible.

    Canada

    • Los Compadres
      Toronto
    • Acuarela
      Toronto
    • Santiago
      Montreal

    United States

    Arizona

    • Mambo’s Dominican Kitchen
      Chandler

    Connecticut

    • Caribe
      Hartford
    • Latin Deli
      Danbury

    Delaware

    • Dominican Cafe
      Wilmington
    • Delicias Del Paladar
      Wilmington
    • Tropicalia Restaurant
      Wilmington
    • Merengue House Bar & Restaurant
      Wilmington

    Florida

    • Puritas
      Pembroke Pines
    • Tiesto Cafe
      Branches in Pembroke Pines and Miami
    • Chimi King
      Branches in Orlando and Kissimmee
    • Tu Casa
      Orlando
    • Maracas
      Orlando
    • Perico Ripiao
      Kissimmee
    • El Palacio Buffet
      Kissimmee
    • Punta Cana Restaurant
      Kissimmee
    • La Kasita
      Cape Coral
    • Las Americas
      West Palm Beach
    • El Palacio del Mofongo 
      Royal Palm Beach
    • Tipico Dominicano
      Miami

    Georgia

    • El Caribe Restaurant
      Albany

    Maryland

    • Manna 
      Hyattsville
    • Guavaberry
      Silver Spring
    • Carbon y Leña
      Silver Spring

    New Jersey

    • John’s Fried Chicken
      Dover, Union City, Guttenberg, Cliffside Park, and Paramus
    • El Bohio Cafe & Restaurant
      Pleasantville

    New York

    • Malecón Restaurant
      Two branches in NYC – Amsterdam and 97th and Broadway and 175th
    • La cocina de Yala
      1756 E 174th St, The Bronx, NY
    • Mama Juana Café
      Branches in New York, New Jersey and Florida
    • Casa de Campo
      Long Island
    • Ajo y oregano
      Two branches: 621 Crescent Avenue & 1556A White Plains Rd, Bronx
    • Puerto Plata Seafood on the Water
      42 Woodcleft, Freeport, NY
    • Boca Chica Restaurant
      Queens, NY
    • La Cabaña
      Queens, NY
    • Jalao
      Washington Heights

    North Carolina

    • Saona
      Charlotte

    Ohio

    • La Esquinita de Nagua
      Branches in Middletown and Hamilton

    Pennsylvania

    • Cuchifrito
      Allentown
    • El Principe Restaurant
      Philadelphia

    Rhode Island

    • El Menu Restaurant & Bakery
      Providence
    • Mi Casa Restaurant
      Providence
    • Pito Restaurant
      Providence
    • Mamajuana Restaurant
      Pawtucket

    South Carolina

    • Tamarindo GVL
      Greenville

    Tennessee

    • Mofongo café
      Nashville

    Texas

    • El Rey del Sabor
      Irving
    • Picadera Food Truck
      Dallas
    • Dominican Restaurant
      Dallas

    Washington DC

    • Mecho’s
      2450 Market Street
    • Los Hermanos
      1426 Park Road NW

    Wisconsin

    • La caribeña restaurant
      Milwaukee
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    Dominican restaurant food.

    United Kingdom (Great Britain)

    London

    • Casa Mofongo
      Brixton
    • Bocachica
      Peckham

    Italy

    Milan

    • Unico Sabor Dominicano

    Spain 

    Madrid

    • 809 Madrid
      La Chopera
    • Casa Lucia
      Delicias
    • Bar Aguana
      Pueblo Nuevo
    • Kukaramakara
      Legazpi
    • Mamajuana
      Vallecas
    • La Cabaña de Cris
      Tetuan
    • Garden Fried Chicken
      Pueblo Nuevo
    • La Esquina Caribeña
      Cuatro Caminos
    • El Azuano
      Prosperidad
    • Fire Bar and Lounge
      Numancia
    • La Cibaeña
      Cuatro Caminos
    • Atlantic
      Estrecho
    • Amada’s
      Móstoles
    • El Paraiso
      Lucero
    • Juan Bar Comida Dominicana
      Alcobendas

    Barcelona

    • Puerto Plata
    • Platinium
    • El Paraiso VIP
    • La Familia

    Netherlands

    Amsterdam

    • Plato Loco

    The Hague

    • Casa del Sabor

    Rotterdam

    • La Bandera

    Switzerland

    Zurich

    • Delicias Latinas
    • The Caribbean
    • Dónde Luís

    Please let us know of any other Dominican restaurants or any changes needed to the list, so we can keep it up to date. This is an initial list and we will be adding and updating it as we receive more information from our readers.

    Muy buen provecho!

    Tia Ilana

    Published 14 Oct 2022, revised Mar 7, 2023

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