The idea behind Marabú was to create a cool place on the beach to relax, where the food is good but secondary to the atmosphere. So someone pitched a tarp over a wood deck and this utterly simplistic approach turned out something simply fantastic. The food too is effortlessly presented. There’s an attractive and delicious antipasta [...]
Sosua’s most romantic restaurant is set on the edge of a cliff; a broad canopied terrace rimmed by seven private al fresco patios overlooking waves crashing against the jagged rock. The dishes here vary widely, with something to suit almost every taste. Pasta dishes are about as good as anything you get in the typical New [...]
Just up the hill and across the road from Caribbean Sun Village Resort in Cofresi, you’ll find this fine dining establishment run by a longtime German expat, who perhaps found the forest-like setting a warm and fuzzy reminder of home. Le Papillon has a captive audience, is one of the few options in the area for [...]
This cheery casita on the beach is loosely fashioned after a rural Dominican home. French expat Don Papi hosts, while up to three women at a time turn out scrumptious seafood from the tiny kitchen. In high season, patrons compete for six small tables on a cozy front porch, serving as a dining area despite the [...]
When faced with the number of choices lining Cabarete’s beachfront, it’s easy to pass on this seafood restaurant in favor of others: its bare walls and tables covered with plastic décor is rather 'ho-hum'; and the bow-tied waiters in this young, hip environment seem offbeat. But, as with the live lobster tank fronting the building, you [...]
Twenty years ago, a guy from Canada visited the DR, met his future wife, and never left. Together they started this beachfront eatery, serving three square meals daily under a rustic thatch-covered bungalow. A small footbridge spanning an artificial creek joins the original bohio to a newly added front porch resembling an enchanted tropical forest with [...]
Velvet pillows strewn about exotic furnishings, sensuous lighting, and placid tunes give Casanova a captivating atmosphere; so much so that guests from nearby all-inclusive resorts forgo buffet lines at their hotels for the sexier surroundings here. The champagne foreplay drink menu sets the mood; and the menu, with plenty of aphrodisiacal elements, ensures… a great time! [...]
You can run into just about anybody at this favorite hangout among the local and resort crowds: the rich, the not-so-rich, on-the-down-low criminals.. and the undercover agents looking for them. Check all pretensions at the door, and do prepare for the naughty jokes on display under the glass-covered bar where recycled newspaper pages serve as coasters [...]
Come here for the memorable beach setting. The steaks and seafood are as well executed as those of competing restaurants recommended on this site, but this restaurant does have the extra edge of ambiance over others in the area, with patio dining under a starry night sky. Linen-covered tables bump it up into the “classy” category [...]
An atmospheric restaurant and lounge with an a la carte seafood and pasta menu, Jelly Fish is a rare gem on all-inclusive Playa Bávaro. Entrées such as grilled chicken in white wine cream sauce, seafood marinara, or lambi (conch) in lemon may not be major culinary innovations but they are guaranteed to be fresh and tasty. [...]