‹ The dishes of every country › The Americas

What to eat in Puerto Rico

The 10 best dishes in Puerto Rico

Criollo cooking: sofrito, pork and plantain.

1

Mofongo

Eaten all over Puerto Rico

Fried green plantain mashed with garlic and pork crackling.

Cook itWhere to eat itWikipedia

2

Lechón

Best: Guavate

Whole pig roasted on a spit for hours, the speciality of Guavate's lechoneras.

Cook itWhere to eat itWikipedia

3

Arroz con gandules

Eaten all over Puerto Rico

Rice with pigeon peas and pork.

Cook itWhere to eat itWikipedia

4

Alcapurrias

Best: Piñones

Fritters of plantain stuffed with meat.

Cook itWhere to eat itWikipedia

5

Pasteles

Best: Everywhere at Christmas

Plantain dough filled with pork, wrapped in banana leaves for Christmas.

Cook itWhere to eat itWikipedia

6

Tostones

Eaten all over Puerto Rico

Fried green plantain, served with mayoketchup.

Cook itWhere to eat itWikipedia

7

Pernil

Eaten all over Puerto Rico

Pork shoulder marinated in garlic and oregano and roasted until the skin is crisp.

Cook itWhere to eat itWikipedia

8

Coquito

Best: Everywhere at Christmas

A Christmas drink of coconut milk, rum and cinnamon.

Cook itWhere to eat itWikipedia

9A photo like it

Flan

Eaten all over Puerto Rico

A smooth caramel custard, sometimes made with cheese or coconut.

Cook itWhere to eat it

10A photo like it

Bacalaítos

Eaten all over Puerto Rico

Thin salt cod fritters, crisp at the edges, sold at the beach.

Cook itWhere to eat it

Share Puerto Rico's dishes

Next door

Every country

Photos: each dish's lead photo on its Wikipedia article (license and author on Wikimedia Commons); "a photo like it" is a food photo of the same kind, not that dish. Cook it opens a recipe in Chef Amazing, or Chef writes one for you. Picked by Chef Amazing, November 2026.