Patio del Nispero

Description:

• Surrounded by the soaring atrium of Old San Juan's most historic hotel, this restaurant provides a charming oasis of calm and quiet. Pots of verdant plants thrive under the direct sunlight of the open sky, and big canvas umbrellas shield diners from the rain. No one will mind if you order just a drink (the daiquiris are excellent) or a cup of coffee while resting after a tour of the Old Town or the cathedral next door. But if you want food, consider filet of red snapper with Creole sauce, chicken breast with chestnuts and mushrooms in cognac sauce, broiled veal chop with Marsala sauce, and one of a wide selection of desserts. Live music is featured 2 evenings a week.

• © Frommer's 2013