Café Mauricio
This intimate and cozy space is a great spot to enjoy Dominican coffee, light meals, snacks and refreshments. A family decided that wanted to have a place where their friends, family and acquaintances could come together to share good conversation over good coffee, good picaderas, good drinks and good music.
They have different special foods daily and are open for breakfast on Sundays.
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday: 2PM - 10PM; Sunday: 8AM - ??
Contact: 809-686-2419
Location: José Reyes #203 near Mercedes, Ciudad Colonial, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Cafeteria Restaurante El Conde (at Hotel Conde Peñalba)
Located on the ground floor of the Hotel Conde de Peñalba this is a great place to people watch, relax with a drink or enjoy a tasty, inexpensive meal. They serve great assortment of dishes, including typical Dominican, Spanish, Italian, and Chinese. The Lunch special, La Bandera, is usually a very tasty, low priced and typically Dominican. Their Spanish omelet is quite good also. Nice place for a fresh ground cup of Dominican coffee, natural juices and of course cold Presidente beer.
Price: Medium priced full service
Hours: Daily 7:30AM until Midnight
Location: Calle el Conde on the corner of Arzobispo Meriño (at Colon Park)
Canario Patio Lounge
José Alberto El Canario, well-known Dominican salsa singer, opened his bar with an environment full of spontaneity, glamour and fun with a great garden patio. They have a full menu with lots of specials and many of the drinks are named after Jose Albertos' artist friends. There is also many pictures and the El Canario Wall of Fame, a wall where the visiting artists sign. This is a good place to go dancing
Hours: Tuesday thru Sunday 7Pm to 3AM
Contact: 809-689-1075
Location: Calle Atarazana #1 not far from Plaza España, Zona Colonial, Santo Domingo
Casa Del Caribe
This original Restaurant-Boutique has a beautiful custom made open grill (parilla in Spanish) where they barbeque serving Sandwiches, Burgers Tapas and more. There is also a beautiful Spanish courtyard where one can dine or relax in what feels like open air yet it is air-conditioned. The Cigar Salons is a smokers haven. The Mojito Bar boasts over 200 types of Mojitos. The bar has many different music events including Karaoke and live music plus there is an in-house DJ. They also have a big screen TV where you can enjoy watching some sports with friends. There is lots of space for groups and private parties.
Price: Medium - Credit Cards accepted
Hours: Tuesday thru Sunday 12noon to 12:45AM
Contact: 809-472-1339 / 809-535-1241
Location: Isabel la Católica #210 between Las Mercedes and Emiliano Tejera, Zona Colonial, Santo Domingo
Casa de Teatro
A group of friends got together and wanted to open something different and in 1974 Casa de Teatro was born. Art exhibitions, live music from local and international musicians, theater, poets, dancers and just about any type of entertainment or art you could imagine. All under one roof. You will see all age groups enjoying the bar and activities because of the wide variety of entertainment offered. There is always something happening at the Casa. The atmosphere is very casual. It is one of the places in the Colonial City that offeres a wide variety of art and entertainment for you to enjoy.
Hours: The gallery is open Monday thru Thu: 9AM to 1PM then again opening at 2:30PM until 1AM and on Friday they are open until 3AM - Saturday 2:30AM until 3AM.
Contact: 809-687-3430 or 809-686-7840
Location: Arzobispo Meriño #110, Ciudad Colonial, Santo Domingo