Eat · Zona Colonial
Terrace restaurants on Plaza de España
Terrace restaurants with shade and a view of the Alcázar: a longer lunch table in the hottest hours; book on weekends.
- Order: A sit-down lunch on Plaza de España
- Tables and stools
- Walk-in window: 12:00–14:00
- Queue risk: Friday and Saturday evenings
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Rules in force · 10Several islands (Turks and Caicos above all, also the Bah…Zona Colonial streets are narrow, cobbled and often block…
- Caribbean ↗Several islands (Turks and Caicos above all, also the Bahamas and Jamaica) jail visitors for a single stray bullet or cartridge in their luggage; empty every bag and pocket before you pack.
- Caribbean ↗From August to October keep a free last day before your flight home and check the national hurricane centre daily; airports close when a named storm approaches.
- Caribbean ↗Wearing camouflage clothing is illegal for civilians in several islands, including Barbados, Antigua, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Grenada, Dominica, Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica; leave it at home, children's clothes included.
- Dominican Republic ↗Fill in the free e-Ticket form on the official migration site (eticket.migracion.gob.do) for arrival and departure; ignore sites that charge for it.
- Dominican Republic ↗The land border with Haiti is not a tourist route: do not plan overland travel into Haiti.
- Dominican Republic ↗Avoid driving at night outside cities: unlit roads, motorbikes without lights and animals make it the main risk.
- Santo Domingo area ↗After dark, take an app or hotel car door to door, including inside the Zona Colonial's outer streets.
- Santo Domingo ↗Zona Colonial streets are narrow, cobbled and often blocked by parked cars: large suitcases go from the car to the hotel door, never on a walk.
- Santo Domingo ↗After dark, use an app car or a hotel-booked taxi door to door, including between the Zona Colonial and the Malecón.
- Santo Domingo ↗Bag and phone snatching from motorbikes happens in the city: keep phones and bags on the side away from the road.
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Plan
Open now, when you can walk in, what to order
Go now?
Open?
Hours not published
Easiest walk-in
12:00–14:00
Reservations
Walk-in, no reservation
Walk-in windows
A walk-in lunch is only planned as primary when your arrival lands outside the “impossible” window.
Not checked in the last 12 months (no check date on file).
On the ground
How to order, tip and pay, allergies, and booking
Tipping
Sit-down restaurants: about 10%, less than the 15–20% US norm.
Paying
- Ask whether the 10% service charge is already on the bill.
- Cash is the fallback at comedores and colmados; cards are common in restaurants.
Booking
- Booking
- Walk-in, no reservation
- Reservations
- Not taken
- Note
- Walk-in.
Not checked in the last 12 months (no check date on file).
Map and nearby
Where this place is, how to get there, and what is around it
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How to order here
The order of play at the counter or table, what to say, how much to order and how to pay.
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What to say
| In English | Say or show | Sounds like |
|---|---|---|
| Without pork, please | Sin cerdo, por favor | seen SER-doh por fah-VOR |
| The bill, please | La cuenta, por favor | lah KWEN-tah por fah-VOR |
| How much is this? | ¿Cuánto cuesta? | KWAN-toh KWES-tah |
| Hello / good morning | Hola / Buenos días | OH-lah / BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs |
| Thank you | Gracias | GRAH-see-ahs |
Paying and tipping
Sit-down restaurants: about 10%, less than the 15–20% US norm.
- Tipping: 10% service is often on the bill; add a little more in cash.
- Ask whether the 10% service charge is already on the bill.
- Cash is the fallback at comedores and colmados; cards are common in restaurants.
At the table
- Eat where you see a queue of locals at lunch.
Paying, diet and allergies
Who it suits, booking and the kitchen
Comfort, facts and cons
Hygiene and comfort
- Seating
- Tables and stools
Facts
- Reservations
- Not taken — Walk-in.
- Capabilities
- food · seated_rest
- Diet
- vegetarian: unknown · gluten free: unknown · halal: unknown
- Getting there
- Plaza de España, Zona Colonial · ~4 min walk
Cons
- Tourist prices.
- Service charge is usually added to the bill.
Deep dive
Questions, alternatives, and where our facts come from
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Used as a seated rest node in Santo Domingo in 4 days.
Sources
- secondaryWikivoyage — Santo Domingo (eat)
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