I am planning for 3 nights 4 days trip to San Juan next week. Any recommendations? Not a beach person, but would like to explore city/culture. No Spanish skills.

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Food:

Paleta (homemade fruit popsicle)
Mofongo (mashed plantains)
Quesito (cheese pastry)
Pastelillos de Guayaba (guava pastry)
Arroz con Gangules (Puerto Rican rice with piegon peas)
Yuca Empanadas
Gasolinas (caprisun+alcohol)

In San Juan:

Playa escambron
Fish in the shallows!
El Morro and Castillo de San Cristobal
Massive Spanish fortress in Old San Juan
Cost: $7 pass for both
Hours: 9AM-6PM

Paseo la Princesa
Promenade that stretches along the docks.
Go on the weekends to find stalls.
Best time to go is sunset.

Puerto Rican Capital Building
Near San Cristobal

Ocean Park neighborhood

Plaza del Mercado de Rio Piedras.

Fortaleza Street

La Fortaleza
Mansion

Raíces Fountain

Callejon de la Capilla
Pretty street blue cobblestone

Plaza de la Rogativa

Puerta de San Juan

San Juan Bautista Cathedral

Balneario de Carolina

Calle del Cristo

Bars:
La Factoria OSJ
Salsa
San Sebastian Street
Bar district
El Batey OSJ
Dive bar
Brava Nightclub inside Hotel San Juan
Los 3 Cuernos OSJ
La Placita de Santurce
Outside after work thing that turns into a street party

La respuesta
Club/Monday night!!!

La Concha
Palmas
Salsa

Restaurants:

El Churry
Sandwich truck
Deavadura
Old San Juan/Traditional PR foodMolinis
Molinis
La Alcapuria Quemao
Go before La Placita
Get the alcapurria and pastelitos
Lote 23 (DO NOT LEAVE THE ISLAND WITHOUT GOING HERE)
Food Truck collection; yummy
Señor Paleta.
El Jibarito
Los Pinos
Yamburger
Soda
Café Don Ruiz (OSJ)
Food trucks along Princesa
Plaza del Mercado de Rio Piedras.
Verde Mesa
El Panadero Artesanal
Bakery
Miramar Food Truck Park

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Cool man. This is helpful. I will plan accordingly.

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The Bacardí factory is a lot of fun. You can go on a tour or just drink there!

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Just 2 hours but the miles are less..but will never feel tired

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All of Old San Juan, and most especially the fortress, are amazing!

Condado District is great for nightlife.

Not a fan of Puerto Rican food so I don’t have any food recs, unfortunately.

I wouldn’t worry about not knowing Spanish- pretty much everyone in Puerto Rico speaks English. Very few exceptions.

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Recently been there last week ... I could suggest you a rain forest hike .. with a guide in Abnb

Yes please. How long is the hike and difficulty level ?

Next week!? So spontaneous

OP, I have a couple of suggestions to add:
1. Plaza las Americas (the largest mall in the Caribbean).
2. Tibet Indigenous Museum and the Museum of Art of Ponce.
3. Caverns of Camuy and La Ventana Cave.
4. Pork Highway in Guavate. This is a road that is filled with local restaurants that specialize in pork and other island cuisine.
5. As other pointed out, the Bacardí tour is great. They show you the process of rum making, from cane sugar to bottle. You get some drink coupons, but don't have to drink if you don't.
6. For hikes, you have El Yunque. One hike that I did that was away from the normal path was El Toro, which is about 5 miles round trip, climbing to the top of a mountain. The view was amazing. I recommend getting the All Trails app. I found a bunch of hikes with that app. Also, the "Bosque Seco de Guanica" is another great hike.
7. Bioluminescence Bay. This one is great but it depends on the weather.
8. Coamo Thermal Hot Springs.
9. Any local festivals are a great way to experience local customs.
10. The Arecibo Observatory, great museum and science center nestled in the mountains.
11. Toro Verde Adventure Park - this is a zip line park. This was the one that Jimmy Fallon rode in PR.

All of these attractions are outside San Juan, but a short ride if you rent a car.

Also, you can get around the island without knowing Spanish. English is also taught at schools in the island, so you'll always find someone that will understand you.

This is really helpful. I am doing 2,3,4,5 for sure based on your suggestions. Is everything easy to reach by public transport or do I rent a car ?

Okay. Thank you.

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