D’Luis Parrillada

Santo Domingo


This casual, open-air restaurant perched over the ocean (and unfortunately the oft-polluted Playa Montesinos) just a few blocks from the Zona Colonial is one of only a few restaurants to take advantage of the Malecón's setting. The large menu includes fajitas, grilled and barbecue meats, sandwiches, seafood and little-found pulpofongo (mashed plantains with Creole-style cuttlefish; RD$330). Wonderful place for a drink as well.


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1. Iglesia de la Regina Angelorum

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Paid for by a woman who donated her entire fortune to construct this monument for the cloistered Dominican Sisters, this church was built toward the end…

2. Capilla de la Tercera Orden Dominica

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Built in 1729 and the only colonial structure in Santo Domingo that remains fully intact. These days the building is used by the office of the archbishop…

3. Centro Cultural Español

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A lively cultural space run by the Spanish embassy, this institute regularly hosts art exhibits, film festivals and musical concerts, all with a Spanish…

4. Quinta Dominica

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This small art gallery, in a renovated 16th-century home, features ever-changing exhibits of colonial and contemporary art. A shady courtyard at the back…

5. Puerta de la Misericordia

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This gate was erected during the 16th century and for many decades served as the main western entrance to the city. It obtained its name after a major…

6. Convento de los Dominicos

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Built in 1510 by Charles V, this is the first convent of the Dominican order founded in the Americas. It's also where Father Bartolomé de las Casas – the…

8. Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Carmen

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Since 1596 this church has served as a hospital, a jail and an inn, but is now famous for its carved-mahogany figure of Jesus, which is worshipped every…