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Panza

<p>Located in the hip hotel <a href="/hotels/cervantes-san-juan">Chateau Cervantes</a>, Panza (named after Don Quixote's sidekick), is one of Old San Juan's chicest eateries. In the high-ceilinged, soft-lit dining room, fashionable hotel guests sample chef Rafael Alejandro's creative modern-tropical dishes—like lobster bisque flavored with coconut and whipped to a foamlike consistency; or tuna cutlets rolled in plantain flakes and served with a guava glaze. The pain perdu, a crunchy-moist bread pudding with maple syrup, guava sorbet, and pineapple marmalade, makes for a decadent finish.</p> <p><strong>Tip:</strong> Among the extensive selection of Spanish wines is an especially good Albariño, a crisp white that pairs beautifully with seafood.</p>