the parrot club

san juan, pr

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after attending a beautiful beach wedding the day before, y+a+n, derek and myself headed to old san juan to see the sights. the interior of old san juan is full of gorgeous colorful buildings and the exterior is surrounded by a castle-like wall. all that walking, of course, made us very hungry. we walked by aguaviva, which is a really popular and expensive ceviche bar. across the street was a colorful restaurant called "the parrot club," with the same owner but better prices and a more inviting atmosphere.

the waitress seated us immediately and pulled up a high chair for the baby in our party. the adults ordered cocktails - very good (with rum of course!) the cuisine is called nuevo latino - apparently a modern take on traditional puerto rican food. i ordered shrimp (again) with chorizo rice - it was excellent. derek had a chicken skewers with mofongo (a traditional puerto rican dish made with plaintains). great food, great drinks, a fun atmosphere. i highly recommend.