Bars in San Juan

Puerto Rico's craft brewing scene is the most vibrant in the Caribbean — an island where the post-Hurricane Maria recovery has been accompanied by an extraordinary craft brewery renaissance, with dozens of new craft breweries opening since 2018. Puerto Rico's remarkable craft beer growth and its extraordinary rum heritage (creating a craft spirits culture that rivals any American market) create a bar scene of genuine Caribbean craft beverage cultural significance.

La Taberna Lúpulo is Old San Juan's most important craft beer bar — a Calle San Sebastián institution presenting an outstanding selection of Puerto Rican and international craft beers in the most atmospheric colonial setting in the Caribbean. La Taberna Lúpulo's remarkable craft beer program and its extraordinary 400-year-old building setting create a beer bar of unique Caribbean craft beer cultural significance.

Old San Juan's bar district is Puerto Rico's most atmospheric nightlife zone — the cobblestone streets of the 500-year-old Spanish colonial city lined with rum bars, cocktail lounges, and outdoor terraces that serve coquito, piña coladas, and rum-based cocktails overlooking the Atlantic. Old San Juan's concentration of boutique bars, restaurants, and nightlife venues makes it one of the Caribbean's most distinctive and walkable entertainment experiences within walking distance of multiple casino hotels.

Old Harbor Brewery is Puerto Rico's most historically situated craft brewery — a San Juan institution producing outstanding ales in the heart of Old San Juan's 500-year-old colonial district. Old San Juan's extraordinary UNESCO World Heritage Site architecture (the Spanish fortifications of El Morro and El Cañuelo are among the best-preserved 16th-century military structures in the Americas) and Old Harbor's excellent craft beer create a brewery taproom of genuine Caribbean craft culture historical significance.