Our Dominican Republic page lists four Spanish restaurants, each in a different city. Two are family-run restaurants, in Santo Domingo and Santiago de los Caballeros, and two are hotel restaurants on the coast. This guide covers all four, using what each restaurant's record in our directory says, including its opening hours.
Santo Domingo: Casa Mencía
Casa Mencía is at Jardines del Embajador 9B, in Bella Vista. Its record calls it a family restaurant owned by Francisco Javier Clavijo Mencía, with Patricia Clavijo Justo as chef. It describes the restaurant as a culinary bridge between the two countries and a gathering place for the Spaniards who live in the Dominican Republic.
It opens at 07:30 on Saturday and Sunday and at 11:30 on weekdays. It closes at midnight Monday to Thursday, at 01:00 on Friday and Saturday, and at 23:00 on Sunday.
Santiago de los Caballeros: Barceloneta Tapas Bar
Barceloneta Tapas Bar is at Gral. Eusebio Manzueta 15 in Santiago de los Caballeros. Its record describes a family-run restaurant serving tapas, sausages and other typical Spanish dishes made with Spanish products and traditional recipes, along with a wide range of Spanish drinks and liquors.
It is open from 11:00 every day, until 23:00 Sunday to Thursday and until midnight on Friday and Saturday.
On the coast: Juan Dolio and Bávaro
The other two listings are hotel restaurants.
- Gaspar - Club Hemingway, Juan Dolio: at Boulevard Playa de Juan Dolio #1, inside the Club Hemingway hotel. Its record says it was created as a tribute to Alberto Martín, its head chef and owner, to promote Spanish cooking in the Dominican Republic, and describes the style as traditional with a modern twist. Recorded hours are 07:00 to 23:00, every day.
- La Fuente, Bávaro: the Spanish restaurant of the Barceló Bávaro Palace hotel, at Carretera Bávaro Km. 1, in the Punta Cana area. Its record lists paella, rice dishes, tapas, gazpacho and tortilla, says the menu is made with Spanish products, and names Hilario Martínez as executive chef and Eddie Custodio as sommelier. It is open for dinner only, 18:00 to 23:00, every day.
Planning notes
- Gaspar opens at 07:00 every day and Casa Mencía at 07:30 on weekends; La Fuente opens only in the evening.
- Barceloneta and Casa Mencía stay open latest on Friday and Saturday.
- Hours can change, so contact the restaurant before you go.
