Scherezade has 3 wide and majestic rooms with the capacity of lodging 200 people, which is ideal for all kind of social activities, such as: weddings, birthdays, baptisms, etc.

Here they serve the most exquisite Mediterranean, Dominican and international food.  Besides, they offer delicious and economic executive buffets from Monday to Saturday.  On Sundays they offer buffets gourmets to enjoy as a family.

Scherezade Restaurant has kept its quality and excellent service which has validated its place as one of the preferred Dominican restaurants. When you visit Santo Domingo, do not forget to prove why Scherezade is called the “Mediterranean Food Palace”.

Location:  #226 Roberto Pastoriza St., Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Telephone: +001 809 227 2323

When it comes to Chinese food, one of the best restaurants franchises you will find in Santo Domingo is Expreso Jade, which opened in 1997.  Expreso Jade food has a good flavor and it’s a place to spend time with family and friends.

The food here is considered original from china since Chefs are native from China and some of them have previously worked in China-Town of New York. The service offered by this restaurant is fast and efficient and it has the best personnel quality. For those who do not like to be out of home, Expreso Jade has delivery service which is taken to right to your door.

Expreso Jade

#1055 Abraham Lincoln Ave. Piantini
Phone: (809) 683-9090

Branches
#237 27 de Febrero Ave, Naco // (809)· 565-5888
Nunez de Caceres, Plaza San Michelle // (809) 540-8181·
Mella Main Road (in front of Megacentro) // (809) 788-9090

The waiters and waitresses of Paté Palo European Brassiere restaurant are dressed like pirates which gives an adventure and happy environment; the restaurant is decorated with antiques, pictures and maps of the colonial times.

Paté Palo European Brassiere has a capacity of 256 people, distributed as follows:

• Open air Terrace
• Bar (specialized in wines)
• Brassiere Center (music alive every week)
• Patio ( semi-private space, lodging 50 people)
• Balcony (limited to 12 people)
• Captain’s Lounge (for especial activities such as weddings, birthdays and other, etc.)

Paté Palo European Brassiere Restaurant menu is one of the most exquisite in the colonial zone.  It is recommended by professionals of the culinary art in Dominican Reepublic like the Chef Daisy Martinez who recommends this place as one of her favorite in Santo Domingo.

Paté Palo European Brassiere Restaurant has more than 30 dishes; some the specialties include meats and seafood at European style; for those who prefer healthy and low calories food Paté Palo also offers a great variety of salads and pastas.

The main Chef of Paté Palo European Brassiere is from a European family with old traditions and excellent taste of gastronomy.  He has more than 18 years of experience cooking taste worthy dishes.

For reservations and information, please call: 809-687-8089.
Its website is http://www.patepalo.com/

It is the perfect place for an unforgettable evening; dream moments can be spent with your friends or couple.  It is located at the shores of Caribbean Sea where the breeze makes us feel a peaceful and romantic environment, the sound of waves is heard very close and the horizon view is fascinating.

Inside Boca Marina Restaurant there are different entertainment areas for the customers’ pleasure.  Within the areas there is a peculiar terrace with coconuts trees leaves.  We also have the Sun Deck, for those who wish to have a nice sunbathe.  In the same Sun Deck area we have oriental beds at open air.

The attention and services offered by the restaurant are 1st class. It is a romantic environment, practically perfect; the sound of music is carefully selected to gladden the evening; on the other hand, its dishes are delicious and they are specialized in fishes and seafood. The restaurant has a 1st price winner dish in the “XXXI gastronomic festival of Santo Domingo in 2005”; it is the “Portobellos Mushrooms” with gratin shrimps in special sauce with roman lettuce and recula”.

Boca Marina Restaurant is the place worthy to be visited if you’re going to enjoy Boca Chica Beach. Give yourself an unforgettable moment in this special place.

Duarte St. No. 12A. Boca Chica, Dominican Republic
For reservations and information, please call: (809) 523-6702
Schedule: everyday from 9.00 am. to 12.00 pm.

The restaurant is on George Washington Avenue (Jetty of Santo Domingo).  It offers an exceptional and personalized service; the waiters and waitresses are dressed with tropical clothes. This place is nest the shores of the Caribbean Sea and it has different dinner areas: within the restaurant with air conditioning or enjoying the beauty and the waves of Caribbean Sea

In Adrain Tropical Restaurant, they offer you a singular salcocho (sancocho as it is locally called) with the typical Dominican flavor.  Its dishes are varied, from pastas to sea food.  Mofongo is the recommended dish in this Dominican Restaurant; it is served in different forms but all of them are delicious.

The price is very affordable; the service offered is first quality.  Below there is a list of the different franchises of this restaurant and its addresses.  I look forward to hear your comments.

Adrian Tropical Food
George Washington Ave, Malecón(Jetty) of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
For more information, call: (809) 221-1764

#429, 27 de Febrero Ave on the corner of Nuñez de Caceres, Quisqueya
For more information, call: (809) 472-1763

Independencia Ave, Plaza Atala II, Atala
For more information, call: (809) 508-0025

George Washington Ave, Ciudad Nueva
For more information, call: (809) 221-1764

Located at #17 Atarazana St, Colonial Zone. The Mesón Museo del Jamón Restaurant has been working Dominican Republic since 2000; it opened its doors to the public on April 20th 2000 and the concept came up from a Spanish franchise in Madrid.

During its yeas of service this Restaurant Tavern, it has been characterized by its meals quality and good service. As its name indicates, Ham Museum, it honors its name offering the best snacks and wines in its gastronomy.

Within its peculiarities it has a Serrano ham-decorated which are used for daily consumption in the restaurant.

You can also enjoy a nice open air evening listening to soft music with an astonishing view of Plaza España in combination with the Alcázar de Colón and Santo Domingo Port. For those who like to be more discreet they can enjoy their evening inside the place, in the bar area or the restaurant area.

It offers international dishes but Spanish and local cooking is their specialty.

Mesón Museo del Jamón Restaurant
#17 Atarazana St., Colonial Zone
Tel.: (809) 688-9644

This restaurant has well established quality and experience through time.  It was opened in 1954 by Bonarellis, an Italian family. Since then, this space, dedicated to the culinary art has received a huge amount of national and foreign visitors and by all those who wish to taste good recipes and a pleasant environment.

The specialty of Vesubio Restaurant is the exquisite and delicious Italian food with a wide quality menu. In this space you can also find Pizzería el Vesubio, which offers the best Italian pizzas. This restaurant is a good choice for those lovers of Italian food in Dominican Republic.

El Vesubio Restaurant has several rooms; the main one is Salon Andullo.  Among its dishes you can enjoy pastas, meat, seafood and others, as well as a varied drinks menu.  The environment is harmonized by music and the 1st class attention.

Address: #521 George Washington Avenue (Malecón), Santo Domingo.
Telephone Number: 001 809-221-1954.

SANTO DOMINGO.- El Conuco Restaurant is a place of typical Dominican food with all the flavor of Dominican Republic (Quisqueya la bella). It’s located in the historical city of Santo Domingo. At trying typical Dominican food, El Conuco Restaurant is one of the best options because it has the best quality, variety and exquisite dishes.

El Conuco charms our palate with entirely Dominican food such as the traditional “Mofongo” made of plantains, the delicious Sancocho which is black people origen food that captures all the flavor of a stock with several meats and other ingredients; we can also find other dishes like “pastel en hoja”, “asopado” and others’ for desserts they have the original and delicious “habichuela con dulce” (sweet beans) and many other delicacies.

Between the things to enjoy of this restaurant, decoration is a key point since it enhances Dominican Culture showing the gala of Merengue with colorful instruments and a contagious rhythm from the drums and the guiro; the decoration also shows historical objects of museum-type.

Dishes presentation is totally original and creative: from displaying them in plants leaves to putting them in “pilón”, a wooden kitchen instrument used to prepare flavoring.

Visitors will also enjoy diverse artistic shows with the typical costume and music of the three colored flag; the restaurant has a professional team of entertainment and typical dance that will liven up your visit in the restaurant making your moment even more delicious.

El Restaurant Conuco is located on #152 Casimiro de Moya Street, Gazcue, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Phone Number: 809- 686-0129.

The pleasure of smoking a good tobacco is unchangeable for those cigars loves, and Dominican Republic has turned into a paradise for them lately. Nowadays, it is worldwide leader in tobacco exportation due to maximum quality; such leadership is recognized by the Tobacco Producers Association of different countries. An example statistic is October 2001 to October 2002: the country exported 256,300,000 cigars.

Dozens of new brands, most of them American brands, are created on the island and perspectives are pretty promising.

Dominican Cigars exhibit their main characteristic of good cigars: Combustion, texture, flavor, elasticity, smell, color and nicotine and oils balance.
It is important to know that the entire elaboration process influences the final product quality; from soils selection for the crops to the expertise of a craftsman. Tobacco must be very well harvested, well dried, well stored and well fermented.

In Dominican Republic they have established the main tobacco companies such as:

• Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cía (Producers of Hemingway and Opus X brands)
• Davidoff
• Ashton
• Hispano Europea de Tabacos (Producer of “El Coto”, “Curros” and “La Hoja” brands)
• Don Diego
• Dunhill
• Among others.

In thirty years Dominican tobacco manufacture has gained a wide reputation and it is one of the main sources of richness for the economy in Dominican Republic.

Some of the main costumer countries of our tobaccos are: United States, Spain, Morocco, Honduras, Holland, Germany and Belgium.