Pina Coladas And Mofongo n’ Waffes At San Juan’s Bistro Cafe
So here in Atlanta, I’ve gained a bit of a bad rap among my friends due to my distaste for brunch. Let me explain…I absolutely love brunch foods (grits, waffles, bacon, literally all of it), but dining out for brunch has become a little taxing to say the least. Restaurants are always packed, the music is sometimes painfully loud, wait times are out of this world and the city of Atlanta has all but done away with bottomless mimosas :(
But on vacation, I love brunch! And during my trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico my friends discovered the most amazing brunch spot: Bistro Cafe. Located near Isla Verde, Bistro Cafe is known for its extravagant, Instagram-worthy dishes and cocktails. The decor is jungle chic, making it the ideal background for those Instagram flicks.
Given my love for Pina coladas, that was the first thing I ordered. It was so friggin’ cute! It came adorned with a little, orange flower and there was a popsicle in the drink. The drink was tasty, but I could have done without the popsicle given that it was pretty sizable and resulted in less Pina colada (please don’t judge me lol). I also indulged in one of their sangrias which was pleasantly boozy and equally as charming as the Pina colada aesthetically-speaking.
The Frozen Drink I Couldn’t Get Enough Of In Puerto Rico
Before my most recent visit to Puerto Rico, I was only familiar with “Gasolina” from the Daddy Yankee song. You know the one…the hella upbeat reggaeton song that was released in the early 2000s (what a time to be alive, by the way). But upon exploring San Juan’s La Placita neighborhood, my friend and I came across a teeny, tiny tobacco shop that served a number of hilariously-named shots (Bongwater, Peanut Butter Blowjob, etc.).
They had one frozen cocktail on tap — and I mean, when in Rome (or Puerto Rico in this case) — always go for the frozen drink. The name of the frozen drink was Gasolina and it was dee-lish and cheap! $5 to be exact. I don’t know if y’all have ever been to San Juan, Puerto Rico before, but cheap drinks aren’t really their jam. So we were in heaven…boozy heaven. Unfortunately, I’m really struggling to find the name of the spot we bought the Gasolina frozen drinks from. Buttt it was on a street name Calle Roberts and the storefront was very small. So good luck, my friends. It shouldn’t be hard to find though.