The 10 Best-Rated Restaurants in Santo Domingo
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Round-the-clock tacos, coal-fired pizza, seafood, shawarma and Naco's best coffee: the ten restaurants in the capital with the highest Google rating among those with at least 200 reviews.
This guide lists more than a thousand restaurants in Santo Domingo, and nearly all of them have someone ready to vouch for them. For this list we let the diners decide: we ranked the restaurants by their Google rating and, when two tie, by their number of reviews. Only places with at least 200 reviews count, so a perfect five from ten votes cannot beat a 4.9 backed by thousands, and we took just one location per brand.
The result says a lot about how the capital eats: few white tablecloths and plenty of casual spots that do one thing very well. Tacos, pizza, burgers, shawarma, seafood and coffee. The ratings are from September 2026 and they move: the latest one is on each restaurant's page.
1. Taconazo
4.9 on Google from more than 9,400 reviews, by far the most reviewed place on the list. Tacos and Mexican food on Avenida Tiradentes in Naco, open 24 hours a day, every day: it works as well for a quick lunch as for the craving after a night out. Delivery and WiFi available.
2. Granier Gazcue
4.9 from more than 1,300 reviews. A Spanish bakery and pastry shop on Calle Ángel Perdomo in Gazcue, for breakfast, brunch or a coffee break. It opens at 6:30 a.m. Monday to Saturday (8:00 a.m. on Sundays) and stays open until 8:30 p.m.
3. Italia Mia - Pizza & Burgers
4.9 from more than 1,300 reviews, and the only place on the list in Santo Domingo Este. Pizza and burgers in a laid-back spot that suits a night out with friends or an order for delivery. It opens in the afternoon and is closed on Tuesdays.
4. Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza Naco
4.9 from nearly 700 reviews. Coal-fired pizza on Avenida Tiradentes, in a setting made for family dinners or a meal with friends. It opens at 8:00 a.m. and serves until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. Parking available. Its Piantini location is rated 4.8 as well.
5. Smash Burger - Arroyo Hondo
4.9 from about 700 reviews. American-style burgers in Arroyo Hondo, open every day from 11:30 a.m. to midnight. There is parking, and it is one of those places that handles lunch as well as the last stop of the night.
6. Lúpulos Café
4.9 from more than 400 reviews. A quiet café on Calle Padre Fantino Falco, with air conditioning and WiFi, where people come for breakfast, to work on a laptop or to talk without hurry. Open every day from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
7. Shawarma La Turkita Grill
4.9 from more than 300 reviews. Shawarma and Lebanese food on Avenida Rómulo Betancourt, for a casual dinner with friends. Open Tuesday to Sunday from noon, until midnight most days; closed on Mondays.
8. Coctel del Mar
4.8 from more than 2,500 reviews, the top seafood spot in this ranking. It is on Avenida Charles de Gaulle in Santo Domingo Este, has parking and air conditioning, and opens every day at 11:00 a.m. A classic for a family meal of fish and seafood.
9. Calcalí Coffee - Naco
4.8 from more than 1,100 reviews. Specialty coffee and brunch at Plaza Paseo del Prado in Naco. It opens at 7:00 a.m. Tuesday to Sunday, so it works for breakfast before work as well as for a casual meeting. Its menu is on the restaurant's page.
10. ZOLA
4.8 from more than 900 reviews. Italian cooking on Calle Las Mercedes, right in the Colonial City, open every day from 12:30 p.m. to midnight. It is the best pick on the list for a romantic dinner or a celebration, and a good way to end a walk through the colonial district.
Before you go
- Each page shows the Google rating and, when there is one, the rating from QueHacerRD users, side by side and never mixed.
- Several of these places are small and fill up at weekend peak hours: arrive early or order delivery.
- Check the hours on the page before heading out: Italia Mia is closed on Tuesdays, and La Turkita and Calcalí on Mondays.
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