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Café del Angel Frommer's Recommended

Av. Ashford 1106, San Juan

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Cuisine Creole, Puerto Rican
Hours Wed-Mon 11am-10pm
Location Condado
Transportation Bus: B21
Reservations Reservations not necessary
Phone 787/643-7594
Prices Main courses $7-$20
Credit Cards AE, DC, MC, V

Café del Angel Review

Don't come here for the decor. The juice bar up front looks like it was transported from Miami's Flagler Street in 1950, and the terrace furniture won't compel you to get Architectural Digest on the phone. If indeed there is an "angel," as the cafe's name suggests, it is in the kitchen. The chef serves remarkably good food at affordable prices. The place has been in operation for more than a decade. Paintings and figures of its namesake angels decorate the dining room. Some 100 hungry diners can be fed here at one time, in a relaxed atmosphere that is welcoming and friendly. The service is also efficient. Prepare for some real island flavor, as in the traditional mofongo relleno con camarones, which is sautéed, mashed plantain with shrimp. You can order a generous helping of tender beefsteak sautéed with onions and peppers or a perfectly grilled chicken. Pastel, a kind of creamy polenta of cornmeal, is served with many dishes, and the fresh garlic bread is complimentary.

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