El Conuco Restaurant

El Conuco is the most iconic traditional Dominican cuisine restaurant in Santo Domingo, a culinary institution that has served the most authentic Creole food in the capital since 1985 in an atmosphere that recreates the Dominican countryside with rural décor, wicker roosters, tropical plants, and live folk music. Its mixed platters overflowing with mangú, fried cheese, salami, rice and beans, stewed chicken, and plantains represent the very essence of Dominican gastronomy. An unmissable gastronomic destination to understand the culinary soul of the Dominican Republic.

El Conuco was founded in 1985 by the Melo family with the mission of preserving and promoting traditional Dominican cuisine at a time when globalization was beginning to erode local culinary traditions. The name refers to the small Dominican family garden where the basic fruits of Creole food are grown. Since then it has become a must-visit stop for presidents, celebrities, and tourists.