Pat'e Palo Restaurant

Pat'e Palo is the oldest and most romantic restaurant in Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone, located in the historic Plaza de España facing the Alcázar de Colón. With over 500 years of history in its building—said to be the oldest tavern in the New World—it serves high-quality Dominican and international cuisine in an atmosphere combining colonial history with modern gastronomy. Tables on the terrace with views of the Alcázar and Plaza de España offer one of the most impressive panoramas for dining in Latin America.

Legend has it that the building was originally a tavern where Columbus's sailors drank and gambled, though historians place its official origins in the 16th century as one of the colony's first trading houses. The name Pat'e Palo references a peg-legged pirate who, according to oral tradition, frequented these colonial taverns.