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El Batey


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #16 of 146 attractions in San Juan
Traveler Description: This buffet-style restaurant can serve you and up to 499 of your closest friends.
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Attraction type: Bar/club
Activities: Drinking
Address: Calle Cristo San Juan
Puerto Rico

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5 of 5 stars
jahausa   48 contributions
Chapel Hill, NC
May 18, 2009

This bar is a local institution in San Juan, right across the street from the Church and the El Convento hotel. It has all sorts of people from tourists to locals alike. The bartender was very friendly and talked with us for awhile about the area and our trip plans, then suggested the best rums, and took shots along with... more

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5 of 5 stars
PitBullLover   6 contributions
Memphis, Tennessee
Apr 11, 2009

Just walked by this spot after leaving El Morro and went in after seeing a few little dogs sitting at the bar with their owners..the walls are covered in writing and you can hang your business card from the lamp shades. I had the signature 101 drink and it was $5, my boyfriend had a beer for $4. Very nice... more

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5 of 5 stars
DcTiburon   3 contributions
DC
Jun 8, 2007

Sam the bartender takes good care of you at this Old San Juan haunt and the jukebox rocks. El Convento Hotel directly across the street offers an interesting contrast. more

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
brooklyn, ny
Dec 31, 2004
2/2 found this review helpful

i was in san juan last summer for just five days, but after my first night there, i knew i had found my haunt of choice at el batey. the jukebox kicks ass, and the stripped down interior felt like any bar in the lower east side in manhattan... only with a much more attractive, well-tanned crowd. this was easily... more

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El Batey Address

Calle Cristo, San Juan, Puerto Rico