Landmark
Old San Juan
Blue cobblestone streets and pastel houses inside 500-year-old city walls.
10 min drive from the center · 6.9 km · 4.3 mi
Photo: Nils Huenerfuerst · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Puerto Rico
San Juan
3 shuls (1 Chabad) · 2 kosher · 75 hotels on our map
Photo: Nils Huenerfuerst · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Old San JuanCastillo San Felipe del MorroCastillo San CristóbalEl Yunque National ForestCondado BeachBioluminescent Bay
About
Colorful colonial streets, Caribbean beaches and no passport needed from the U.S. Chabad and a historic synagogue serve the community, with kosher food available near the Condado and Isla Verde hotel strips.
Good to know: only 3 shuls and 2 kosher places are on our map here so far, and the real number is likely higher. Before you book, check with the local Chabad (search Chabad San Juan) and look up kosher on Google Maps.
Shabbos food: Chabad of Puerto Rico. What each one offers, how to order and the hechsher to ask about are in Travel Info ›
Best time to goDec–Apr for dry weather; Jun–Nov is hurricane season.
Local time
Before you goPlaces come from OpenStreetMap and can change. Call ahead for minyan and Shabbos meals, and check the hechsher yourself.
Top attractions
Things to do in San Juan
Landmark
Castillo San Felipe del Morro
A huge Spanish fortress on the point, with a wide lawn where families fly kites.
15 min drive from the center · 8.7 km · 5.4 mi
Photo: Chad Sparkes from Kissimmee,Florida, United States · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Landmark
Castillo San Cristóbal
The largest fort built by Spain in the Americas, with tunnels and ocean views.
10 min drive from the center · 7.1 km · 4.4 mi
Photo: Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nature & outdoors
El Yunque National Forest
About 45 minutes east: a rainforest with waterfalls and short trails.
46 min drive from the center · 45 km · 28 mi
Photo: Harvey Barrison · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nature & outdoors
Condado Beach
A city beach lined with hotels, close to restaurants and shops.
Photo: Unknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Nature & outdoors
Bioluminescent Bay
Evening kayak trips at Fajardo into a lagoon that glows blue when the water moves.
61 min drive from the center · 60 km · 38 mi
Photo: Bjoertvedt · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Where to stay
Hotels by walk or drive to minyan
Walking and driving time from each hotel to the nearest shul and kosher food. Tap a hotel for its map, phone numbers and directions.
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Walking times are estimates: straight-line distance × 1.3 at about 80 m a minute. Driving times are road routes without traffic (OpenStreetMap routing); where a route is missing we show “≈”, straight line × 1.4 at city speed. No prices or ratings here; each hotel links to Google Maps reviews and a Booking.com search.
Minyan
Shuls & Chabad
Chabad houses first. Call ahead for minyan times.
5 shuls, Chabad houses and kosher places in this city were added or completed by hand from Chabad, kashrut-agency and community websites (checked November 2026). Each one links to its source.
Not every shul is on the map yet: search synagogues on Google Maps. Denomination is shown only where it is mapped. Something wrong? Report a correction.
Food
Kosher food
Each card names its hechsher and the agency, vaad or Chabad list it comes from. Places marked “Tagged kosher on OpenStreetMap” have no hechsher source yet. We don’t certify anything: always check the hechsher yourself.
Search kosher on Google Maps for places not on our map yet.
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