Celeste

My favorite restaurant in Puerto Rico! They change their offerings every two months, showcasing an eclectic menu always. This restaurant is for the curious, fun, and adventurous palate. Great wine selections too!

One of the best dinners I’ve had. The attention to detail, the service and the elegant but laid back atmosphere all create a unique and authentic experience. The food was amazing! Wine selection 10/10. So happy

This is absolutely one of the best restaurants I’ve ever been to. A must try if you’re in San Juan. The food is so delicious and creative, like nothing I’ve ever seen before. The fish is fresh every single night and the team that curates and cooks every meal is amazing, so attentive to the guests, your experience and feedback. Couldn’t recommend more! Also, you’re eating in a beautiful art gallery. 10/10 experience

Amazing dinner from start to finish. Great food, great wine, and truly welcoming service. This place has hospitality down. I never leave reviews but felt compelled to on this occasion. Thank you so much for the amazing meal.

Creative cuisine with fresh, high-quality ingredients. Their dish creations are especially divine. The place is beautiful with a very pleasant atmosphere. They have very good wines and they guide you during dinner to pair the dishes with the wine that best suits them. The service is top and each and every one of the staff knows the product served in the restaurant, which makes it a special dinner due to the first-class attention you receive when you are there. Thanks!🧡

Celeste offers a menu that seamlessly bridges the gap between tradition and modernity. It celebrates the deep roots of Puerto Rican cuisine while also embracing innovative culinary techniques with an international flair. To start; the octopus, served on a fresh bed of lightly seasoned greens, was perfectly cooked but portion was relatively small. The fried oysters were accompanied by crispy and tangy lemons -one of my favorite parts of the meal. The grilled fish skewers came with a Spanish sausage that balanced their delicate flavor very well. We also had the arroz meloso, a mushroom risotto with grated cured egg yolks. This was only dish without seafood and definitely delivered with punching black pepper that enhanced the rest of the ingredients. The whipped baccala was generous portion served with fresh bread. For dessert, we had the coffee cake and the coconut sorbet with passion fruit boba. The sorbet deserves a review of its own. Along with the sorbet and boba, it had mango shavings and a coconut mousse that created a tropical party in your mouth with all the different textures. Beyond its delicious ever-evolving menu and wine selection, Celeste is also a delightful art gallery. All of the walls are covered in beautiful works representing local ingredients, people, and culture.

After a year of drooling over every single picture that Celeste's team posts on social media, my family and I finally got to experience their heartfelt hospitality and boundless culinary talent. Blown away doesn’t even describe how we felt during our meal. There were tears of joy. There was a range of guttural noises and gasps between forkfuls. There were flavors I want to relive every day, forever (sadly, we live hundreds of miles away). The atmosphere is intimate yet elevated; a perfect balance between comfort and experience. Diners are surrounded by an eclectic composition of music and art, and are served masterpieces on a plate. Our lineup was one spectacular dish after another, highlighting the freshest local ingredients, and daring our tastebuds with every bite: * Bone marrow whipped with Canadian maple syrup, cayenne pepper, and topped with fried green shiso leaves. Picatostes on the side for scooping. 🤤🫠 * King salmon crudo with twice-fried shallots and pistachio oil in a tandoori guava sauce. 🔥 * Berberechos (cockles) with lime, watermelon radish, pink celery, and red peppers. Tears were shed. 🥲 * Blackfin tuna crudo drizzled with fermented mango honey and topped with flaky sea salt and Thai basil. ☠️ * Yellowfin tuna crudo with Meyer lemon, fried capers, and caper leaves. 🌟 * Dorado with sweet green melon, lulo juice, cured cucumber, white onion, coriander seed, and cilantro oil. 💚 * Cardinal prawns a la plancha with Old Bay, fresh herbs, and garlic oil. 🦐 * Tuna and swordfish flautas. 😍 * Quail with pink celery under whipped escabeche and a marsala glaze. 💛 A second stomach would have been a gift at this point, but we couldn't leave without tasting the incredible milhojas (super reminiscent of a Mexican cajeta, especially the one from the tragically closed Cielito Lindo in Condado), and the delectable knefe, a perfect nod to the Levantine treat. ✨ A trip to Puerto Rico would be incomplete without visiting Celeste. I can’t wait to see what they cook up next. 🩵

Amazing food, great wine, beautiful art and wonderful service. My new favorite restaurant in San Juan.