Our Guidebook
Food scene
Toro Loco Restaurant
Sosua, Steakhouse & Bar, Lounge, Argentine Grill, Dominican Lunch,
Great food, spectacular sunsets & ocean-views, listen to live jazz - overall excellent vibe. One of our favourite places Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
https://www.facebook.com/waterfrontplayaalicia
51 locals recommend
Waterfront Restaurant & Village
1 Calle Sin SalidaGreat food, spectacular sunsets & ocean-views, listen to live jazz - overall excellent vibe. One of our favourite places Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
https://www.facebook.com/waterfrontplayaalicia
Delivery - Located in Sosua, 8 minute drive from your villa.
We love Margots. Outdoor and Indoor dining with air conditioning. Great menu with variety. Seafood, Italian,
Pizza, Thai, Salads. Trip Advisor
https://www.facebook.com/margotrestaurantsosua
46 locals recommend
Margot Restaurant
& ProyectoDelivery - Located in Sosua, 8 minute drive from your villa.
We love Margots. Outdoor and Indoor dining with air conditioning. Great menu with variety. Seafood, Italian,
Pizza, Thai, Salads. Trip Advisor
https://www.facebook.com/margotrestaurantsosua
Great chicken wings, burgers, ribs, brisket - our family loves this place and is inexpensive. Casual. 5 minute drive. Take out. Between Sosua & Cabarete.
https://www.facebook.com/crazyranchrd/
17 locals recommend
Crazy Ranch
5Great chicken wings, burgers, ribs, brisket - our family loves this place and is inexpensive. Casual. 5 minute drive. Take out. Between Sosua & Cabarete.
https://www.facebook.com/crazyranchrd/
Ocean views, good food, casual. Located in Cabarete at Hideaway Beach. 10 minute drive. (It’s part of a hotel with restaurant behind hotel)
https://www.facebook.com/Coconuts-restaurant-at-hideaway-beach-100286615031664/
7 locals recommend
Coconuts Restaurant At Hideaway Beach
Ocean views, good food, casual. Located in Cabarete at Hideaway Beach. 10 minute drive. (It’s part of a hotel with restaurant behind hotel)
https://www.facebook.com/Coconuts-restaurant-at-hideaway-beach-100286615031664/
Located in Cabarete. 10 minutes from your villa. Great fish tacos (fresh fish) - my favourite. Inexpensive, healthy choices. Outside dining.
110 locals recommend
Gorditos Fresh Mex
5Located in Cabarete. 10 minutes from your villa. Great fish tacos (fresh fish) - my favourite. Inexpensive, healthy choices. Outside dining.
Located in Cabarete just before going into the Town of Cabarete. Subs, Burgers, Pastrie Shop (excellent), Pizza, Shawarmas, Ceviches plus more - great venue.
https://www.facebook.com/EncuentroFoodPark
10 locals recommend
Encuentro Food Park
Located in Cabarete just before going into the Town of Cabarete. Subs, Burgers, Pastrie Shop (excellent), Pizza, Shawarmas, Ceviches plus more - great venue.
https://www.facebook.com/EncuentroFoodPark
Perla Marina - Delivery - Cabarete - 10 minute drive. Italian, home made pasta, great pizza!! Also Take Out & Delivery.
29 locals recommend
Ceiba Cafe and Pizzeria
Perla Marina - Delivery - Cabarete - 10 minute drive. Italian, home made pasta, great pizza!! Also Take Out & Delivery.
Sosua - Great for the family.
Amazing Kids playground area. Great food - best hamburgers.
27 locals recommend
NLB (Nelson's Lounge & Bistro)
Sosua - Great for the family.
Amazing Kids playground area. Great food - best hamburgers.
Sosua - Great food, dining, covered terrace outside & inside seating, oceanview,
55 locals recommend
Hispanola Diners Club
Camino Del LlibreSosua - Great food, dining, covered terrace outside & inside seating, oceanview,
Cabarete - Casa Linda’s restaurant on the beach in Cabarete. Great food & great service
36 locals recommend
Front Loop Café and Grill
Cabarete - Casa Linda’s restaurant on the beach in Cabarete. Great food & great service
Cabarete Beach - Great seafood, French cuisine. Dining on the beach. Dinner
115 locals recommend
La Casita de Papi
5Cabarete Beach - Great seafood, French cuisine. Dining on the beach. Dinner
Cabarete - Beachfront restaurant, cool vibe, excellent food, watch wind surfers and enjoy the ocean breeze. Lunch & Dinner - outside patio
43 locals recommend
Restaurant Tuvá
Cabarete - Beachfront restaurant, cool vibe, excellent food, watch wind surfers and enjoy the ocean breeze. Lunch & Dinner - outside patio
Cabarete - An artisan apiary - Local honey made from Mango, Avacado blossoms. Gourmet natural products.
11 locals recommend
The Honey Company
Cabarete - An artisan apiary - Local honey made from Mango, Avacado blossoms. Gourmet natural products.
Sosua & Cabarete - Healthy - Smoothies, Breakfast & Lunch, sandwiches, wraps, salads, great place to buy health products, keto
61 locals recommend
Fresh Fresh Café
Carretera PrincipalSosua & Cabarete - Healthy - Smoothies, Breakfast & Lunch, sandwiches, wraps, salads, great place to buy health products, keto
Sosua - Small boutique hotel with fine dining overlooking the pool. Ambience. Excellent cuisine. Make reservations
17 locals recommend
Casa Veintiuno Boutique Hotel Restaurant
5 1Sosua - Small boutique hotel with fine dining overlooking the pool. Ambience. Excellent cuisine. Make reservations
Sosua - Beautiful views of the ocean with restaurants and large infinity pools to relax and enjoy.
Santa Fe - Recreational Complex
Sosua - Beautiful views of the ocean with restaurants and large infinity pools to relax and enjoy.
Lax Ojo
Casual, cocktails, night club on the beach. Great vibe
For the coffee lovers!! Located in Cabarete. Waffles, healthy food, eggs benny, yogurt etc definitely a great place to visit
66 locals recommend
Vagamundo Coffee & Waffles
For the coffee lovers!! Located in Cabarete. Waffles, healthy food, eggs benny, yogurt etc definitely a great place to visit
Perla Marina - Great restaurants on the beach. One for lunch & one for dinner. Excellent food. Spa also. Peaceful
28 locals recommend
Natura Cabana Boutique Hotel & Spa
5 Calle Paseo del SolPerla Marina - Great restaurants on the beach. One for lunch & one for dinner. Excellent food. Spa also. Peaceful
Bliss
Cabarete, Dining, Italian Restaurant
Our Favourite Beaches
Sosua Beach is approx 2 km from your villa - 5 minute drive. Hugging a crescent-shaped bay, twenty minutes east of Puerto Plata, Playa Sosúa is a beautiful stretch of golden sand contrasting against deep azure-turquoise waters with a white, sandy bottom. This north coast is practically where beach tourism began in the Dominican Republic, and continues to rise to this day. Playa Sosúa is known for its lively stretch lined with numerous local and international bars, restaurants, and shops. It’s also a diver and snorkeler favorite, with easy access to a wide array of sites near shore. Hundreds of locals and visitors descend here on weekends and holidays, and enjoy Sosúa’s stunning waters and sunsets.Beach
197 locals recommend
Playa Sosúa
Sosua Beach is approx 2 km from your villa - 5 minute drive. Hugging a crescent-shaped bay, twenty minutes east of Puerto Plata, Playa Sosúa is a beautiful stretch of golden sand contrasting against deep azure-turquoise waters with a white, sandy bottom. This north coast is practically where beach tourism began in the Dominican Republic, and continues to rise to this day. Playa Sosúa is known for its lively stretch lined with numerous local and international bars, restaurants, and shops. It’s also a diver and snorkeler favorite, with easy access to a wide array of sites near shore. Hundreds of locals and visitors descend here on weekends and holidays, and enjoy Sosúa’s stunning waters and sunsets.Beach
Located in Sosua. 2 Km from your Villa or a 5 minute drive. Playa Alicia is a beautiful beach to spend the day. It is Isolated yet close to the bustling center of Sosúa, Playa Alicia is one of the DR’s most recent beaches, formed over the last decade from sand shifting over to this location. Also known as the “miracle beach,” its ultra-wide, blond stretch sits below a couple of restaurants and cafés, but there are no other developments or vendors directly on the beach. It’s a great place for a quiet swim and to catch a vibrant sunset.
140 locals recommend
Alicia Play
25 Doctor RosenLocated in Sosua. 2 Km from your Villa or a 5 minute drive. Playa Alicia is a beautiful beach to spend the day. It is Isolated yet close to the bustling center of Sosúa, Playa Alicia is one of the DR’s most recent beaches, formed over the last decade from sand shifting over to this location. Also known as the “miracle beach,” its ultra-wide, blond stretch sits below a couple of restaurants and cafés, but there are no other developments or vendors directly on the beach. It’s a great place for a quiet swim and to catch a vibrant sunset.
10 minute drive from your villa. The Caribbean’s hub for windsurfing, kiteboarding, and laser sailing, Playa Cabarete–also known as “Kite Beach” on the western side–is where you can learn and practice wind water sports all year round. On weekends, especially in the summer, the sails and kites are all out on the water, which makes for dreamy photographs. There’s plenty of space for swimming and relaxing as well, facing the many restaurants, bars, shops, and lounges on the eastern side of the beach. International kitesurfing championships are hosted here during the year. Excellent walking beach, great place to have breakfast, lunch or dinner right on the beach. Rent chaise lounges and relax! Order your food right from your lounge.
250 locals recommend
Cabarete
10 minute drive from your villa. The Caribbean’s hub for windsurfing, kiteboarding, and laser sailing, Playa Cabarete–also known as “Kite Beach” on the western side–is where you can learn and practice wind water sports all year round. On weekends, especially in the summer, the sails and kites are all out on the water, which makes for dreamy photographs. There’s plenty of space for swimming and relaxing as well, facing the many restaurants, bars, shops, and lounges on the eastern side of the beach. International kitesurfing championships are hosted here during the year. Excellent walking beach, great place to have breakfast, lunch or dinner right on the beach. Rent chaise lounges and relax! Order your food right from your lounge.
Surf Lovers - Grab your board or Rent. 10 minutes from your villa. The break for surfers is at Playa Encuentro, located between Sosúa and Cabarete. Described as a “perfect right-hand reef break,” you’ll find the area’s top surf schools right on the beach, ready to take you out into the waves. In true surfing tradition, the best time to catch waves is in the early morning.
116 locals recommend
Playa Encuentro
Surf Lovers - Grab your board or Rent. 10 minutes from your villa. The break for surfers is at Playa Encuentro, located between Sosúa and Cabarete. Described as a “perfect right-hand reef break,” you’ll find the area’s top surf schools right on the beach, ready to take you out into the waves. In true surfing tradition, the best time to catch waves is in the early morning.
1.5 hour drive along the ocean. Río San Juan. Picturesque beach. Have lunch on the beach. Fresh fish, seafood, piña coladas
90 locals recommend
Playa Grande
51.5 hour drive along the ocean. Río San Juan. Picturesque beach. Have lunch on the beach. Fresh fish, seafood, piña coladas
Groceries, Supermarket, Pharmacy
Large grocery store that has a great variety. North American brands, Dominican, European & local brands. Health Food section, Beer, Wine & Spirits,
147 locals recommend
Supermercado Playero
Pedro ClisanteLarge grocery store that has a great variety. North American brands, Dominican, European & local brands. Health Food section, Beer, Wine & Spirits,
Delivery, Ice, Good grocery store to find most everything. Beside it is a pharmacy.
141 locals recommend
Super Pola Sosúa
Antonio JavierDelivery, Ice, Good grocery store to find most everything. Beside it is a pharmacy.
Pharmacy - Has a good variety of items. Over the counter service for prescriptions.
11 locals recommend
Farmacia Carol
Pharmacy - Has a good variety of items. Over the counter service for prescriptions.
Sightseeing & Things To Do
Zip lining - fun for the whole family. Feed the monkeys. Just 10 minute drive from Casa Linda
93 locals recommend
Monkey Jungle Dominican Republic
Zip lining - fun for the whole family. Feed the monkeys. Just 10 minute drive from Casa Linda
Playa Dorada Golf Course
538 Calle Principal playa doradaLocated 20 minutes from Casa Linda. 18 holes.
Fortress of San Felipe
Avenida General Gregorio LuperónPuerto Plata
Sosua - Just a 2 minute drive from Casa Linda. Amazing for the kids to have a fun filled day. New restaurant by the ocean.
14 locals recommend
Laguna SOV
Sosua - Just a 2 minute drive from Casa Linda. Amazing for the kids to have a fun filled day. New restaurant by the ocean.
Ocean World Adventure Park, Puerto Plata
Casino Playa Chiquita
Santa Fe - Recreational Complex
Car Rentals
OK Motors
Money Exchange
Passport required
CARIBE EXPRESS SUPERMERCADO POLA SOSUA