On our last day in Puerto Rico, we decided to explore a bit more of Old San Juan, but first, we needed to fuel up with a great breakfast. After a bit of searching, we came upon a great spot in Old San Juan, La Carreta Mercado Local.
La Carreta has two locations in San Juan. The one in Old Town is located at 279 Luna Street, which was an easy walk from our starting point at Plaza Colon (a four-minute walk per Google Maps).
I started off with a double cortadito, and then looked over the menu. You can view it yourself online here. I opted for the Bandeja Jibara, which has pretty much everything you, and a couple friends, might want for breakfast. It was huge. I love a big breakfast, but this is really breakfast for two (at a minimum). That’s a fried egg on top of a mound of rice, accompanied by a seriously large portion of roast pork, sweet plantains, bacon, avocado, and beans.
My husband chose the Mallorca sandwich with egg, bacon, and Gouda cheese, served on a Mallorca, a Puerto Rican sweet roll, dusted in powdered sugar.
It was a great start to another day exploring the streets of Old San Juan.
More posts on our trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico can be found here.