What You Get:

• A mix of modern and traditional Puerto Rican cuisine
• Fantastic dining at the heart of Manhattan
• Ambient space with live music in the evening
• Top-notch service

A small taste of the current menu:

• Appetizers:
  • Shrimp turnover
  • Fried banana stuffed with shrimp
  • Corn fritters stuffed with cheese
  • La Cocina Boricua calamari served with spicy house sauce
    
    
• Mains:
  • Grilled chicken in guava sauce
  • Arroz con pollo (Boricua-style yellow rice with chicken breast)
  • Sauteed chicken chunks and jumbo shrimp
  • Steak in Creole sauce
  • Boricua-style paella with chorizo
  • Mofongos with cheese, chicken, pork, shrimp, or steak
    
    
• Sides:
  • Fried or ripe plantains
  • Shredded green plantains
  • Fried cassava
  • Mango or avocado salad
  • French fries or mashed potatoes
    
    

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Locals love it. You will too!

• Edwin: Food was great. Service was outstanding. Ambiance was great. My wife didn’t like the drink so much but that’s her own fault really. Kids had a blast. It was an enjoyable evening that I would definitely do again. Thank you.

• Jacqueline: Excellent service and food. For a small restaurant, the food they offer is delicious. The ambiance is very nice and the workers are super attentive and friendly. I have tried several of their Latin dishes and have enjoyed each and everyone. Definitely a place I would recommend.

La Cocina Boricua

A cavalcade of steamy soups and toasty empanadas marches forth from La Cocina Boricua’s kitchens, where chefs douse succulent cutlets of chicken, steak, and pork with the piquant sauces that characterize Puerto Rican cuisine. The menu bursts with fresh seafood, creamy custards, and tropical plantains that strike an accord between sweet and savory as glasses filled with sangria and flavored mojitos clink in approval. Walls flecked with traditional and modern artworks add color to the restaurant's earth-toned interior, which regularly comes to life with the sounds of live salsa music or poets reading the metered cadences of Roberto Clemente's batting averages. (◕‿-)