Coco

Description
If this sleek, boisterous Puerto Rican spot is representative of the island's cuisine and culture, we're booking a ticket to San Juan. The space's French doors, modern art, hardwood floors and 1920s bar are an ideal setting for modernized classics like lomo de cerdo (pork chop in mango-rum sauce) and escudo boriqua (lamb chops in papaya sauce). The strong mojitos may fool you into thinking you can dance like the spiffy locals who pour in once the band starts around 10pm on Saturdays, but you might want to look into salsa lessons at the next-door dance studio first—these dancers are fierce.