WHERE TO EAT The best Arroz y habichuelas in the world (according to food experts)

"El Jibarito is the kind of old-school place that you just know will serve a good arroz con habichuelas (rice and beans) and substantial meat feasts. Which it does. A favorite of both local families and visitors, the meals are simple but hearty."

"Rice and some of the most flavorful soupy beans I’ve ever tasted."

"A one-stop spot for all of Puerto Rico’s staple dishes, the rice and beans at this hacienda are always on point. Diners might go the regular route of a bowl of soupy beans alongside a mound of ivory rice."

"Its habichuelas or red beans have a distinct flavor that comes from stewing them in cilantro, and the skirt steak with habechulas, rice and tostones is out of this world."

"Head over to La Casita Blanca in the Santurce neighborhood for staple dishes like arroz con habichuelas (rice and beans) that will warm your soul."

"Their rice and beans is special, I don’t know what they do to it or how they make it that somehow it’s better than everywhere else. I can’t say how it’s better because I really don’t know, but it is."