Our in-the-know culinary travel guide to the best things to eat in Puerto Rico's capital—plus recipes for making many of the city's best dishes at home.

If using sofrito that has been frozen ... This is my quick weeknight take on Puerto Rican-style stewed beans or habichuelas guisadas. My goals are maximum flavor in minimum time.

"The soup is a festival of comfort. At its base are the annatto and sofrito that define much of Puerto Rican cuisine, plus a touch of cumin and, because it's me who's making it, a bit of [my ...