Puerto Rico's most celebrated bar — a labyrinthine Old San Juan cocktail institution with six rooms and bars flowing one into the next, each with different music and atmosphere, ranked among the world's finest bars. The piña colada here may be the top in Puerto Rico.
Why It Belongs on the List
La Factoría is the most celebrated bar in Puerto Rico and among the leading cocktail destinations in the Americas — a sprawling labyrinth of interconnected rooms on San Sebastian Street in Old San Juan, each with different music (salsa, electronic, jazz), different energy, and different bar programs. The cocktail list is serious and inventive. The piña colada (a cocktail invented in Puerto Rico at the Caribe Hilton in 1954) is made here with a precision and quality that validates the claim to the original. A World's 50 Best Bars regular. The energy on Friday and Saturday nights is extraordinary — arrive before 10pm to navigate the spaces comfortably.
What Stands Out
- One of the world's great bars — a World's 50 Best Bars regular
- Labyrinthine six-room space with different music in every room
- The piña colada here: the benchmark for a cocktail invented in Puerto Rico
- San Sebastian Street: the premier nightlife street in Old San Juan
- Arrive before 10pm on weekends — becomes very crowded after midnight