La Mar i La Rosa
★ 4.9 · 39 reviews Punta Cana Opened 27 May 2025
Spanish rice and seafood from chef Rafael Planelles
Real Spanish rice, the kind you rarely find among Punta Cana's Caribbean and international kitchens. Chef Rafael Planelles built the menu around his Mediterranean roots: arroces, seafood, and starters that reviewers rate above the mains.
The address is unlikely, tucked inside Blue Mall Punta Cana, but Planelles brought a built-in following from his personal cooking profile. Go for the rice, stay for the starters.
What guests say
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Joe Highsmith 1 review 17 July 2026
10/10 The Pulpo was unbelievable, and the Tarta Basca dessert was incredible as well. Some of the best food I’ve found in Punta Cana
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Hameed Sanders 8 reviews 13 July 2026
My wife and I have become repeat customers, officially our date night spot. Try the Camarón al Ajillo and the beer is cold.
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Soojin Robinson 16 reviews · Local Guide 3 July 2026
Absolutely delicious Spanish cuisine. The tapas was all excellent and we particularly enjoyed their short rib paella, crazy good. Also the Basque cheesecake! The service was also fantastic and the staff went out of their way to give us an amazing experience.
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Samantha Schaefer 2 reviews 18 February 2026
This was truly one of the most delicious meals I have ever had. We started with a complimentary blue cheese croquette that was thee perfect bite and so tasty. We moved in to Iberian ham and tetilla served with sourdough and tomato. It was a delicious start. We then had waygu tartare which was a big portion size and absolutely amazing the way the potatas bravas and sauce complimented. Both the oxtail croquettes and Iberian ham croquettes were tasty bites. For our main dish we ordered the short rib rice and upon my first bite I didn’t know rice could be that good. It was so creamy and delicious. It was a flavorful explosion in my mouth that left me craving more and then the short rib itself was perfectly cooked. On top of the delicious food our cocktails were unique and so tasteful. This place needs to be must visit when here!! We ended up chatting with one of the owners as well who was so sweet and kind and truly so proud of their ingredients. Again I cannot stress enough that this is a must visit restaurant.
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Shoshannah Upchurch 25 reviews · Local Guide 7 February 2026
Everything is amazing. The ambience and the food was impeccable. Everyone was so friendly so happy I found this place on tik tok!
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