Santo Domingo route: coffee, Chinatown and city life
The Santo Domingo Route introduces you to the daily life of Dominicans, starting with a traditional morning coffee and then passing through the city's Chinatown. The route is 44 km long, which allows you to see the contrasting areas of the capital of the Dominican Republic.
- Mode
- Places
- Start
- Dominican Morning Coffee Ritual
- End
- Chinatown, Santo Domingo
- Stops
- 3
- Video author
- travmap
- Updated
Stops on this route
- Dominican Morning Coffee Ritual — A tradition of drinking strong coffee with the locals, reflecting the social order and hospitality of Dominican culture.
- Walk through Chinatown in Santo Domingo — The capital's historic Chinatown with distinctive architecture, shops, and restaurants, bearing witness to centuries of Asian immigration.
- Chinatown, Santo Domingo — Chinese neighborhood walking tour
Useful for your trip
- Food
- Try Dominican coffee, a drink between espresso and Americano. It costs 25 pesos, they drink it every day and in large quantities.
- Food
- For breakfast, try a men's breakfast: salami, fried cheese, fried eggs and coffee. Coffee helps to digest all this.
- Food
- Try sancocho – a soup with everything you have on hand: potatoes, corn, meat, beans. It is part of the local culture.
- Food
- Visit food parks on the weekend, where cuisines from all over the world are presented - many options for every taste.
- Avoid
- Do not plan to sail in the sea in Santo Domingo - it is dirty because of the port, the locals do not go there.
- Tip
- Baseball is the national religion in the Dominican Republic. During matches, half of the country goes to the stadiums, the other half freezes in front of the screens.
- Tip
- Visit Chinatown in Santo Domingo – it's part of the city's culture with street food and local life.
- Tip
- Locals entertain themselves by dancing in clubs rather than swimming. At the dances you will meet half of the city.
- Timing
- Street food is a big part of the local culture. On the streets of the city, almost everywhere they cook something meat with an attractive smell.
- Tip
- Get to know the Dominican ritual of morning coffee, which is an essential part of the daily life of the locals.
Video on this route
Santo Domingo - Part 2 | The Lives of Others | ENG audio | 19.07.2026 |