The Punta Cana table — what to order and where the locals point.
La Bandera lunch
Rice, beans, meat, salad — the Dominican daily flag, best at local comedores.
Pescado frito at Juanillo
Whole fried fish under palms on Cap Cana's public stretch.
Mofongo & mangú
Plantains both ways — dinner and breakfast solved.
Coco frío roadside
Machete-opened coconuts on the Bávaro road.
Mamajuana
The rum-honey-bark infusion every server offers — the island's medicine cabinet.