City overview
The Dominican Republic shares Hispaniola with Haiti and offers more variety than anywhere else in the Caribbean, from Punta Cana's resorts to colonial Santo Domingo and the laid-back north coast around Puerto Plata. Jewish infrastructure here is the best in the region, entirely built by Chabad of the Dominican Republic under Rabbi Shimon Pelman, who also serves as shochet. Santo Domingo has a daily and Shabbos minyan, a mikvah, and Rimon Kosher Market — a full kosher supermarket with its own restaurant, a rarity in the Caribbean. A second Chabad centre opened on the north coast in Puerto Plata in 2025 with its own kosher restaurant and Shabbos services. Kosher catering delivers island-wide, including to Punta Cana resorts, though Punta Cana itself has no year-round kosher restaurant, permanent shul, or eruv.
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The only kosher restaurant on the north coast, and the reason a kosher traveller can base a trip around Puerto Plata, Sosúa or Cabarete. The menu combines fresh local fish with premium imported Glatt kosher meat and international dishes, and challah is available. It delivers catering to villas across the north coast. Friday is takeaway only and closes at 2:00 PM. Saturday is closed to walk-ins, though pre-booked Shabbos meals are served — see Document 6. The HaMakolet kosher grocery sits alongside it in the same mall.
Hours
Sunday–Thursday 12:00 PM–8:00 PM, Friday 9:00 AM–2:00 PM, Saturday Closed
Certification
Chabad of the North Coast — Glatt kosher, Pas Yisroel and Bishul Yisroel, under the supervision of Rabbi Shimon Pelman
Phone
+1 (849) 585-1770Neighborhood
Playa Dorada, Puerto Plata (north coast)
Walking
In the Playa Dorada Mall, walkable from the hotels of the Playa Dorada complex. Sosúa is about fifteen minutes' drive and Cabarete twenty-five; neither is walkable. There is no eruv in the Dominican Republic.
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