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.
Supermercado Nacional / Jumbo
Dominican Republic
Only individual packaged products bearing a recognised hechsher are kosher; the fresh counters, deli, bakery and prepared foods are not.
This is not a kosher store: Supermercado Nacional and its Jumbo sister chain are mainstream Dominican supermarkets, not kosher shops. Check the hechsher on each item.
Hours
Monday–Saturday 7:00 AM–10:00 PM, Sunday 8:00 AM–9:00 PM
Phone
(809) 959-3000Neighborhood
Nationwide
Good to know
Imported packaged goods with US hechsherim across the dry goods, snack and tinned aisles. The Santo Domingo branches carry the widest imported range. Suitable for staples and snacks only — meat, dairy and bread should come from Rimon Kosher Market, HaMakolet or Chabad delivery.
Kosher map of Dominican Republic
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