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52 Places to Go in 2017, Northwest Puerto Rico #29

Puerto Rico – Puerto Rico Tour Desk

A new destination for surfers and foodies.

A handful of New York City exiles are defying the island’s troubles and turning the tiny surf town of Isabela into a hot spot that draws those escaping the East Coast winter. The Brooklyn-raised chef Wilson Davalos launched the chic, 20-seat restaurant CLMDO in 2014, which sparked a host of other ventures. Highlights include La Central, a lively craft cocktail bar, and the just-opened branch of a Rockaway Beach favorite, Uma’s, a small resort that comprises a beachfront restaurant and surf shop with rooms for rent

By – NELL MCSHANE WULFHART

NY Times