Catedral in San Juan in Municipio de San Juan, Puerto Rico — The Caribbean (The West Indies)

Piña Colada Made Famous

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, August 10, 2019

1. Piña Colada Made Famous Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

La Casa Donde Nacio
La Piña Colada
En El Año 1963
Por Don Ramon
Portas Mingot
———
The House Where
In 1963
The Piña Colada
Was Created
By Don Ramon
Portas Mingot

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1963.

Location. 18° 27.876′ N, 66° 7.033′ W. Marker is in San Juan in Municipio de San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is in Catedral. It is on Calle Fortaleza, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Juan PR 00901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is one of the Greater Antilles

on the Caribbean Sea,

on in the Atlantic Ocean,

in North America,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Luis Llorens Torres (a few steps from this marker); Luis Muñoz Marin (within shouting distance of this marker); The Center for Provision Retailers Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Bienvenidos Parque de las Palomas / Welcome Parque de las Palomas

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Bastión de las Palmas de San José (within shouting distance of this marker); Parque de las Palomas (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Doña Felisa Rincón De Gautier (about 300 feet away); Capilla del Santo Cristo de la Salud / Chapel of Christ the Savior (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Juan.

More about this marker. The marble plaque hangs in front of Restaurant Barrachina in Old San Juan.

Regarding Piña Colada Made Famous. There are conflicting stories of who and where the famous drink originated. History.com wrote an interesting article regarding the birth of the piña colada and an excerpt reads:

Two miles west of the Caribe Hilton in the capital’s Old City, another San Juan hotspot stakes its claim as the piña colada’s birthplace. Restaurant Barrachina opened in the late 1950s and quickly gained renown for its paella. On a trip to South America, Spanish chef and owner Pepe Barrachina convinced Ramon Portas Mingot, a Spanish mixologist who wrote cocktail books and worked in the top bars of Buenos Aires, to leave Argentina and
Photographed by Bradley Owen, March 18, 2026

2. Piña Colada Made Famous Marker
become head bartender at his Puerto Rican restaurant. As attested to by a marble plaque outside the eatery’s entrance, Restaurant Barrachina claims Mingot concocted the first piña colada inside its doors in 1963.

Also see . . . The Long, Complicated Story of the Invention of the Piña Colada. Fodors Travel website entry (Submitted on November 3, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, August 10, 2019

3. Piña Colada Made Famous Marker

Marker in the distance on the south side of Calle Fortaleza, looking east.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2019, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This page has been viewed 2,908 times since then and 222 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 13, 2019, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. 2. submitted on March 26, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. 3. submitted on August 13, 2019, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.