What is the best translation of Romeo and Juliet?

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For most readers, the Folger Shakespeare Library translation (1992) of Romeo and Juliet is the best place to start: For almost everyone, the Folger is the right Romeo and Juliet. Notes face the text, so you read without dropping to the bottom of the page — and this play's wordplay and bawdy puns really do need glossing. Cheap, clear, and the classroom standard. This is where I'd start. For most scholarly, consider Arden (3rd series) (2012). For best one-volume scholarly, consider Oxford Shakespeare (2000). For for beginners, consider No Fear Shakespeare (2003). For free, consider Free (public domain) (1597).

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