Must-see restaurants in Guatemala City

  • Close up of guatemalan enchilada,in a plate over an organic napkin.

    Kacao

    Guatemala City

    Set under a thatched palapa roof with a soft marimba soundtrack, this is Zona 10's best comida típica (regional food) restaurant. The atmosphere and food…

  • Ambia

    Guatemala City

    As the prices may suggest, this is some of the city's finest dining, with a wide-ranging menu offering some good fusion dishes, leaning heavily on…

  • La Cocina de Señora Pu

    Guatemala City

    This tiny hole-in-the-wall eatery serves up excellent 'modernized' versions of classic Maya dishes. The menu is impressively wide – featuring beef,…

  • Bistro Tamarindos

    Guatemala City

    This upscale bistro is in one of Guate's ritziest shopping malls. It has an inspiring range of salads on offer and some very good Japanese and Thai…

  • Café de Imeri

    Guatemala City

    Interesting breakfasts, soups and pastas. The list of sandwiches is impressive and there's a beautiful little courtyard area out the back.

  • Arbol de la Vida

    Guatemala City

    Zona 10's best vegetarian restaurant opens up for early breakfasts and offers a wide menu with tasty soups and mains featuring veg-friendly goodies such…

  • San Martín & Company

    Guatemala City

    Cool and clean, with ceiling fans inside and a small terrace outside, this Zona Viva cafe and bakery is great at any time of the day. For breakfast try a…

  • La Majo

    Guatemala City

    Downtown Guatemala City's cultural renaissance continues in this pleasing little boho cafe set in a crumbling colonial house. There's some OK food on…

  • Restaurante Altuna

    Guatemala City

    This large and classy restaurant has the atmosphere of a private club. It has tables in several rooms that open to a skylit patio. The specialties are…

  • Hotel Pan American

    Guatemala City

    The restaurant at this venerable hotel is high on ambience. It has notably experienced and polished waitstaff sporting traditional Maya regalia. The food …

  • Pecorino

    Guatemala City

    With a beautiful courtyard setting, this is widely regarded as the city's best Italian restaurant. The menu features a huge selection of antipasto, pizza,…

  • Restaurante Rey Sol

    Guatemala City

    The good, fresh ingredients and some innovative cooking keep this strictly vegetarian restaurant busy at lunchtime. It's across from the Teatro Lux…

  • Café-Restaurante Hamburgo

    Guatemala City

    This bustling spot facing the south side of Parque Concordia serves good Guatemalan food, with chefs at work along one side and aproned waitstaff…

  • Casa Chapina

    Guatemala City

    Down-home Guatemalan food served in more or less formal surrounds can be hard to come by in Zona 10, but this place does it well at good prices. Tables…

  • La Maison de France

    Guatemala City

    French-Guatemalan probably isn't a combination you were expecting, but this little place does it well, with some good French dishes, such as garlic snails…

  • Los Alpes

    Guatemala City

    This relaxing garden restaurant-bakery is set well back from the road, behind a wall of vegetation, giving it a feeling of deep seclusion. The freshly…

  • Celeste Imperio

    Guatemala City

    One of the city's many Chinese restaurants, this one gets the thumbs-up from locals. All your favorites are here, plus some unusual options, such as baked…

  • Café Leon

    Guatemala City

    Hugely popular and atmospheric, with some great old photos of the city on the walls. Some good breakfasts and sandwiches are on offer, but the coffee is…

  • Cafetería Patsy

    Guatemala City

    This bright, cheerful place popular with local office workers offers subs, sandwiches and good-value set lunches.

  • Nais Aquarium

    Guatemala City

    The food's just OK here, but as gimmicks go, this one is pretty good: kids will love the massive aquarium that forms the central wall of this restaurant,…

  • Puerto Barrios

    Guatemala City

    Puerto Barrios specializes in prawn and fish dishes and is awash in nautical themes: paintings of buccaneers, portholes for windows and a large compass by…

  • Fu Lu Sho

    Guatemala City

    This classic Zona 1 Chinese eatery has been going for years and is a reliable if somewhat unexciting choice. It's straight-up Chinese with a few…

  • Picadilly

    Guatemala City

    Right in the thick of the 6a Av action, this bustling restaurant does pizzas, pastas, good steak dishes and serves good espressos and lattes. The place is…

  • Paco's Café

    Guatemala City

    Down-home Guatemalan family food served in an eatery at the side of a kiosko (small store). It also has a cheap set menu.

  • Donde la Tía

    Guatemala City

    Good-value breakfasts, coffees and quick lunches.

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