Restaurants in Puerto Ayora
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Garrapata
This popular outdoor restaurant serves substantial meat, seafood and chicken dishes with Italian and Ecuadorian flavors. Good wine, nice shore breezes and a pebble floor make it an attractive place for the night.
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Angermeyer Point
Rustic and romantic, a candlelit dinner at this picturesque spot perched over the water is highly recommended (grab a water taxi at the pier). With better-than-average seafood and a few international dishes, as well as sushi on Friday nights and tapas in the early evenings, it’s often booked by large groups, so reservations are a good idea.
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Restaurant Tintorera
This spot at the northern end of town has an outdoor patio and turns atmospheric at night. There’s a wide selection of fare, from burgers ($4.50) and lasagna ($4.50) to Cajun blackened fish ($9) and lobster ($15). Homemade ice cream and a good selection of cakes are available for desert. It’s open for breakfast as well.
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Restaurant Ronald
Formerly a hole-in-the-wall, strictly almuerzo (set-lunch) place, Ronald’s has gone slightly upscale, at least in terms of décor. It’s still a mom-and-pop-run place but with nice tablecloths and a charming wood floor, and it has standard pasta, chicken and meat dishes and several hearty soups ($3) on the menu.
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Hernan Café
The Hernan is a standout, not because of its near-standard menu of pasta, pizza, fish and meat dishes, but because of its location occupying prime real estate at the busiest intersection in town. There’s even a bit of a nighttime buzz when groups pack the outdoor dining room till late.
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La Dolce Italia
With its warm, nautically inspired decor and gregarious Sicilian owner, this upscale Italian bistro is popular with groups on break from boat buffets. A number of excellent pizzas and pastas are served and if you just can’t be bothered to go ashore, it does deliver to boats.
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Casa de Lago Café Cultural
With indoor, outdoor and balcony tables, there’s no better place to while away a few hours with a book and coffee. This boho café serves excellent homemade fruit drinks, homemade ice cream and empanadas. It schedules periodic readings, photo exhibits and live music.
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Rock
Something of a TGI Friday’s with an Ecuadorian twist, this restaurant/bar is popular with students, volunteers and tour groups out for the night. The menu is more varied than most, and the linguini with coconut sauce and lobster ($12) is especially recommended.
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El Chocolate Galápagos
This café across from the bank is an excellent place for people watching. Besides coffee, fruit drinks and chocolate cake, there's an extensive menu with everything from sandwiches and burgers to ceviches and salads.
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Street Kiosks
The cheapest places to eat are found along Avenida Padre Julio Herrera. East from this street, along Charles Binford, are some very popular kiosks selling cheap and well-prepared meals - mainly fish and meat dishes.
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Red Sushi
Thanks to this upscale hotel restaurant, sushi lovers don’t have to go hungry. It has a rustically elegant dining room and a large menu with Japanese specials, from sashimi to teppanyaki.
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El Chocolate
A popular malecón (waterfront) eatery, El Chocolate has outdoor patio tables and serves seafood, sandwiches and burgers besides good, fresh ground coffee and chocolate cake.
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Restaurant Salvavidas
Frequented as much because of it's convenient dockside location as because of its standard seafood and snack menu, Salvavidas has been the daytime harbor hangout of choice for years.
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Cevicheria Restaurant
This cevichería (ceviche restaurant) is nothing more than a few outdoor tables next to Rincó de Alma. Specializes in, you guessed it, ceviches.
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Sabroson
Sabroson is always busy, serving a wider variety of meat, seafood and rice dishes. The fried shrimp platter ($7) is enough for two.
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Familiar William’s
Familiar William’s stands out for its delicious encocados (fish, shrimp or lobster in a savory coconut sauce).
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El Peñon Café & Bar
El Peñon Café & Bar is a good hangout for a drink, a snack such as tortillas ($2), or something more substantial.
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Rincón de Alma
A casual street-side restaurant that serves ceviche and other seafood dishes, including lobster omelet ($16).
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Tropicana Restaurant
Another inexpensive local option, Tropicana does almuerzos and standard seafood dishes.
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Descanso Del Guia
Like the name suggests, this is a favorite with boat crews and guides.
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