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Aguacolla Café
You're best off trying the artificial rock-climbing cave before you fill your belly with a vegetarian almuerzo. Think peace, love and organics.
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Cacao & Canela
This excellent little café-cum-bar serves cheap, wholesome sandwiches and good coffee in a warm, dimly lit atmosphere.
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Café Austria
This classy but casual café pulls an excellent espresso and serves tasty Austrian-style cakes to go with it. Sandwiches on wholegrain bread make for a good lunch.
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Café Eucalyptus
In a remodeled, colonial-style building with two crackling fireplaces, two big couches, two floors of tables, one beautiful bar, 30 wines, several microbrews and 100 small-plate dishes ('international tapas' if you will), Café Eucalyptus is the place to treat yourself.
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El Cántaro
Big almuerzos , convenient location. Serves straightforward Ecuadorian fare.
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El Pedregal Azteca
El Pedregal serves delicious Mexican food (probably because it's Mexican-run), and the atmosphere follows suit. The portions can be a bit small, however, so fill up on the free corn chips. Live music Friday nights.
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Goura
Hearty vegetarian, organic almuerzos . Serves straightforward Ecuadorian fare and pizzas and curries too.
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Grecia
Excellent almuerzos (hence the crowd). Serves straightforward Ecuadorian fare.
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Guajibamba
This atmospheric restaurant has a small menu of traditional plates like seco de chivo (similar to goat stew) and gourmet fritada (fried pork with hominy, avocado and other garnishings). It's also one of the best places to try cuy (roast guinea pig); if you're game, call an hour before you go for prep time.
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Heladería Holanda
Serves up excellent coffee, ice cream, cakes, yogurt and fruit salads.
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La Barraca
Casual atmosphere and great music complement excellent snacks (guacamole and chips, popcorn and the like), which all make perfect bedmates with an ice-cold beer. The 'international' main courses, however, leave plenty to be desired.
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La Olla Mágica
It's hard to beat pork chops at this price, served on a wooden platter with potatoes and salad.
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Las Brasas de San Juan
Though a hair on the pricey side, one reader claimed they're the best steaks in Ecuador. This grill house is lovely, the owners are friendly and you definitely get what you pay for. Pizzas and pastas too.
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Los Capulies
Los Capulies serves delicious, reasonably priced, traditional Ecuadorian meals and livens things up with entertainment on weekends. The cantina out back provides after-dinner fun. Popular with tour groups.
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Mamá Kinua Cultural Center
Pop into this women-run restaurant for some of the tastiest almuerzos around. It's mostly vegetarian and always wholesome and filling, and some of the best, healthiest, down-home indigenous cooking around.
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Moliendo Café
Moliendo Café serves delicious Colombian antojitos (appetizers) at prices that make everyone happy. The arepa mixta (a sort of corn pancake smothered with seasoned beans, chicken, peas and beef) is a delicious meal in itself - and you can't beat it for the price.
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Monday Blue
The festive Mexican atmosphere is more Cancún than Cuenca, but it's undeniably fun wolfing down sandwiches, Mexican food, shawarmas and pizza in this restaurant-cum-bar.
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Raymipampa
Recently remodeled and as friendly as ever, this Cuenca institution makes a great hangout for locals and travelers alike. The food hangs somewhere between Ecuadorian comfort food and diner fare.
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Restaurant El Paraíso
Serves straightforward Ecuadorian fare. The menu is all vegetarian and there's ice cream too.
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Tres Estrellas
Long in the business, Tres Estrellas receives rave reviews for its gourmet cuy . If you're not up for that squeaky delicacy, there's outstanding grilled beef, chicken and pork on the menu too.
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Tutto Freddo
Across from the main plaza, this is likely the best (and definitely the most popular) spot in town for a mammoth banana split or a towering milkshake. And the upstairs booths are great.
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