Loja Restaurants

  1. A lo Mero Mero

    It's not quite up to Mexico City standards, but if you've a hankering for refried beans and tortillas, it's the only place you'll get them.

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  2. Casa Sol

    This cute new family place serves traditional snacks at balcony tables. Best in the evening.

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  3. Cebichería 200 Millas

    The place to go (with everyone else) for good, reasonably priced seafood lunches.

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  4. Diego's

    Formal waiters, faded wallpaper and a casual clientele make this Loja classic a rather surreal place. Plates include garlic chicken, pastas, lasagna and filet mignon.

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  5. El Jugo Natural

    Pure, all-natural juices, yogurt shakes, fruit salads and personalized pizzas make up the menu at this small café. It's great for a fruit-and-yogurt breakfast.

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  7. El Paraíso

    Pop in here for good wholesome set vegetarian lunches and dinners at around US$2 a pop. Good deal.

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  8. El Tamal Lojano

    The almuerzos are good, but the real reason to come is for the delicious quimbolitos (a sweet cake-like corn dumpling wrapped in achira leaves), humitas, (a plantain pastry stuffed with seasoned chicken) and tamales lojanos . Try them all!

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  9. Forno di Fango

    This spic-and-span pizzería serves tasty pizzas pulled from an adobe oven smack in the middle of the dining room. Lasagna too.

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  10. Mar y Cuba

    Along with commie-island classics like ropa vieja (a sort of shredded beef stew), this Cuban restaurant serves excellent seafood and several types of ceviche.

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  11. Parrillada Uruguayas

    Serves whopping portions of delicious grilled meats.

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  13. Pavi Pollo

    There are numerous grilled-chicken joints along Alonso de Mercadillo, west of Bolívar, where you can pick up a quarter-chicken with soup and fries for about around US$2 . Pavi Pollo is a good one.

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  14. Salon Lolita

    North of downtown, this is the place for traditional food from Loja. Cuy comes roasted whole in around US$8 , around US$10 or around US$12 sizes. They also serve a traditional chicken dish called gallina cuyada and cecina . Take an 'El Valle' bus from Avenida Universitaria at Parque Bolívar.

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