Guide to Have a Good Time in Antigua Guatemala

Sergio Andrés
Sergio Andrés
Guide to Have a Good Time in Antigua Guatemala

GASTRONOMY

The gastronomy of Guatemala is characterized by the variety of flavor, aroma and color in its dishes.
Every meal at La Posada de Don Rodrigo is a truly memorable one. Featuring delectable international and Guatemalan cuisine, as well as daily live Marimba music and our one and only Baile de los Moros folk dancing. This restaurant is sure to become one of the highlights of your visit.
Restaurante Posada De Don Rodrigo
Every meal at La Posada de Don Rodrigo is a truly memorable one. Featuring delectable international and Guatemalan cuisine, as well as daily live Marimba music and our one and only Baile de los Moros folk dancing. This restaurant is sure to become one of the highlights of your visit.
Quesos y Vino is one of the most famous restaurants in Antigua Guatemala thanks to its cozy atmosphere, wood-fired pizzas and a wide variety of wines that you can try. They have outdoor tables surrounded by an incredible garden.
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Quesos y Vino
1 5a Calle Poniente
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Quesos y Vino is one of the most famous restaurants in Antigua Guatemala thanks to its cozy atmosphere, wood-fired pizzas and a wide variety of wines that you can try. They have outdoor tables surrounded by an incredible garden.
El Cazador Italiano has been one of the most popular Italian restaurants in Antigua for years. It has stood out for its peculiar pastas with 100% Italian recipes. In addition, their pizzas have the peculiarity of having abundant melted cheese and premium ingredients.
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El Cazador Italiano
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El Cazador Italiano has been one of the most popular Italian restaurants in Antigua for years. It has stood out for its peculiar pastas with 100% Italian recipes. In addition, their pizzas have the peculiarity of having abundant melted cheese and premium ingredients.
A small restaurant in Antigua Guatemala that transports its diners to Japan through a bowl. In Kombu Ramen Shop they respect the technique as in Japanese kitchens; adapting the recipes to be able to use the greatest amount of local products in their best versions. Also Kombu, it is one of only two restaurants in the entire country where you can eat truly Japanese ramen.
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Kombu Ramen Shop
19C 1a Avenida Sur
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A small restaurant in Antigua Guatemala that transports its diners to Japan through a bowl. In Kombu Ramen Shop they respect the technique as in Japanese kitchens; adapting the recipes to be able to use the greatest amount of local products in their best versions. Also Kombu, it is one of only two restaurants in the entire country where you can eat truly Japanese ramen.
Los Tres Tiempos is a table for everyone, because they offer a gastronomic experience creating by hand the flavors and textures of a modern Guatemalan food.
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Los Tres Tiempos
No.7 5a Avenida Norte
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Los Tres Tiempos is a table for everyone, because they offer a gastronomic experience creating by hand the flavors and textures of a modern Guatemalan food.
Cerveceria 14 is a craft brewery and the perfect place to taste a good beer. Complementing these extraordinary beers, they offer food prepared by renowned chefs Anni & Felix, who with locally sourced ingredients and meats create a different menu each week, as well as delicious drinks and smoothies.
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Cervecería 14
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Cerveceria 14 is a craft brewery and the perfect place to taste a good beer. Complementing these extraordinary beers, they offer food prepared by renowned chefs Anni & Felix, who with locally sourced ingredients and meats create a different menu each week, as well as delicious drinks and smoothies.
Fridas Restaurant offers its visitors delicious dishes that are color on the palate. They have spent years providing spectacular service with an authentic Mexican spirit. Paying tribute to the great Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.
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Fridas
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Fridas Restaurant offers its visitors delicious dishes that are color on the palate. They have spent years providing spectacular service with an authentic Mexican spirit. Paying tribute to the great Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.
Ta'Cool is a Mexican food restaurant, which apart from being a delicacy for the palate, also allows you to have a good time with friends. It has an extensive menu where you will find: Tacos with the meat you prefer, chimichangas, burritos, enchiladas, nachos, chilaquiles, tlalpeño broth, beers and the natural drinks that you prefer.
Ta'Cool Taco Shop
1 6a Avenida Norte
Ta'Cool is a Mexican food restaurant, which apart from being a delicacy for the palate, also allows you to have a good time with friends. It has an extensive menu where you will find: Tacos with the meat you prefer, chimichangas, burritos, enchiladas, nachos, chilaquiles, tlalpeño broth, beers and the natural drinks that you prefer.
La Escalonia is a restaurant surrounded by beautiful landscapes in the middle of a nursery in Antigua Guatemala. The best thing is that they have vegetarian food options where you can enjoy very fresh ingredients. As you walk through its beautiful gardens, you find the tables to enjoy a unique meal. You can also visit their nursery specialized in exotic plants.
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Vivero y Café La Escalonia
36 5 Avenida Sur
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La Escalonia is a restaurant surrounded by beautiful landscapes in the middle of a nursery in Antigua Guatemala. The best thing is that they have vegetarian food options where you can enjoy very fresh ingredients. As you walk through its beautiful gardens, you find the tables to enjoy a unique meal. You can also visit their nursery specialized in exotic plants.
Luna de Miel is a French creperie that mixes the French flavor with fresh Guatemalan products, in a familiar and pleasant atmosphere. The restaurant has some of the most original recipes of savory and sweet crepes, salads, snacks, waffles and ice cream.
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Luna de Miel
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Luna de Miel is a French creperie that mixes the French flavor with fresh Guatemalan products, in a familiar and pleasant atmosphere. The restaurant has some of the most original recipes of savory and sweet crepes, salads, snacks, waffles and ice cream.

RESTAURANTS WITH GREAT VIEWS & MOUTH WATERING FOOD

Enjoy the climate of the colonial city visiting these hidden places in its surroundings with views of the volcanoes and the city, as well as outdoor spaces to eat or spend a pleasant time.
El Tenedor del Cerro is one of the restaurants of the Hotel Casa Santo Domingo, which offers not only first class culinary specialties, but also culture and art. It also has a viewpoint where you can see the landscape of Antigua Guatemala and all the vegetation that surrounds it. It is a spectacular sight and a unique place to carry out different activities during the day.
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El Tenedor del Cerro
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El Tenedor del Cerro is one of the restaurants of the Hotel Casa Santo Domingo, which offers not only first class culinary specialties, but also culture and art. It also has a viewpoint where you can see the landscape of Antigua Guatemala and all the vegetation that surrounds it. It is a spectacular sight and a unique place to carry out different activities during the day.
Cerro San Cristóbal is a beautiful restaurant and viewpoint that is located very close to Antigua Guatemala. This is an ideal place to enjoy a different activity surrounded by beautiful nature and a view of volcanoes. They sell all kinds of food, from breakfasts to snacks, this place is well known for its clear view and for being full of nature.
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Cerro San Cristóbal
#5 Calle Principal
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Cerro San Cristóbal is a beautiful restaurant and viewpoint that is located very close to Antigua Guatemala. This is an ideal place to enjoy a different activity surrounded by beautiful nature and a view of volcanoes. They sell all kinds of food, from breakfasts to snacks, this place is well known for its clear view and for being full of nature.
Hobbitenango is an ecological park, restaurant and hotel with a mission to protect the environment, promote sustainable construction and cultural practices.
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Hobbitenango
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Hobbitenango is an ecological park, restaurant and hotel with a mission to protect the environment, promote sustainable construction and cultural practices.
Antigua Boreal has become a place where local and foreign tourists can not only appreciate the greenhouse but also enjoy the open-air restaurant with international cuisine. The specialty of this restaurant is its huge pizza, full of cheese and unique flavors. You can choose with different sausages, spices and of course the tomato-based sauce. All melted in a wood oven.
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Antigua Boreal
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Antigua Boreal has become a place where local and foreign tourists can not only appreciate the greenhouse but also enjoy the open-air restaurant with international cuisine. The specialty of this restaurant is its huge pizza, full of cheese and unique flavors. You can choose with different sausages, spices and of course the tomato-based sauce. All melted in a wood oven.

DRINKS & NIGHTLIFE

Monoloco is a restaurant-bar to have fun with friends and share a drink or a good beer, with a delicious dish from its extensive menu. The best on the menu are their famous nachos and its international drinks and special cocktails.
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Monoloco Antigua
No.6 Interior, Centroamérica
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Monoloco is a restaurant-bar to have fun with friends and share a drink or a good beer, with a delicious dish from its extensive menu. The best on the menu are their famous nachos and its international drinks and special cocktails.
Vibras is a nightclub with a lively atmosphere and decorated with fine arts made by various international artists. It is the perfect place to spend an afternoon enjoying live music or an evening socializing with friends accompanied by drinks and food.
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Las Vibras de la Casbah
5a Avenida Norte
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Vibras is a nightclub with a lively atmosphere and decorated with fine arts made by various international artists. It is the perfect place to spend an afternoon enjoying live music or an evening socializing with friends accompanied by drinks and food.
El Barrio's five unique bars form a complex that allows for a variety of themes, drinks, music, and personalities without having to walk more than 10 seconds.
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El Barrio
3 4 Avenida Sur
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El Barrio's five unique bars form a complex that allows for a variety of themes, drinks, music, and personalities without having to walk more than 10 seconds.
Puerta Once is a sports bar that allows a lot of fun and joy to its visitors. This place is famous for its variety of food, drinks and beverages. The highlight is that they have Happy Hour every day from 3PM to 7PM. Offering drinks and beers at Q10
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Door Eleven
1a Calle Poniente
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Puerta Once is a sports bar that allows a lot of fun and joy to its visitors. This place is famous for its variety of food, drinks and beverages. The highlight is that they have Happy Hour every day from 3PM to 7PM. Offering drinks and beers at Q10
Discover the bar on the other side of the phone booth! Ulew is a corner full of art in La Antigua Guatemala with unique cocktails created for every palate, a cozy atmosphere, good music and many friends.
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Ulew Cocktail Bar
3 Poniente
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Discover the bar on the other side of the phone booth! Ulew is a corner full of art in La Antigua Guatemala with unique cocktails created for every palate, a cozy atmosphere, good music and many friends.
Macondo is a resto-bar located at the foot of the Santa Calina Arch in Antigua Guatemala. It is characterized by its good duet music, drinks, food and atmosphere.
Macondo
28 5a Avenida Norte
Macondo is a resto-bar located at the foot of the Santa Calina Arch in Antigua Guatemala. It is characterized by its good duet music, drinks, food and atmosphere.
This bar has great music and a party atmosphere with a large space to dance. Here you can spend a night full of rumba with your friends.
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Reilly's Irish Tavern
7 6a Calle Poniente
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This bar has great music and a party atmosphere with a large space to dance. Here you can spend a night full of rumba with your friends.
This place is ideal to enjoy a sunset in La Antigua Guatemala, since it offers a wide view of the colonial city, as well as having delicious dishes and drinks to have a great time.
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Café Sky
15 1a Avenida Sur
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This place is ideal to enjoy a sunset in La Antigua Guatemala, since it offers a wide view of the colonial city, as well as having delicious dishes and drinks to have a great time.

TRADITIONAL FOOD IN ANTIGUA

La Cuevita de los Urquizú specializes in promoting typical Guatemalan food, delighting its customers with food that is traditionally made at home, with a home flavor, in a family atmosphere and with good service.
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La Cuevita de Los Urquizú
9D 2a Calle Oriente
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La Cuevita de los Urquizú specializes in promoting typical Guatemalan food, delighting its customers with food that is traditionally made at home, with a home flavor, in a family atmosphere and with good service.
El Rincón Típico is a very visited restaurant in Antigua Guatemala, which is located a few steps from the La Unión Tank. It stands out for the quality of its traditional Guatemalan food, with a home flavor.
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Rincón Típico
3a Avenida Sur
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El Rincón Típico is a very visited restaurant in Antigua Guatemala, which is located a few steps from the La Unión Tank. It stands out for the quality of its traditional Guatemalan food, with a home flavor.
Variety of stalls where you can find traditional Guatemalan food such as Pepián, Revolvaco, Caldo de Gallina or Beef, Chiles Rellenos with Russian Salad, Mole, Molletes, etc.
Mercado de San Felipe de Jesús
Variety of stalls where you can find traditional Guatemalan food such as Pepián, Revolvaco, Caldo de Gallina or Beef, Chiles Rellenos with Russian Salad, Mole, Molletes, etc.
7 Caldos stands out for its traditional flavor through respect for the processes and ingredients of Guatemalan gastronomy. The restaurant offers an extensive menu of typical food based on broths, meats and seafood, specializing in the flavors and traditions of our country.
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Restaurante 7 Caldos
24 3a Calle Oriente
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7 Caldos stands out for its traditional flavor through respect for the processes and ingredients of Guatemalan gastronomy. The restaurant offers an extensive menu of typical food based on broths, meats and seafood, specializing in the flavors and traditions of our country.
Arrin Cuan offers 100% natural food made by hand with the best ingredients and prepared with all the dedication that the typical dishes of our beautiful country require. Here you can find Guatemalan music, which is usually marimba because it is a Guatemalan instrument with a lot of history and tradition of our country.
Arrin Cuan Antigua
2 Carr. Jacaltenango-Concepción
Arrin Cuan offers 100% natural food made by hand with the best ingredients and prepared with all the dedication that the typical dishes of our beautiful country require. Here you can find Guatemalan music, which is usually marimba because it is a Guatemalan instrument with a lot of history and tradition of our country.

COFFEE SHOP & RESTAURANT

Cafe Condesa is a coffee shop and restaurant that stands out for its high quality of fresh ingredients, attentive and friendly staff, and for its unbeatable location in front of the central park of the city.
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Café Condesa
5a Avenida Norte
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Cafe Condesa is a coffee shop and restaurant that stands out for its high quality of fresh ingredients, attentive and friendly staff, and for its unbeatable location in front of the central park of the city.
Artista de Café is heaven in a mug. This coffee shop stands out for its combination of art and coffee in one place, creativity and originality is manifested in every detail.
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Artista de café
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Artista de Café is heaven in a mug. This coffee shop stands out for its combination of art and coffee in one place, creativity and originality is manifested in every detail.
Fernando's Kaffee offers high-quality, single-origin Guatemalan products that come from two ethereal crops: coffee and cocoa. You can find everything from espressos, lattes and drinking chocolate, to dark chocolate bars, milk chocolate bars, cocoa nibs, chocolate spreads, even cocoa juice.
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Fernando's Kaffee
7a Avenida Norte
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Fernando's Kaffee offers high-quality, single-origin Guatemalan products that come from two ethereal crops: coffee and cocoa. You can find everything from espressos, lattes and drinking chocolate, to dark chocolate bars, milk chocolate bars, cocoa nibs, chocolate spreads, even cocoa juice.

ICY EXPERIENCE

This is one of the best places to try a truly exotic ice cream in Antigua Guatemala City, the ice creams depend on the season and you are sure to love them all. Flavors of sapote, tamarind, avocado, beer, rum, cheese, coconut and much more. Be sure to try the weirdest flavors you can find in this old-fashioned candle shop.
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La Tienda de Doña Gavi
2 3a Avenida Nte.
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This is one of the best places to try a truly exotic ice cream in Antigua Guatemala City, the ice creams depend on the season and you are sure to love them all. Flavors of sapote, tamarind, avocado, beer, rum, cheese, coconut and much more. Be sure to try the weirdest flavors you can find in this old-fashioned candle shop.
This place is ideal to try unique and different flavors that you would never imagine exist. They are delicious because they are made with an artisan procedure combining the texture and the different flavors that they offer. Bacon with chocolate, beer with coffee, fig with tobacco, there are many very rich combinations waiting for you. You will always find a new flavor!
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Helados Exóticos, Sobremesa
4 4 Avenida Sur
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This place is ideal to try unique and different flavors that you would never imagine exist. They are delicious because they are made with an artisan procedure combining the texture and the different flavors that they offer. Bacon with chocolate, beer with coffee, fig with tobacco, there are many very rich combinations waiting for you. You will always find a new flavor!
Glacy Cream is a Guatemalan artisan ice cream parlor that offers more than 26 ice cream flavors, all of which have been inspired by traditional ingredients that are consumed by the chapines.
Glacy Cream
#10A 6a Calle Poniente
Glacy Cream is a Guatemalan artisan ice cream parlor that offers more than 26 ice cream flavors, all of which have been inspired by traditional ingredients that are consumed by the chapines.