Guidebook for Quito
Food Scene
Quito Pizza Company
N34-94 Avenida Eloy AlfaroBest pizza in Quito, thin crust.
Tac & Roll
Avenida República de El SalvadorBuild your own quesadilla, tacos, enchiladas. Great atmosphere.
Not just great coffee, but a sweet place to hang out and get work done on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Good wi-fi, nice lounge furniture, and delicious baked goods and sandwiches.
Cafe Jaru
Avenida República de El SalvadorNot just great coffee, but a sweet place to hang out and get work done on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Good wi-fi, nice lounge furniture, and delicious baked goods and sandwiches.
Hamburguesas El Corral
N28-12 Diego de AlmagroExpensive burgers, but good.
Must go here to get the city's best encebollado (seafood soup covered in popcorn and fresh lime). Plus there's always live music, and it's cheap!
Siete Mares
E4 - 458 y Juan León MeraMust go here to get the city's best encebollado (seafood soup covered in popcorn and fresh lime). Plus there's always live music, and it's cheap!
Sushi Shop EC
N30-144 Diego de AlmagroGreat sushi, not too expensive either, and a beautiful restaurant setting.
Sightseeing
World famous museum built by the iconic painter Oswaldo Guayasamin
150 Einheimische empfehlen
La Capilla Del Hombre
Lorenzo ChávezWorld famous museum built by the iconic painter Oswaldo Guayasamin
Arts & Culture
Spiral museum that has the best depiction of folklore and different indigenous groups of Ecuador.
Mindala
1181 La NiñaSpiral museum that has the best depiction of folklore and different indigenous groups of Ecuador.
Entertainment & Activities
The city's "house of culture" that frequently has free concerts, free film festivals, art exhibitions, and dance performances.
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Haus der Ecuadorianischen Kultur - Benjamín Carrión
345 Av. 6 de DiciembreThe city's "house of culture" that frequently has free concerts, free film festivals, art exhibitions, and dance performances.
Blockbusters, high-end multi cinema, always have the biggest movies with subtitled options.
153 Einheimische empfehlen
Supercines
Avenida 6 de DiciembreBlockbusters, high-end multi cinema, always have the biggest movies with subtitled options.
Ochoymedio Ecuador
ValladolidQuitos' art film house, with a terrific coffee bar.
University-based movie house, focusing on home-grown documentaries, often free to the public.
FLACSO Biblioteca
290 San SalvadorUniversity-based movie house, focusing on home-grown documentaries, often free to the public.
Parks & Nature
This is the park of all parks of Quito, where every day you can have lunch in the park, go to the Vivarium museum to see reptiles and insects, watch volleyball and soccer games (or on Sundays skateboard and bike stunt tournaments), go paddleboating, go to Quito's botanical a garden, or to major outdoor arts festivals --- yes, all in one giant but walkable park!
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La Carolina
This is the park of all parks of Quito, where every day you can have lunch in the park, go to the Vivarium museum to see reptiles and insects, watch volleyball and soccer games (or on Sundays skateboard and bike stunt tournaments), go paddleboating, go to Quito's botanical a garden, or to major outdoor arts festivals --- yes, all in one giant but walkable park!
The university has a sweet and serene and clean little park that is one of the best kept secrets of Quito. Go here to get a good book finished and right inside the building on weekdays they serve nice lunches.
FLACSO
Diego de AlmagroThe university has a sweet and serene and clean little park that is one of the best kept secrets of Quito. Go here to get a good book finished and right inside the building on weekdays they serve nice lunches.
Shopping
Inside the mall there's a great coffee bar with nice furniture, Hansel & Gretel. On the ground floor they make delicious crepes. This mall is more tranquil and comfortable than the others which get crowded and stuffy.
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Mall El Jardin
N6-144 Av. Río AmazonasInside the mall there's a great coffee bar with nice furniture, Hansel & Gretel. On the ground floor they make delicious crepes. This mall is more tranquil and comfortable than the others which get crowded and stuffy.
Regarded as Quito's main and most sought after mall, it is big for sure, and everything there is expensive.
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Quicentro Einkaufszentrum
yRegarded as Quito's main and most sought after mall, it is big for sure, and everything there is expensive.
Essentials
Supermaxi
N16-114 Av. de la RepúblicaSimilar to Wal-Mart, but with higher prices for everything than normal grocery stores. Go here to find imported items, electronics, pet supplies, hardware, fitness stuff, clothes, bedding, basically everything under one roof.
157 Einheimische empfehlen
Megamaxi
Avenida 6 de DiciembreSimilar to Wal-Mart, but with higher prices for everything than normal grocery stores. Go here to find imported items, electronics, pet supplies, hardware, fitness stuff, clothes, bedding, basically everything under one roof.