2 Best Restaurants in The Northern Highlands, Ecuador

One block from the Plaza de Ponchos, this small restaurant has a simple menu that includes fresh trout and pepper steak. Seating is available on a covered patio or in the narrow dining room. The daily lunch specials are a great deal.

This two-story cultural complex consists of an intimate restaurant on the second floor that serves excellent Ecuadoran cuisine, a ground-floor coffee bar, and a bookstore. The restaurant presents live folk music Friday evening and all day on weekends.