4 Best Restaurants in Guatemala

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We've compiled the best of the best in Guatemala - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.

Restaurante Maracuyá

$ Fodor's choice

This secret garden with lake vistas is a veritable oasis, complete with butterflies and flowering vines. But don't forget the food: there is a huge menu ranging from smoothie bowls bursting with fresh fruit or waffles in the morning to pad Thai, salad, traditional Guatemalan food, or pizza at sunset, plus fresh cocktails.

Achiote

$$ Fodor's choice

A broad menu features comida típica as well as familiar plates, so you can order a tasty hamburger (with optional whiskey sauce) or pollo al achiote, chicken spiced with the red pre-Colombian herb. The atmosphere is tasteful and relaxing, so you won't even miss the lake, which is a couple of blocks away.

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Panza Verde Restaurant

$$$$ Fodor's choice
The elegant restaurant at this European boutique-style Mesón Panza Verde is an experience unto itself. Guests can choose to dine in the main dining area, with its antiques and mahogany furnishings, or in the colonial arcade, which surrounds the perimeter of the garden. The menu features such delicacies as magret de canard, a seared duck breast in chocolate and plum sauce, or Asian pork ribs flavored in an anise-ginger sauce. For a special, romantic evening, reserve the single-table La Cúpola room.

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Pan American

$$

A longtime Old City favorite, this courtyard dining room brims with the charm of another era, from the wooden balconies hung with colorful huipiles to the traditional highland dress worn by the waitstaff. The menu has an extensive selection of both international and Guatemalan fare, and among the desserts the coconut cream pie is a standout. On Sunday there is a brunch buffet with live marimba music.