The Highlands - Guatemala - page 205

Eating
Near the south end of Calle del Lago, an agglomeration of thatched-roof restaurants
crowds the lakefront. All serve lake mojarra (bream, Q75) and black bass (Q100), with
skinny, bow-tied youths taking your order. Restaurante El Atitlán OFFLINE MAP

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8am-9pm) , the last one on the left, offers the best quality and (Calle del Lago; black bass Q100;

variety.
Another obvious choice for cheap meals are the myriad taco and fried chicken stalls
that proliferate along Calle Santander every afternoon and evening. You might try the ap-
propriately named Humo en Tus Ojos, last spotted near the intersection of Calles Principal
and Santander; this is where the cops eat.
For food shopping, there's the Despensa Familiar OFFLINE MAP

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the north end of Calle El Amate.

Deli Jasmín $
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( 7762-2585; Calle Santander; items Q25-45; 7am-6pm Wed-Mon) This tranquil garden restaurant
serves a range of healthy foods and drinks to the strains of soft classical music. Breakfast
is served all day, and you can buy whole-wheat or pita bread, hummus or mango chutney
to take away.

Chero's Bar $
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(Av Los Árboles; pupusas Q9; 12:30pm-1am Tue-Sat) Usefully located amidst the Zona Viva,
Chero's can get pretty lively, with beer-drinking patrons gathering around simple shiny
wood tables as tuk-tuks zip by. Behind the bar Carmen slaps out irresistible cheese tortillas
known as pupusas , filled with beans or the exotic spinach-like herb chipilín , and served
with the customary pickled cabbage and salsa.

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Deli Llama de Fuego $
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( 7762-2586; Calle Santander; items Q25-45; 7am-10pm Thu-Tue) Offering a variety of healthy
food and drink, this natural-foods haven revolves around a llama de fuego tree (African
tulip).