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Fuentes de Vida $
(lunch Q15)
This is the largest of a group of cook stalls at the rear of the market building,
near the pork vendors in a bright courtyard surrounded by tall trees. They offer half a
dozen menu options daily, all of which come with beans, tortillas and a fiery salsa made
from dried red chilies.
GUATEMALAN
Las Chinitas $
(Calle Santander, Plaza Los Patios; lunch & dinner; )
Indonesian-run Las Chinitas has a pan-Asi-
an menu - miso, Singapore salad, stir frys and pot stickers, as well as changing
menú del
día
choices with tofu and shiitake mushrooms. Dining is under the open-air dome of the
Centro Comercial El Patio.
ASIAN
Ristorante La Lanterna $$
ITALIAN
(Calle Santander 4-72; mains Q80; 7am-3pm & 6-10pm)
Part of the Hotel Dos Mundos, this Italian
restaurant makes its own pasta and stocks an impressive range of wines from the mother-
land. The adjacent cafe makes a mean espresso from Guatemala's prized beans. Bonus:
you're welcome to use the hotel swimming pool if you eat here.
Guajimbo's $$
(Calle Santander; mains Q50-90; 7:30am-11pm)
This Uruguayan grill serves up generous helpings
of steak, sausage and chicken dishes with vegetables, salad, garlic bread and rice or boiled
potatoes. Vegetarians can enjoy tofu kebabs. You won't leave hungry.
STEAKHOUSE
El Patio $$
( 7762-2041; Plaza Los Patios, Calle Santander; mains Q35-65; 7am-10:30pm)
This is a locally popu-
lar joint for lunch; the front terrace makes an obvious meeting place. Try to make it for
Monday lunch when everyone chows down on
caldo de res
(chunky broth), served with
all the trimmings.
GUATEMALAN
Resaurante Hana $$
JAPANESE
