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(3a Av; breakfast Q15; 7am-9pm)
This below-street-level place off the main plaza is great for a
classic
desayuno (breakfast)
, served with a bonus bowl of
mosh (granola and bananas)
and freshly baked cookie, and they refill your coffee cup. It's usually crammed with local
characters by 8am.
Popi's Restaurant $
CAFE
( 7756-0159; 5a Calle 6-74; mains Q22-40; breakfast, lunch & dinner)
This low-key cafe/hostel/ex-
pat hangout whips up gringo comfort foods. A copious breakfast menu includes three-egg
omelets, granola and burritos.
El Descanso $
CAFE
(3a Calle, Zona 1; mains Q25-30; breakfast, lunch & dinner)
Sharing a property with the Nebaj Lan-
guage School, this cozy restaurant features a bar and lounge areas in Nebaj's most altern-
ative ambience. A range of snacks, salads and soups is served.
Asados El Pasabien $
(cnr 5a Av & 9a Calle; mains Q35-45; noon-9pm)
Steaks, chicken and shrimp are skillfully grilled
and served up with heaping portions of halved potatoes, salad and nice homemade salsas
at this locally popular dining hall.
STEAKHOUSE
Shopping
Mercado de Artesanías
(Handicrafts Market; cnr 7a Calle & 2a Av, Zona 1; 8am-6pm)
You can buy local textiles inside this
market. The numerous vendor stalls offer well-made
rebozos, cintas
(the pom-pommed
braid woven into Ixil women's hair) and
huipiles,
which can cost anywhere from Q300 to
Q5000, depending on quality.
HANDICRAFTS
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