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Always a popular downtown favorite,
El Gran Pavo de Don Neto
(13 Calle 4-41 Zona 1,
tel. 2232-9912, 7 A.M.-11 P.M. daily) serves a wide variety of authentic Mexican dishes
at reasonable prices. It has live mariachi music on weekends and another location at 6a
Avenida 12-72 Zona 10 (tel. 2362-0608/9). Also with several locations is
Los Cebol-
lines
(6a Avenida 9-75 Zona 1, tel. 2232-7750; 12 Calle 6-17, Plazuela España, Zona
9, tel. 2334-1485; and Condado Concepción, at Km. 15.5 Carretera a El Salvador, tel.
6634-5405;
www.cebollines.com
,
7A.M.-11P.M.Mon.-Thurs.,7A.M.-midnightFri.-Sat.,
7A.M.-10P.M.Sun.),servingtastygrilledmeats,enchiladas,andtacosyoucanwashdown
with refreshing lemonades, smoothies, or cocktails. Try the delicious
tacos de pollo pib-
il.
Along with its branch in Antigua,
Fridas
(3a Avenida 14-60 Zona 10, tel. 2367-1611/
13,
www.vivafridas.com
,
lunch and dinner daily) serves Mexican dishes that include tasty
fajitasandflautasatfairlyreasonableprices($5-10).Thechickeninmangosauceisdelect-
able and the bar makes excellent margaritas. Pick your poison from the long list of tequilas
($4-12).ThemostcasualofalltheMexicanfoodoptionsis
Ta'contento
(2Av.14-06Zona
10, tel. 2363-5028, 11 A.M.- midnight Tues.-Sun., $3-7), where you can eat tasty tacos al
fresco fronting a lively Zona Viva street.
TherehasalwaysbeenconsiderableFrenchinfluenceonGuatemalanculture,whichisalso
evident in the city's culinary offerings. Among the excellent options are
Saint-Honoré
(14
Calle 2-51 Zona 10, tel. 2379-4548, 11:30 A.M.-11 P.M. daily), inside the InterContinent-
al hotel, a typical French bakery serving cakes and some of Guatemala's best coffee. Also
in the hotel lobby is the excellent
Café de la Paix
(6 A.M.-11 P.M. daily), the only
franchise of the famous Parisian brasserie chain outside of France, serving heavier meals,
including entrecôte and onion soup ($12-25).
Jean Francois
(Diagonal6,13-63Zona10,tel.2333-4785,noon-3P.M.and7-10:30
P.M. Mon.-Fri., noon-3 P.M. Sat., $8-25) is a longtime favorite with Guatemala's wealthy
elite and is arguably one of the finest restaurants in Latin America. The atmosphere is el-
egant with tablecloths and flowers adorning the tables and antique colonial furniture in
the lounge. Entrées include snook in a cream and lemon sauce with fine herbs and steak
bondelaise
with porcini mushrooms. Try the fantastic cold lemon soufflé with caramel
sauce for dessert.
A more casual French dining option is
La Maison de France
(13 Calle 7-98 Zona 10,
tel. 2337-4029, info@lalanchavino.com, lunch Mon.-Tues., lunch and dinner Wed.-Fri.,
$6- 11) with a set lunch chalkboard menu and à la carte dinner options. Choose from a mix
