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Tamarindos is one of Guatemala City's finest restaurants.
Zona14alsohassomehighlyrecommendedrestaurants.
Céfiro
(3aAvenida15-43Zona
14, Plaza La Rioja Local #2, tel. 2385-5212, 12:30-10:30 P.M. Mon.-Sat., $10-15), in a
shopping center in a quiet upscale neighborhood, has some creative menu options, includ-
ing a delicious pasta salad made with watermelon, fennel, feta cheese, red onions, and
black olives; plantain soup; a lasagna with seasoned mushrooms and brie, salmon cooked
in tequila; and the outstanding tenderloin and foie gras scallop in a Zacapa Centenario rum
reduction.
Inamuchmoreexclusiveshoppingcenteramidspaciousgardenssetapartfromtheroad
is
Ambia
(10a Avenida 5-49 Zona 14, tel. 2366-6890/7, lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat.,
lunchSun.),wheretheemphasisisonNewAgecuisineconsistinglargelyofAsianrecipes,
including Thai chicken and shrimp recipes, pad thai ($10-12), excellent soups, Italian pas-
tas, and lobster Thermidor ($26). There are excellent desserts, including black-and-white
chocolate mousse and pears in red wine. The wine list, incidentally, is extensive and in-
cludes a $278 bottle of Spanish Vega Sicilia Valbuena.
