Guidebook for Antigua Guatemala

Claudia
Guidebook for Antigua Guatemala

Food Scene

Delicious Italian Restaurant located right around the block from the house. The pasta and pizza are outstanding. I love the house wine.
7 localnici recomandă
La Toscana
17B 1a Avenida Sur
7 localnici recomandă
Delicious Italian Restaurant located right around the block from the house. The pasta and pizza are outstanding. I love the house wine.
Middle Eastern and Oriental food served in a small, cozy restaurant that is located around the block from the house. The falafel and curries are outstanding. I also love the sweet potato fries and the homemade sauces they serve with the food.
18 localnici recomandă
Toko Baru
1a Avenida Sur
18 localnici recomandă
Middle Eastern and Oriental food served in a small, cozy restaurant that is located around the block from the house. The falafel and curries are outstanding. I also love the sweet potato fries and the homemade sauces they serve with the food.
Beautiful garden seating at this Cafe located right next to Central Park. I love their quiche and breakfast items. Also, it is a great place for an afternoon coffee and dessert. They have a Sunday brunch that is spectacular.
41 localnici recomandă
Café Condesa
5a Avenida Norte
41 localnici recomandă
Beautiful garden seating at this Cafe located right next to Central Park. I love their quiche and breakfast items. Also, it is a great place for an afternoon coffee and dessert. They have a Sunday brunch that is spectacular.
Lovely, small, Italian restaurant with delicious appetizers, pizza, and pasta. I love the carpaccio and bruchetta as well as the sangria.
30 localnici recomandă
El Cazador Italiano
30 localnici recomandă
Lovely, small, Italian restaurant with delicious appetizers, pizza, and pasta. I love the carpaccio and bruchetta as well as the sangria.
Hugos has delicious ceviche as well as picositas (beer prepared with lime juice, worchester sauce, and spices). They are only open during the day and close around 4 or 5 pm.
Hugos Ceviches
6a Calle Oriente
Hugos has delicious ceviche as well as picositas (beer prepared with lime juice, worchester sauce, and spices). They are only open during the day and close around 4 or 5 pm.
Delicious Mexican food and drinks located right next to the famous Arch.
40 localnici recomandă
Fridas
40 localnici recomandă
Delicious Mexican food and drinks located right next to the famous Arch.
Typical Guatemalan soups and stews as well as grilled favorites. I love the Sopa de Tortilla de Pollo.
9 localnici recomandă
Restaurante 7 Caldos
24 3a Calle Oriente
9 localnici recomandă
Typical Guatemalan soups and stews as well as grilled favorites. I love the Sopa de Tortilla de Pollo.
They have a bakery in front and a restaurant in back. The homemade breads are delicious.
34 localnici recomandă
Dona Luisa Xicotencatl
12 4a Calle Ote.
34 localnici recomandă
They have a bakery in front and a restaurant in back. The homemade breads are delicious.
Typical Guatemalan food is served here. It is only a few blocks from the house and I've loved everything I've ordered from here. The kabobs, steaks, and burgers are outstanding and the service is always great.
11 localnici recomandă
Las Antorchas
1 3a Avenida Sur
11 localnici recomandă
Typical Guatemalan food is served here. It is only a few blocks from the house and I've loved everything I've ordered from here. The kabobs, steaks, and burgers are outstanding and the service is always great.
Rooftop views are similar to what we have on our rooftop terrace. Great appetizers and drinks.
41 localnici recomandă
Café Sky
15 1a Avenida Sur
41 localnici recomandă
Rooftop views are similar to what we have on our rooftop terrace. Great appetizers and drinks.
Delicious food as well as a small shop with imported or homemade food items that you can buy. Beautiful garden seating.
36 localnici recomandă
Epicure
11 5a Calle Oriente
36 localnici recomandă
Delicious food as well as a small shop with imported or homemade food items that you can buy. Beautiful garden seating.
Delicious French food and nice atmosphere with a cozy garden and reading lounge. They have live music several nights of the week.
47 localnici recomandă
Hector's Bistro
47 localnici recomandă
Delicious French food and nice atmosphere with a cozy garden and reading lounge. They have live music several nights of the week.
Amazing Brewery about 5-10minutes by car/Uber outside of Antigua. It’s located on a coffee plantation and has lots of outdoor space with excellent volcano views. The beers are outstanding, and they have different food vendors each weekend as well as live music.
59 localnici recomandă
Cervecería 14
59 localnici recomandă
Amazing Brewery about 5-10minutes by car/Uber outside of Antigua. It’s located on a coffee plantation and has lots of outdoor space with excellent volcano views. The beers are outstanding, and they have different food vendors each weekend as well as live music.
Delicious French inspired menu. Love the wine choices here.
36 localnici recomandă
Bistrot Cinq
7 5a Calle Poniente
36 localnici recomandă
Delicious French inspired menu. Love the wine choices here.

Sightseeing

Located at the top of a hill, you can view all of Antigua. This is a great hike or tuk tuk ride. Beautiful spot for photos.
171 localnici recomandă
Dealul Crucii
171 localnici recomandă
Located at the top of a hill, you can view all of Antigua. This is a great hike or tuk tuk ride. Beautiful spot for photos.
Antigua is famous for the beautiful Santa Catalina Arch. You will find this street to be a pedestrian only street during the weekends with vendors and artists lining the sidewalks.
83 localnici recomandă
Arco de Santa Catalina
28 5a Avenida Norte
83 localnici recomandă
Antigua is famous for the beautiful Santa Catalina Arch. You will find this street to be a pedestrian only street during the weekends with vendors and artists lining the sidewalks.
Beautiful Catholic church with ruins behind it that you can go in to see. Amazing architechtural photos can be taken in the ruin. You can enter the church for free and pay a minimum fee to enter the ruins.
13 localnici recomandă
Convent of La Merced
13 localnici recomandă
Beautiful Catholic church with ruins behind it that you can go in to see. Amazing architechtural photos can be taken in the ruin. You can enter the church for free and pay a minimum fee to enter the ruins.
Another historical convent that you can explore that is within 2 blocks of the house.
26 localnici recomandă
Convento Santa Clara
26 localnici recomandă
Another historical convent that you can explore that is within 2 blocks of the house.
You can take coffee farm tours, go horseback riding, or ziplining here at this coffee farm right outside of Antigua.
48 localnici recomandă
Finca Filadelfia
48 localnici recomandă
You can take coffee farm tours, go horseback riding, or ziplining here at this coffee farm right outside of Antigua.
Beautiful church right down the street from our house. The remains of Hermano Pedro are located here. A large procession leaves this church during Holy Week. It is an amazing sight to see the procession leave and enter the church. There are gardens around the church and a small museum and gift shop.
27 localnici recomandă
San Francisco
7a Calle Oriente
27 localnici recomandă
Beautiful church right down the street from our house. The remains of Hermano Pedro are located here. A large procession leaves this church during Holy Week. It is an amazing sight to see the procession leave and enter the church. There are gardens around the church and a small museum and gift shop.

Parks & Nature

Center of Antigua with lovely fountains, benches, and locals selling their typical Guatemalan items.
91 localnici recomandă
Parcul Central
4 Avenida Norte
91 localnici recomandă
Center of Antigua with lovely fountains, benches, and locals selling their typical Guatemalan items.
Located 2 blocks from the house, this is a beautiful spot to read in the afternoon or take pictures of the large pila that was used as the public place to wash clothes here in Antigua.
37 localnici recomandă
Rezervorul Uniunii
6a Calle Oriente
37 localnici recomandă
Located 2 blocks from the house, this is a beautiful spot to read in the afternoon or take pictures of the large pila that was used as the public place to wash clothes here in Antigua.
This is a great place for a cookout and swimming. The installations are new and a short tuk tuk or taxi ride away. You pay a small fee for access to the pool and can also rent a cabana with a table, chairs, and a grill for cooking. Just bring your own food to cook, drinks, and towels...and you are set.
ecoturistico " Cerro Niño" Park
This is a great place for a cookout and swimming. The installations are new and a short tuk tuk or taxi ride away. You pay a small fee for access to the pool and can also rent a cabana with a table, chairs, and a grill for cooking. Just bring your own food to cook, drinks, and towels...and you are set.

Arts & Culture

Learn about Jade in Guatemala. You can also buy jade jewlery here as well.
8 localnici recomandă
Jade Maya
34 4a Calle Ote.
8 localnici recomandă
Learn about Jade in Guatemala. You can also buy jade jewlery here as well.
Art museum
29 localnici recomandă
Museo de Arte Colonial
3 5a Calle Oriente
29 localnici recomandă
Art museum
Museum St. Tomas De Aquino
No. 23 1a Avenida Nte
Within this hotel, there are ruins from the church and a museum that you can enter. Highly recommended
97 localnici recomandă
Hotel Casa Santo Domingo
28 A 3a Calle Oriente
97 localnici recomandă
Within this hotel, there are ruins from the church and a museum that you can enter. Highly recommended

Shopping

Local Artesans market with typical Guatemala handicrafts. Make sure to bargain here as the vendors tend to raise prices for foreigners.
61 localnici recomandă
Handicraft Market
61 localnici recomandă
Local Artesans market with typical Guatemala handicrafts. Make sure to bargain here as the vendors tend to raise prices for foreigners.
Jade store. Remember that only buying from an actual Jade store will you receive a certificate of authenticity for the Jade jewlery that you buy.
15 localnici recomandă
Casa del Jade
10 4a Calle Oriente
15 localnici recomandă
Jade store. Remember that only buying from an actual Jade store will you receive a certificate of authenticity for the Jade jewlery that you buy.
This is the typical artesans market that is located closer to our house. There are many beautiful Guatemalan handicrafts to be found here.
21 localnici recomandă
Mercado de Artesanias
3a Avenida Norte
21 localnici recomandă
This is the typical artesans market that is located closer to our house. There are many beautiful Guatemalan handicrafts to be found here.
Nimpot is a place where artesans can leave there handicrafts for sell. It is a coorperative store with crafts from all over Guatemala. I really love the used huipils and cortes; you can find some treasures if you don't mind digging through stacks of clothing.
29 localnici recomandă
Nim Pot’
29 localnici recomandă
Nimpot is a place where artesans can leave there handicrafts for sell. It is a coorperative store with crafts from all over Guatemala. I really love the used huipils and cortes; you can find some treasures if you don't mind digging through stacks of clothing.
Pastores is known for leather working especially for boots. You can find many stores up and down the main street of this small town right outside of Antigua.
Botas El Ranchero
Pastores is known for leather working especially for boots. You can find many stores up and down the main street of this small town right outside of Antigua.
One of my favorite stores located right down the street from Casa Magnolia. This store has all kinds of typical Guatemalan handcrafts.
Casa de los Gigantes
18 7a Calle Oriente
One of my favorite stores located right down the street from Casa Magnolia. This store has all kinds of typical Guatemalan handcrafts.

Essentials

Small Grocery within walking distance in Antigua. There are also many small tiendas very close to the house where you can buy basic food items.
96 localnici recomandă
La bodegona
27 Poniente
96 localnici recomandă
Small Grocery within walking distance in Antigua. There are also many small tiendas very close to the house where you can buy basic food items.

Drinks & Nightlife

Bar/Restaurant with several large tvs for viewing sporting events. The food is also delicious.
56 localnici recomandă
Monoloco Antigua
No.6 Interior, Centroamérica
56 localnici recomandă
Bar/Restaurant with several large tvs for viewing sporting events. The food is also delicious.
This cute bar is right around the block from the house. It features live music on the weekends and mescal.
62 localnici recomandă
Cafe No Se
1a Avenida Sur
62 localnici recomandă
This cute bar is right around the block from the house. It features live music on the weekends and mescal.
Large bar with several bar areas and loud music. Seems to be a hotspot for people coming from Guatemala City as well as tourist.
31 localnici recomandă
Reilly's Irish Tavern
7 6a Calle Poniente
31 localnici recomandă
Large bar with several bar areas and loud music. Seems to be a hotspot for people coming from Guatemala City as well as tourist.
If you are looking for music and dancing, this is the place for you.
12 localnici recomandă
La Sala
7 6a Calle Poniente
12 localnici recomandă
If you are looking for music and dancing, this is the place for you.
Delicious brewery with local flavor and live music on the weekends. I love the upstairs outdoor balcony to watch the sunset and have a cold beer.
28 localnici recomandă
Antigua Brewing Company
15 7a Calle Poniente
28 localnici recomandă
Delicious brewery with local flavor and live music on the weekends. I love the upstairs outdoor balcony to watch the sunset and have a cold beer.
Want to learn all about Guatemala’s famous rum? You have to check out this place. Delicious drinks and cool ambiance.
14 localnici recomandă
La Casa del Ron
14 localnici recomandă
Want to learn all about Guatemala’s famous rum? You have to check out this place. Delicious drinks and cool ambiance.
Amazing Craft Cocktails! Just tell them what you like and the bartenders will prepare a special drink just for you!
18 localnici recomandă
Ulew Cocktail Bar
3 Poniente
18 localnici recomandă
Amazing Craft Cocktails! Just tell them what you like and the bartenders will prepare a special drink just for you!