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 locals recommend
La Toscana
17B 1a Avenida SurDelicious 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 locals recommend
Toko Baru
1a Avenida SurMiddle 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 locals recommend
Café Condesa
5a Avenida NorteBeautiful 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 locals recommend
El Cazador Italiano
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 OrienteHugos 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.
Fridas
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 locals recommend
Restaurante 7 Caldos
24 3a Calle OrienteTypical 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 locals recommend
Dona Luisa Xicotencatl
12 4a Calle Ote.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 locals recommend
Las Antorchas
1 3a Avenida SurTypical 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 locals recommend
Café Sky
15 1a Avenida SurRooftop 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 locals recommend
Epicure
11 5a Calle OrienteDelicious 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 locals recommend
Hector's Bistro
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 locals recommend
Cervecería 14
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.
Bistrot Cinq
7 5a Calle PonienteDelicious 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 locals recommend
Cerro de la Cruz
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 locals recommend
Arco de Santa Catalina
28 5a Avenida NorteAntigua 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 locals recommend
Convent of La Merced
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 locals recommend
Convento Santa Clara
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 locals recommend
Finca Filadelfia
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 locals recommend
San Francisco
7a Calle OrienteBeautiful 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 locals recommend
Central Park
4 Avenida NorteCenter 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 locals recommend
Tank of the Union
6a Calle OrienteLocated 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 locals recommend
Jade Maya
34 4a Calle Ote.Learn about Jade in Guatemala. You can also buy jade jewlery here as well.
Museo de Arte Colonial
3 5a Calle OrienteArt museum
Museum St. Tomas De Aquino
No. 23 1a Avenida NteWithin this hotel, there are ruins from the church and a museum that you can enter. Highly recommended
97 locals recommend
Hotel Casa Santo Domingo
28 A 3a Calle OrienteWithin 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 locals recommend
Handicraft Market
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 locals recommend
Casa del Jade
10 4a Calle OrienteJade 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 locals recommend
Mercado de Artesanias
3a Avenida NorteThis 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 locals recommend
Nim Pot’
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 OrienteOne 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 locals recommend
La bodegona
27 PonienteSmall 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 locals recommend
Monoloco Antigua
No.6 Interior, CentroaméricaBar/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 locals recommend
Cafe No Se
1a Avenida SurThis 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 locals recommend
Reilly's Irish Tavern
7 6a Calle PonienteLarge bar with several bar areas and loud music. Seems to be a hotspot for people coming from Guatemala City as well as tourist.
La Sala
7 6a Calle PonienteIf 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 locals recommend
Antigua Brewing Company
15 7a Calle PonienteDelicious 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 locals recommend
La Casa del Ron
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 locals recommend
Ulew Cocktail Bar
3 PonienteAmazing Craft Cocktails! Just tell them what you like and the bartenders will prepare a special drink just for you!