Top Restaurants in Cuenca
Top Things to do in Cuenca
- 1. El Cajas National Park
- 2. New Cathedral (Catedral de la Immaculada)
- 3. AMARU Bioparque Cuenca Zoologico
- 4. Rio Tomebamba
- 5. Plaza Abdon Calderon
- 6. Museo de las Culturas Aborigenes
- 7. Museo Catedral Vieja
- 8. Ecuagenera - Orchids from Ecuador
- 9. Pumapungo Museum and Arqueological Park - MCYP
- 10. Mirador de Turi
Most Popular Seafood food in Cuenca, Azuay Province, Ecuador
Discover Restaurants offering the best Seafood food in Cuenca, Azuay Province, Ecuador. Writers and poets have long flourished in arts-oriented Cuenca, the country's third-largest city and the capital of the Azuay province. Cafes and galleries are tucked among the narrow cobblestone streets. The main plaza hosts both the old cathedral, started in 1557, the year the city was founded, and the blue-domed Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, dating to 1885. Locally made Panama hats get top billing at the markets, with centrally located Casa de la Mujer a shopping standout.
Things to do in Cuenca
1. Capitan
Overall Ratings
5 based on 152 reviews
Reviewed By Heather G
This is a tiny restaurant, with fabulous seafood and fish. The first time we went, I had the langoustines with a sesame honey sauce. The langoustines were enormous, the presentation was beautiful and the food was amazing. My friend had salmon, and it was great too. Next time we went, we asked if we could have the sesame honey sauce on the salmon and were told "Of course!" The chef brought out the langoustines and corvina he was recommending that day, to show us. His wife greets guests, seats and serves them with a huge smile. On a Saturday night when people were lined up to get in, I suggested they should expand. Nope. They want to keep the restaurant small so they can personally cook and serve. "Like a family kitchen," I was told. This couple values the quality of their food and service over profits. They clearly love what they do, and they do it magnificently. Because there is not room for more than about 16 diners at any time, it's better to reserve. You can make a reservation through Facebook. They respond quickly to messages.
2. Restaurant Corvel
Overall Ratings
4 based on 99 reviews
Reviewed By Joanna H
Great food, welcoming staff and a beautiful garden with humming birds. We were lucky enough to go twice to Corvel during our stay in Cuenca. Once with friends for a long Sunday lunch and prior to that on a gastronomic tour with Chef Patricio including a visit to their community herb farm and a cooking class at Corvel including a fabulous prawn quinotto (risotto with quinoa instead) and chicken cooked in cream and ground roasted pumpkin seeds) - delicious!The 45min trip to and from Paute is through scenic countryside and the little town itself is nice to walk around and is near the river. We hired a van and driver to take the 10 of us. Hang gliding for $50 offered nearby.
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3. BENTO Japanese LunchBox
Overall Ratings
5 based on 20 reviews
Bento Japanese Lunch Box is the brainchild of Bone-ito home delivery and catering food service owners Matthew Hart, Debby Degamo and James Dahili. El Centro at Simon Bolivar and Bartolome Serrano, Bento will feature our all-handmade Japanese ramen with ho
Reviewed By Wendell T
The restaurant is small with very uncomfortable wooden stools. Traffic noise is problematic and the exhaust fumes from the street are unappetizing. Definitely not a place to discuss business or carry on any semblance of conversation. The owner and waiters are friendly but an hour on the stools is torture.
4. Origami Japanese kitchen And Sushi Bar
Overall Ratings
4 based on 29 reviews
Reviewed By MindStorm00
We ate here tonight again, after returning from an art show opening. The food was excellent, as it always has been, and with reasonable prices.Very small restaurant on Calle Larga in Centro Cuenca. Of the 3 sushi places in town, this is easily our favorite.
