Top Restaurants in Nebaj
Top 5 restaurants in Nebaj, Guatemala
Nebaj in Guatemala, from Central America region, is best know for . Discover best restaurants in Nebaj with beautiful photos and great reviews from traveller around the world here!
1. Hacienda Mil Amores
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 21 reviews
Reviewed By tim w - Marshfield, S Glos
We trekked form Nebaj over the mountain to the alpine valley of Acul and stopped at this diary farm that produces the only local hard mature cheese. The Hacienda has cabins to stay in (not seen inside) and now does lunches on their verandah. Good local food, not stellar, but the aspect and atmosphere were fantastic.
2. Cafe - Valhalla
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 3 reviews
Reviewed By volvic10 - Todmorden
Found this bar while we stayed in nebaj and it quickly became a favourite. Really good athmosphere, great staff and fab music videos. Ac/dc, iron maiden and guns and roses.
We gave the guys a list of music we liked and the next day they had downloaded our music which was fantastic!!!
Great coffee and fruit smoothies also and a great place to hang out.
3. El Descanso
Overall Ratings
4 based on 31 reviews
Reviewed By Sarah T
The restaurant serves very basic and overpriced food but there is a nice atmosphere and you won't find another place to meet travelers anyway.
The hotel is very basic as well, but reasonably priced.
I took a 3 day hike to Todos Santos with a guy I met at El Descanso. We were both very disappointed from the first hour. At the restaurant they don't give you any info and won't let you talk to a guide before you've paid. They have no clue.
I'm just going to detail our trip.
Before leaving, I told the receptionist I was vegan and asked if I would be accomodated or if I should bring extra food. Answer : "no se encuentra la carne en las montanas". OK. I still asked the guide when he arrived to double check. He gave me the exact same answer.
So we left and started our hike... with a 1.5 hour chicken bus journey. The guide was nice and fun. We then walked on a road for some time, stopped at a village for a 15 minutes lunch where the family would just stare at us (only the father was talking to us). The food was simple but good. The guy walking with me made it clear to our guide that if he paid a tour, it was to have more interactions with the families and not just be in their house for a very brief lunch. We kept walking until the night where we slept in a house with a few beds, no shower and absolutely no family to see. A man talked to us for 5 minutes and a woman brought us dinner but that was our only contact with them. Dinner was chicken soup. The guide said earlier that we where gonna have chicken and laughed looking at me, I assumed he was joking. But no. When I reminded him I did not eat meat, the woman took the bowl, brought me an empty one and I was left with tortillas. The guide started to eat and did not seem to care. Luckily for me, the other guy had extra food and he gave me frijoles. Nothing remarkable that day.
The next day our guide was much more distant. I asked him to call ahead the families to ask them to cook something vegan for me. I did not see him do it but he said he did. That day we passed some very pretty landscapes, stopped for lunch at a very nice family where we had spaghetti and tomato sauce and then... waited for a chicken bus to go to a viewpoint over Huehue and the volcanoes. The view was actually blocked as it probably is any afternoon because the sky was not clear enough, which we thought the guide was probably aware of... But he did really want to go to a restaurant there that had great pies. Another chicken bus ride to our last family, who once again had no interaction with us apart for bringing our meals.There we could go to a mayan sauna for an extra 10q which was nice because it was our only way to clean ourselves during the trek. Dinner was once again chicken soup, with veggies. They brought me frijoles and tortillas. I asked for veggies which seemed to be very complicated, but I realized the woman cooking seemed to have no issue at all making some in water for me, it appeared the guide was the one who found it very difficult. I got upset as he obviously did not warn them in advance and I cannot trek only eating tortillas and beans (I had to buy bananas in every village because really, I need fuel if I'm going to walk and tortillas just won't do it on the long run, and the other guy who was eating meat was craving some kind of healthy stuff as well). The woman brought me some boiled veggies very nicely and I apologized for being angry, I just wished they would have told me to bring snacks instead of lying to me before we left. Anyway the guide kept saying I was very difficult and making problems. That night, the other guy told me how the guide kept saying I was sexy when I was mad and I should punch him for being so rude. We were again in a separate place, a little creepy and dirty, but oh well...
For breakfast the next day, the woman brought bread that I ate. The guide cracked a laugh and said there were eggs in the bread, then high fived the other guy.
We were supposed to walk a little bit and AGAIN take a chicken bus, but the other guy decided to walk instead of taking the bus. I wanted to be in Nebaj early so was rather happy to stick to the original plan, but the guide explained that he had issues with women travelers in the past, and therefore if we were doing what I wanted (aka what was planned...) everyone would say it was because I was a woman, so he wanted me to convince the other guy to change his mind! I said no, that he was the guide and should take his responsibilities. Well, we walked. That day the guide was very much away from us, not even waiting for us most of the time. In the end I was happy we did walk because it wasn't that far and the people in Todos Santos were so much nicer than all the ones we've seen the previous days!
On our way back to Nebaj (not included in the price), he asked me many times to say good things about him, so I guess he has no idea how bad it was.
To sum it up: we paid $100 each for very little hiking, many chicken bus rides, extremely blend food (when there was any) and one day worth walking. The first day really is poor and the third day you literally walk for an hour (or 2,5 if going to Todos Santos walking). There is very little interactions with the locals.
If you really want to do it then go for it. You see a couple of very nice sceneries, but really it's not worth the trouble going all the way to Nebaj and such a high price.
4. Cafe La Fuente
Café La Fuente, in Nebaj, Quiché is commited to serve the best pizza and other international dishes in Nebaj. We take special care in the selection of only the best ingredients available so our dishes are always the best in town. Please let us take care of you so you will say we have the best food in Nebaj and several miles around.
5. La Cupula Restaurante
Overall Ratings
5 based on 1 reviews
Reviewed By Kristen M - Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru
Ate with a group of friends on the outdoor patio. The food was great and they serve big portions. I highly recommend the burrito but my friends have raved about the tacos and nachos. Nice friendly place to spend some time while in Nebaj -- mostly local patrons, but if you're traveling from a different country make sure you sign your name on their wall outside!
