The best bars and cafés Ecuador

This pleasant café is located in the former premises of the Valle del Amanecer hostel and offers delicious coffee from harvests(cosechas) in the nearby Intag area. Harvesting coffee from the Intag region allows them to contribute to local artisanal culture while offering high-quality products. La Cosecha also offers breakfasts and snacks (sandwiches, bagels, salads). If you get thirsty during your visit to the market, don't hesitate to stop here for a good craft beer - from the region, of course!

A popular place to sip a cocktail in a friendly atmosphere, sitting on a stool at the bar. You can also enjoy a delicious grilled octopus for example. This place is popular with locals and tourists alike. You can listen to modern music and as the evening progresses you can sway to the rhythms of the salsa music on the dance floor. Every football match involving the Ecuadorian team is broadcast live, a good opportunity to make friends with the locals. The prices are reasonable and the staff courteous.

A small bar like one like them: sifted atmosphere, naturelless colors and old classic rock psyche.

A friendly and confidential Colombian enclave. A few tables for drinking a beer or daring pure aguardiente. Some Colombian specialties like the paisa paisa to get the stomach.

Excellent reception.

A trendy bar, reminiscent of the American series cafeterias, offering simple dining: sandwiches, enchiladas, pizza and house specialty, le endiablado. A long map of some cocktails accompanies everything. Friendly and cheap. An institution.

For a little break on the. The kitchen is expensive and it's just like having a drink, because the place is pleasant with its lush végération and small river.

Here we are in an emblematic place of the parties of Guayaquil. El Manantial is a typical bar in one of the most lively areas of the city after dark. Here you can sip a beer and snack on snacks. The burgers stand out from the crowd, they are hearty and very well seasoned. Karaoke is organised every week and many artists come here to perform live on Fridays and Saturdays. It's a very busy place, you have to be patient. On football match nights, the place is packed.

Opened 20 years ago by Arturo Zea, who owned a small bar called Arthur's café, this place quickly became well known to tourists because of its ideal location (overlooking the river, with a beautiful view of the city), to go for a drink or a typical meal (nothing exceptional in terms of restaurants, alas). The bar is housed under high ceilings in an old house full of charm and nooks and crannies, decorated on the theme of the navy. You feel good here, between land and sea, in the heart of the city.

For almost 40 years (it was founded in 1982), it is a real institution of the "zona rosa". In a large room with a tropical decor, one comes to drink a beer or a shot while listening to live music (salsa or merengue) on Fridays and Saturdays. The party can last until 3am if the customers want it, plan a taxi to go back. Possibility of having dinner there (grilled meats and typical dishes). A traditional bar where the party goes on. After being closed due to the pandemic, it reopened, in the hands of its founders, in October 2021.

In the old town, quick connections and the possibility to enjoy a coffee while you are surfing.

The cheapest and most frequented cafe in Gringolandia. You can eat salads or drink all kinds of coffees and fresh fruit juice on the keyboard. The staff is made up of students who welcome you.

Restaurant bar animated with concerts. Music in vivo (live).

An alternative to the previous one, with a concert every evening of local artists, where you can eat more than drink (large international specialities, sandwiches and salads).

Located in the corner of the discos, here is a nice place with a majority of foreign tourists and originally opened in 1989 (but has moved since). This place evolves with its time and passes from the very good music, which is the key to its success. The styles are varied: salsa, Latin dance, rock, techno… and sometimes a group happens in live for the delight of the revellers.

One of the newest in Baños, opened by the same owner as Leprechaun. The (very) young travellers, along with a few locals, come here to sip one of the many cocktails on the menu and to eat on the go in a well-polished exotic setting. To test: the rafting based on rum, curaçao, orange, coconut, but also archata, an alcohol based on hierbas nativas elaborated on the spot following an ancestral recipe. Commercial music and youthful atmosphere. Then we'll go to the Leprechaun.

A popular spot for locals who like to meet up after work for a drink and live music. Thursdays are usually devoted to the blues, and on Saturdays a variety of jazz bands liven up the place. To be allowed to drink alcohol, you have to order something to eat, and the choice is not very wide, but you don't come here to dine, but to enjoy the atmosphere of the place and savor the various local craft beers on the menu. A very trendy place.

Do you like coffee? Here is a good address, very frequented by the young people of Quito, where you will be able to taste coffee in all its forms. A small and pleasant patio will allow you to meet with friends or simply to spend a quiet moment far from the bustle of the city. It's a great place for breakfast with a range of homemade muffins. The smoothies and milkshakes are fresh and made to order. The welcome is friendly and there is no rush to clear the table, this is your home.

El Zaguan, a cooperative of local traders and producers, has become a true gastronomic and cultural landmark in Mindo. The shops are housed in a handsome bamboo building belonging to the owners of a local finca. There are two restaurants, as well as a patisserie, a cafeteria serving the finca 's own coffee in all its forms, a handicraft store selling fair trade products, and a stage where various local musicians come to play. An ideal place to take a break.

This is the capital's only Irish pub, but it's not just another Irish pub! People come here every day for a different reason. On Mondays, it's poker night: sign up, play for small token sums and meet other enthusiasts. On Tuesdays, there's a big quiz with prizes to be won. Wednesday is happy hour all night long! Thursday is an evening of live music with great Ecuadorian bands, and finally, on weekends, live DJs at the turntables to liven up the night! There's never a dull moment here!

It is in the garden of the gastronomic restaurant Chez Jérôme that you will discover this pretty cafeteria which has its own bakery where you can buy quality bread and pastries. We like to meet here for breakfast before starting the day, the coffee is good and the pastries live up to their reputation, among the best. The small glass building is very pleasant, you wouldn't think you were in the centre of a capital city! The establishment is frequented by many French people from Quito, so don't be surprised to hear them speak.