Gourmet products local specialties and wines Quito

If you're a chocolate and cocoa lover, here's a small, family-run store that's ideal for getting away from the chain stores that abound in the country, often offering industrial rather than artisanal products. At Cacao & cacao, you'll find not only a wide selection of chocolates and chocolate drinks, but also a range of by-products to show off your passion for this exceptional seed, whose birthplace is Ecuador. Here, everything is artisanal and local. A fine range of local artisanal coffees too. An unmissable stopover.

In the north of Mariscal, the Santa Clara market is one of the most popular by aboriginal people for fresh products, meat, flowers and trinkets. You can browse in the stalls looking for exotic fruits and juices, dried herbs, food for a picnic, woven baskets… You can eat at any time of the day, in a healthy atmosphere and for a small amount of money. There are students at the nearby central university. This peaceful, authentic district is worthy of travel.

A place very frequented by the young Quiteños. The map is long: pancakes, pitas, very hearty salads and excellent drinks, ice cream… Pleasant and heated terrace in the evening. Note: other addresses in downtown. For all the greedy!

A new little nugget in Quito for those who love a good baguette, crispy croissants or other French delicacies. Gregory, a baker originally from La Rochelle, and his Ecuadorian wife Cecilia welcome you to their friendly little store, offering everything a nostalgic Frenchman could dream of during a stay abroad. They even have Ricard and French wine to go with the aperitif platters they serve up every day, featuring local and imported products.

We don't come here by chance, because the street is not a usual axis of walks, we come here for the bread and especially, the best croissant that we tasted in Ecuador! We thought we were in a Parisian bar because the pastry seemed to be from another world. The baker was trained by the greatest master bakers, he even went to learn how to make croissants in New York, from a French baker. There are a few tables where you can sit down and have a coffee with a pastry while preparing for the rest of the day.