Guatemala City - Post Report Question and Answers
What typical restaurants, food delivery services, and/or takeout options are popular among expatriates?
There are lots of restaurants. Some are excellent and some are average. You can find most fast food chains here. You can use Uber Eats and other delivery services for food. - Mar 2023
A lot of expats seem to be very happy with the range and quality of restaurants and take-out. Delivery is plentiful with UberEats and Pedidosya. For my tastes, I've found a handful of places that I like. When I extend my range beyond them, I'm usually disappointed. The best pizza is Quino's. Lavka and Moonrise Comida Vegana have really good and satisfying vegan food. Dodam is good for Korean dishes, and on request they may make something vegetarian. Other Asian cuisines (northern Indian, sushi, Szechuan) are available but underwhelming. Boutique coffee shops are everywhere and make amazing pour-overs, espresso drinks, and cold brew; sometimes they have good breakfast food or bakery items. I'm a fan of Family Bonds, Torch, and El Injerto in particular. - Oct 2022
You can get pretty much anything through delivery services easily; the delivery service is very cheap and the cost of the meal is similar to the U.S. We haven't been impressed with most of the restaurants we've tried, so we don't eat out often. - Oct 2022
You have all types of delivery services here (Pedidos/Hugo/UberEats), it is one of the perks of living in Guatemala. You can have anything delivered to your door within minutes. There are many shopping centers that are modern and have many options for breakfast/brunch/dinner some examples La Estacion and Plaza Fontabella-Zone 10/El Patio de San Roman-Zone 14/Cayala-Zone 16. You could never leave Cayla if you wish and have everything you could ever want to eat I.e. Steak/American/Mexican/Seafood/Pizza/Indian/Bistros etc. - Jul 2021
There are many food delivery options, but we haven't found any that are amazing. There are a few good high-end restaurants downtown, but this is not a foodie destination in the way that Bogota was. Still, no complaints; we can get plenty of different cuisines and there are a ton of American chains when you need to scratch that itch. - Jan 2020
American fast-food chains are abundant in the city: McDonald's, Burger King, Taco Bell, Subway, Krispy Kreme, etc. Nearly all offer home delivery. Uber Eats (and several competitors) have also recently started up and are doing well. We have great Indian and Korean restaurants, a taco place, and good Guatemalan restaurants, too. There are options available to suit nearly anyone. - Mar 2019
Guatemala has US-based restaurant chains all over the place in the capital (fast food certainly, PF Changs, Applebees, TGIF, Krispy Kreme, etc), as well as Adidas, American Eagle Outfitters, Forever 21, Hush Puppies, Zara, etc. There is a thriving motorcycle delivery industry for food options direct from restaurants but also delivery services like UberEats, Glovo, Hugo. - Feb 2019
Pollo Campero is the Guatemalan favorite, but you'll also find McDonald's. Wendys will deliver right to your house! Comparable to U.S. prices. Dunkin Donuts is here, and Krisy Kreme is apparently coming soon. Applebees, TGIF, and Hooters round out some of the U.S. based chains. Most of these are limited to Guatemala City, and here you'll always do better to find an independent restaurant where you can pay Applebees prices for a very tasty, high quality meal. - Jun 2015
McDonald's, Wendy's, Taco Bell, Burger King, Dairy Queen, TGIFridays, Hard Rock, Chilis, plus a bunch of local chains--Taco Inn, Pollo Campero, etc. They are all a little cheaper than in the U.S. There are also lots of nicer steakhouses and restaurants that are also a bit cheaper than in the U.S. - Apr 2014
Food is good, cheap and plentiful. All American fast food chains are present (McDonald's, Burger King, IHOP, Wendy's, Dominos, and the like - a Planet Hollywood franchise has just opened), and there is a very good Guatemalan chain of chicken-based fast food (Pollo Campero). Guatemalan traditional food is also very good. Dining options are plentiful throughout Zones 10, 14 and 15, but the best restaurants I've seen in the country are in Antigua - Santo Domingo, Panza Verde, el Convento, Sobremesa, Le Cinq Bistro are all excellent. Coffee is amazing. A local chain of cafes (Barista) has copied and improved the Starbucks model, and their coffee is simply wonderful. - Jan 2014
Anything! American chains are plentiful here from IHOP, Starbucks, Dairy Queen to BK, McDonald's, KFC, Pizza Hut, Domino's, Chili's and Fridays. There are also some great dining options that are a bit more expensive located throughout zones 10, 15, 1 and the Carretera a El Salvador. - Nov 2011
There are many US fast food chains and Guatemala's own: Pollo Campero. Prices are similar to those in the States. - May 2010
Pretty much any fast food you want and they deliver. - Mar 2008
