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If you have a chance to go to 'A lo Nuestro' restaurant in the Zona Rosa is an excellent place to try varied salvadorean food or excellent creations of the chef inspired by traditional salvadorean ingredients. It's an expensive restaurant, but if you can afford it's really worth it. For pupusas any good 'pupuseria' found anywhere will do the trick.The best pupusas are in pupuseria Abrego, pupuseria El Manguito, pupuseria Tania and pupuseria El Tejano they are all in 'El Pupusodromo de OLOCUILTA' 30 minutes from San Salvador (less if you travel by car but if you want to use the public transportation there is a good service offered by the A1 microbuses take La Hollywood (near the National Palace) that´s a good one and don´t forget to ask about Koky Naves because he is a good guide who can show you the best pupuserias and our beautiful country or just ask for me ). Otherwise many restaurants offer excellent seafood and meat dishes. Oh, if you want taste the best typical dishes in El Salvador go to Olocuilta and ask for the most exquisite exotic food at “JUEGOS EXCLUSIVOS owned by Lito Rivas, an excellent cook” a pool house where you can enjoy food such as Garrobo, Iguana, Cotusa, Turtle´s eggs, Big shrimps, fried red beans, Armadillo, Ceviches (these can either be seafood, conch meat, shrimp, fish, mixed etc. remember that it's raw seafood meat marinated in lemon juice, but they are delicious, tourists like these ceviches a lot) Sopa de mariscada (sea food soup), Sopa de Gallina india (hen soup -broth- with vegetables and generally served with tortillas, very exquisite and a meal in itself and of course beers of different brands with very reasonably prices or you can go to LOS ANTOJITOS a well known place where very delicious mexican food is served but if you're in San Salvador the choices are varied and will depend on you budget, I dare you to compare prices but the most important thing, compare the flavor I bet you´ll never forget Olocuilta. Downtown joints are usually good and cheap just make sure not to eat raw vegetables and always carry your own bottle of water.
Favorite Dish: Any typical dish in El Salvador will be a good bet. Here are a few names in case you see them on the menu: 1.Gallo en chicha (a type of 'coq au vin') 2.Sopa de frijol negro o rojo (black or red beans soup) 3.Sopa de mariscada (sea food soup) 4.Tamales (several varieties) 5.Ceviches (these can either be seafood, fish, mixed etc. remember that it's raw fish marinated in lime juice) 6. Plato típico (will generally be a grilled steak with rice and beans, fried plantain,papa rellena(a stuffed potato with cheese) avocado and cheese.) 7. Platanos rellenos (plantains stuffed with minced meat, baked and grilled with white cheese and sour cream) 8. Chiles rellenos (stuffed peppers with meat or cheese, very, very good) 9. Sopa de Gallina india (hen soup -broth- with vegetables and generally served with tortillas, very delicious and a meal in itself.) 10. Pan con pavo or pan con chumpe (a turkey sandwich with a delicious ground spice sauce), 11. Nuegados en miel (little fried balls made of cook yucca with honey)12 sopa de patas.
Unique Qualities: Restaurants in La Libertad will offer a wide variety of very fresh seafood and fish. Don't hesitate to try the oysters or the mixed seafood 'coctel', they are very good and at very reasonably price. In addition to the fresh seafood all of these restaurants offer great views of the Pacific Ocean. On the road from La Libertad to the Sunzal beach is the Cafe Sunzal - a very good restaurant ($$$), beautiful settings and wonderful views, you can watch the surfers from this place.
Updated Oct 28, 2009
Website: http://olocuilta1.blogspot.com/
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Pupusas are typical El Salvadorian food and it can be bought at food stalls all around the country. They are thick tortillas stuffed with minced pork meat, beans, cheese or vegetables. You tell the sales woman which filling you want and she takes a piece of dough, form the tortilla with the filling and put it on the stove. So it is nice and warm when you get it. With the pupusas a tomato sauce and pickled vegetables are served.
The woman on the photo has a food stall just up the road from Casa Frolaz in Santa Ana. I bought two pupusas, one with pork meat and one with cabbage, and they both tasted very good. I brought them back to Casa Frolaz to eat there and got the tomato sauce and pickled vegetables in small plastic bags. The two pupusas were 0.70 dollars (June 2009).
Written Oct 26, 2009
This is a Holel located on the shore of Lake Quatepeque. The lake is simply one of the most beautiful lakes I have ever seen. This restaurant is located right on the shore with an unforgetable view. The crazy part about the restaurant is that it sits on a huge deck which stands about 40 feet above the ground. To look at it makes you think the deck is about to fall. Not sure a structural engineer would aprove of the construction, but this adds to the experience. The fresh seafood is very good. Do not get the chicken or beef. Stick with the seafood.
The downside is the slow service. It is a great place to relax, so be ready to wait (ask for the check as soon as you know you are done ordering and pay him when he brings it).
Favorite Dish: The fish was very good. Not sure what it was called, but it is the house special. The fish comes from the lake so it is fresh. The lure to this place is the environment.
Written Jul 4, 2008
Address: Lake Quatepeque
This is not a restaurant, it is an event. The Festival Gastronomica in Juayuva is a well known event which occurs every weekend. National Geographic and Discovery Channel have done some reports about it. I went there last week and I could not believe how fun it was. The food was fantastic! I went with a few American friends who ate there and no one got sick. There were so many places to eat it was imposible to choose. The cost was cheap. I thought there would be a ton of tourists, but I was wrong. The only tourists there other than us were a group of 3 girls who said they were Canadians (probably Americans, who didn't want to admit it). The festival also has music, dancing and a lot of shopping for local stuff. It is great to sample different foods and deserts. It is a little more than an hour from San Salvador. The down side about being in a place with so many people is that there are a lot of hungry children and dogs. The good news is the food it so cheap you can buy some extra stuff and share (with the kids not the dogs, I considered feeding the dogs and thought it would be too disrepectful to the other hungry people around).
Favorite Dish: I had a plate of grilled Res (beef) with onions, shrimp, rice, some other strange meat and beens $5. I also found a little stand with great baked goods. I got the Flan de Queso it was good $2.
Written Jul 4, 2008
Address: Juayuva on the way up to Apaneca
I have been in San Salvador for 2 months. A bunch of people were telling me about this great taco place in the barrio Escalon. Not sure of the name, but all the locals know it as "Taco Lips" (Lips is the name of the strip club accross the street). Don't be afraid. The place is great. I have taken a lot of Americans with weak stomachs there and no one has gotten sick. It has a basic menu and a great atmosphere. Food is great, beer is cold and you can stuff your face for less than $8. Parking can be tough, but it is great to just walk up to the counter and order, no fuss no muss. Try it and you will not regret it.
Favorite Dish: I recommend the quesadillas. They make the quesadialla by cooking the cheese on the skillet and once it is all melted they slap it into your tortilla, it is great. I usually get this to share, too much cheese for one.
Written Jul 4, 2008
Address: Ave. Escalon just off the circle de Ave. Jeruselem
Hi,if you have a chance while there visit this place,it isn't glamorous but if you're looking for a place to have a delicious dinner,hmmm Asados al Carbón,have a quality piece of steak serve with rice and salad.
Or perhaps U prefer some shrimps a la carte,and a cold drink!!!!
They have a variety of food,but if U love Carne Asada you'll be in the right place.
Even very important people from this country have time to seat and taste this delightful food.
In our visit to El Salvador,we find this restaurant and to be honest in the beggining that wasn't the kind of place i was looking for,but when i taste the food,i did't want to leave.And we had visitited another fancy restaurants in San Benito,Escalon,La Gran Villa,but unfortunately the food it isn't that great,but the places keep the A+
Favorite Dish: CARNE A LA PARRILLA!!!
Updated Nov 16, 2007
Address: Final 25 Avenida Sur No. 1345,Colonia San Juan
Phone: 2242-5631
I love this restaurant chain, and on my last visit to San Salvador i ate there. As always the sushi was great, also the tempura. It´s located in the new commercial center Gran Vía. Highly recommended.
Written May 8, 2006
Address: Centro comercial Gran Vía.
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As I write this, I’ve been living in El Salvador just a few weeks short of four years. During all that time, the best meal I’ve had in any restaurant was had in Las Cabañas de Apaneca. I can’t remember the dish’s name, but it consisted of veal chunks in a cream sauce with onions, green peppers, bacon, and capers, and it was indescribably delicious.
Written May 15, 2005
Address: Apaneca
Unquestionably one of the very best restaurants in Central America. We just finished a magnificent dinner there moments ago and I feel compelled to share this treasure with all readers. Located in the Zona Rosa of San Salvador, this excellently designed/decorated restaurant has wonderful outdoor eating areas. Chef Tomasito Regalado (trained in New York) has an adventurous flair using local ingredients (and local cooking traditions) and twisting and bending creations that are nothing short of extraordinary. A true paroxysm of flavors we had an amazing lobster and avocado salad, a slightly spicy (yet wonderful) chicken chipotle salad and for a main course shrimp in a sauce of cilantro and loroco (a local ingredient that can best be compared to capers) with a sweet corn tamale and "Flor de Izote" (The national flower of El Salvador). For dessert we tried amazing ice cream creations using only exotic local fruits like Jocotes, Caimito, Maracuya, and many other fruits that are decidedly not available from your local grocer. The place is slightly expensive (dinner for two with drinks US$70) but well worth the money. This is perfect for those who are adventurous travelers yet are not able to leave a discerning gourmet taste behind. A must!
Favorite Dish: Everything is so good, flavorful, exotic, and adventurous at this restaurant!
Updated Mar 17, 2005
Address: Zona Rosa. Calle La Reforma 225-A
Phone: +503 279-1900
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The ex-pat hangout place in San Salvador. Lots of locals as well and the predominant languages you hear are German, Spanish, English. Great selection of beers and desserts for those late-night hangouts. Food ranges from 'gringo' french fries, to heartier stuff including some El Salvadorean specialities. Good music too!
Written Apr 9, 2003
Address: C. san Antonio Abad #2335;Col. Centroamérica
Phone: 225-6893
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