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La Fornace: Great Pizza, Great Ice Cream
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  • calcaf38
  • Updated By calcaf38 on June 6, 2009
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    If your appetite feels lazy and unadventurous while in Cuenca, I recommend La Fornace. It is a small chain of spit-spot clean pizzerias that also serve superb ice cream. The pizza is not generic or bland. The spinach pizza I ordered had quite a personality, with no tomato sauce at all, and a good punch of garlic.

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  • Theme: Pizza
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Directions: Ask someone, since there are several branches.
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  • momaw
  • Updated By momaw on January 24, 2003
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    by momaw
    This is the Tinku restaurant and hostal in Cuenca, Ecuador. We stayed here for 10 days, met some great people and also celebrated Xmas here. By the way, it is only $4 per person to stay here.

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  • Theme: Local
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    ?: Great place for lunch - Super pour dejeuner
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  • Maillekeul
  • By Maillekeul on April 2, 2004
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  • I would call this place (whose name I never found) : "El taller del artista" ! Indeed, an artist runs the place and has transformed this place in a huge artistic restaurant. Few people come here, and you can enjoy its width and peaceful atmosphere...

    J'appelerai cet endroit (dont je ne connais toujours pas le nom) : "El taller del artista"! En effet, c'est un artiste qui tient le lieu et il a transforme cet espece de hangar en un superbe endroit pour dejeuner. Peu de gens semblent connaitre l'endroit et donc, on peut vraiment apprecier sa largeur et son atmosphere reposante...

    1 USD for a good "almuerzo" (lunch), you won't find it everywhere in Cuenca !

    1 USD pour un bon "almuerzo" (dejeuner), vous ne trouverez pas ca partout a Cuenca !

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  • Theme: Local
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: least expensive
  • Address: Juan Montalvo 7-43
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    Cafe Austria: Real coffee!
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  • Kindra
  • By Kindra on May 14, 2009
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  • This place has all-day breakfast as well as international and German specials for lunch or dinner. Also is a mellow place to get some drinks and they have 2 for 1 specials each day of the business week.

    Good service and large, warm interior with lots of windows, magazines and papers (in Spanish and German). Real coffee in different forms (tinto, con leche, eiskaffe - iced coffee with vanilla ice cream), hearty banana pancakes, great homemade bread and jam etc.

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  • Theme: German/Austrian
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: less expensive than average
  • Address: Jaramillo and Benigno Malo
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    Cafe Ole: A nice breakfast - Un bon petit-dej
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  • By Maillekeul on April 2, 2004
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  • It's not the cheapest one in town (from 1.85 USD to 2.50 USD), but I really liked the calm of the place, the really nice juice and coffee and the design !

    Ce n'est pas le moins cher (de 1.85 a 2.5 USD), mais j'ai bien aime le calme qui y regne, le jus de fruit et le cafe, tout autant que le design !

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  • Theme: Breakfast
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Address: Benigno Malo 7-12 y Presidente Cordova
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    Cafeteria Moliendo Cafe: Colombia en Ecuador !!!
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  • By Maillekeul on January 30, 2004
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  • You never tasted the excellent colombian food before ? Never drank "Aguardiente", this typical colombian alcohol, really close to "absynth" ? This is the place for you...

    Vous n'avez jamais goute a la bouffe colombienne ? Vousn'avez jamais bu de l' "aguardiente", cet alcool colombien proche de l'absynthe ? Alors, venez ici

    All the dishes ("arepas") are good and cheap (maximum 2 USD per meal), but definitely, you have to spend money in the drinks !!

    Tous les plats ("arepas") sont bons et pas chers (maxi 2 USD), mais, definitivement, vous devez claquer un peu d'argent dans les boissons !

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  • Theme: Local
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: least expensive
  • Address: Honorato Vasquez 6-24 and (et) Honorato Miguel
  • Phone: 828 710
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    Indian Bapu: Indian Comida That Is Autentico
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  • latitude26
  • By latitude26 on July 17, 2009
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  • I found this new place that is fun and wonderful to eat at. The decorations are beautiful and they have a upstairs for larger parties or just a cozy spot.

    I like the NAN. I am a big bread eater so this is always great for me. They serve 3 or 4 different sauces with it so I can really nibble. I had something else that was spinich and cheese but do not remember the name. It was yummy.

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  • Theme: Indian
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: less expensive than average
  • Address: Calle Larga 9-34 and Benigno Malo
  • Phone: 07 2 820361
  • Directions: Calle Larga
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    La Fondita Paisa: Colombia bis in Ecuador !
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  • Maillekeul
  • By Maillekeul on March 22, 2004
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  • Another colombian restaurant ! As cool and as cheap (about 2,5 USD and you'll be full !) ! It has to be tested !!!

    Un autre resto colombien ! Aussi sympa et aussi pas cher (2,5 USD et vous serez repu !) ! Faut l'essayer !!!

    Apenas con pollo - Pasteles de pollo

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  • Theme: Local
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: least expensive
  • Address: Juan Jaramillo
  • Directions: Close to Calle Hermano Miguel A cote du croisement avec Hermano Miguel
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    Monday Blue: Avoid the Caipirinhas at Monday Blue restuarant
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  • By Kanda2 on November 4, 2008
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  • The food was ok in here, but we ordered Caipirinhas, which are made from lime, ice, cachaca alchohol and sugar. Ours arrived made with a little rum and orange juice.

    We politely asked what it was and were told it was the correct drink. After 20 minutes of pretty amazing rudeness by the waiter and some shouting by the manager, the manager told us it was too expensive for them to use the right ingredients, so they make it differently.

    We asked for it to be changed and were refused, and eventually we just told them we wouldn´t pay for it. They were super rude to us, and then the garlic bread we had asked for 4 times arrived after the bill did. Hilarious.

    The burritos are apparently good, although my salad was decidedly average.

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  • Theme: Mexican
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: more expensive than average
  • Address: cnr Calle Larga & Luís Cordero, city centre
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    Pedregal Azteca: Authentic Mexican Food
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  • By Kindra on May 14, 2009
  • Cuenca Page by Kindra
  • Nice ambiance with 3 separate rooms and tons of Mexican-themed pictures and paintings. Inside the courtyard of the Casa Azul. Open for lunch until 3 pm and then again from 6 -11 pm.

    Really nice restaurant with great authentic Mexican food including tortilla soup, chiles nogales and enchiladas con mole. Also have to try the Michelada which is a very refreshing drink: light beer with ice, lemon juice, salt and chile pepper to your taste.

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  • Theme: Mexican
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Address: On Gran Colombia at Aguirre across from La Merced
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