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San Cristobal Food Guide: 10 Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in San Cristobal
Ages ago, a few volcanoes got together and decided to form an island. Gorgeous San Cristobal is a jewel of the Galapagos, where plump sea lions sun themselves on coral beaches and hermit crabs scuttle along peaceful lagoons. Snorkel or dive at Kicker Rock to explore the intricate remains of a lava cone, spot beautiful wildlife along the walking trails to aptly-named Frigatebird Hill, or frolic—slowly—with the legendarily large tortoises at the Galapaguera de Cerro Colorado nature preserve.
Things to do in San Cristobal
1. Rosita
Overall Ratings
4 based on 273 reviews
Reviewed By Escape-overseas - Stevenage, United Kingdom
Stopped by for a light lunch. Attentive staff, cold beer, good fresh food prepared to order. Nothing appeared to be too much trouble. Corner location open sided, with a roof for shade. Located one block off the quayside, away from the sound and smell of the sea lions.
To be recommended.
2. Calypso
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 269 reviews
Reviewed By tracyrocks - Brooklyn, New York
Came here in October 2017 with my boyfriend. This place is across from the San Cristobal sign near the water. The food was pretty good and had decent price. We were able to easily find vegetarian options and the pizza was pretty good too.
3. Restaurante Miconia
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 140 reviews
Reviewed By Indiana_Jonesse - San Francisco, California
It is our last night on the island. We took our time to explore the best treat for the night. We walked by the harbor and checked out various menus of the restaurant on the strip. We got here and gave it a try. We...MoreThank you so much for your kind comments, we hope to see you again!
4. EL DESCANSO MARINERO
Overall Ratings
4 based on 277 reviews
Reviewed By da50 - innerkip, on
We were recommended to go here by our host where we were staying and we were not disappointed. It is a very eclectic spot and the food we had was delicious. We went for supper there 3 nights! Good prices, good atmosphere and delicious food.
5. Parrilladas San Jose
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 36 reviews
Reviewed By janet2323 - Michigan
This place is great! They do not have everything on the menu and they did not have wine. But we drank beer and ordered grilled food. They food was good. It was a fun place to eat though... not much English spoken here.
6. Otoy Restaurant Organic Farms
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 63 reviews
Reviewed By C M - Miami, Florida
We loved this restaurant. We had the ceviche, onion soup, spaghetti w shrimp, steak and quesadillas. Everything was great. The setting is what really takes the cake though. Beautiful views of the farm. We got a free tour of their trees while waiting for our food to arrive. Spectacular!! If you found this review helpful pls click HELPFUL below. Thanks!
7. Cri's
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 82 reviews
Reviewed By indie_dive - Minneapolis, Minnesota
The menu has burgers and local food as well tacos. My husband ordered burger while I ordered bandejitas - corn and grilled meat (good portion, not too large). The juice was freshly made without additional sugar. Service is good and not as slow as other restaurants in San Cristobal that we've been to. I will more likely to return to this restaurant.
8. Bambu
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 17 reviews
Reviewed By 1954Elizabeth - Sydney, Australia
We had dinner in this small local restaurant where they serve up the days fresh catch.
We shared a seafood platter that came with salad, beans and rice. The fish was most deinately the best we had tried on the Islands. The fish and prawns were perfectly cooked unfortunately the octopus was a little on the tuff side. Everything else was good including the wine and cold beer.
9. Patagonia
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 37 reviews
Reviewed By danoinec - Cuenca, Ecuador
I read a past review about the awesome empanadas, so I went. I orderd 1 chicken and 1 shrimp...$2 and $3 respectively. And, a bottle of water. Total came to $7.50. The empanadas were about 5 inches long, deep fried, and the fillling was just the meat, nothing else. When I took a bite, all kinds of juice came spilling out. I thought it was cooking oil, but the lady puts a slab of butter inside that's supposed to melt when fried...but it was till there, whole. So, all it was, was a deep fried pasty with meat inside. Nothing special at all.
10. Luckys
Overall Ratings
4 based on 17 reviews
Reviewed By CanaMum2
This small restaurant has 4-5 tables inside and 2 outside. It is hot inside but because it was a set menu for 4$ a person it was fast to get your food which with kids means everything. We have an amazing chicken soup and then the main was fries, chicken or fish and a small salad with a glass of juice. I would recommend if you want a no frills meal.
