Location: San Salvador
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Where to eat Central American food in San Salvador: The Best Restaurants and Bars
Find out what Central American restaurants to try in San Salvador. El Salvador's capital, San Salvador, is a modern city of wide boulevards and narrow streets, outdoor markets, government buildings, high-rises, monuments, an exuberant nightlife, museums and other cultural institutions. And all set against the backdrop of San Salvador volcano. The city is surrounded by shantytowns as well as affluent suburbs with restaurants and large shopping malls. Peaceful settings such as the botanic garden of Parque Cuscutlan provide a break from the city's hectic pace.
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10. La Estacion Restaurante & Mercado
Overall Ratings
5 based on 22 reviews
Conveniently located next to the Hilton Princess and just 3 blocks from the Sheraton Presidente, La Estación Restaurant & Market is San Salvador's new shining star from Chef Andrés Noubleau. Featuring Salvadoran small plates and national craft brews, La E
Reviewed By djo1113
A group of friends and I ate here last night. The food was great! The manager was very friendly and accommodated our group of four despite there being no available reservations for open tables (they brought out barstools and we sat in a still unopened area of the restaurant around a curved wooden bar). We had some salads, ceviche (leche de tigre & al carbon), flatbread (hongos & tocino), and fish & shrimp tacos. The food was all delicious. We will definitely come back here again. Note - the prices here are right on target. A lot of places in San Benito put higher price tags on their plates just because they can/there are not many other good options available...not here. High quality food. Good pricing. The bartender was super helpful explaining about the wines that they have available. He even made sure to come back to personally check on our table, making sure the drinks were good, and see if we needed another round. The restaurant is fairly new, so it seems like they are still working some of the kinks out. There was a bit of confusion regarding our bill, but it ended up getting figured out in the end. I'd suggest hiring more wait staff to better accommodate what I am confident will be a growing customer base. By the time we finished our meals and left the restaurant it was completely full. If the food continues to be as good as it was last night -- this place will surely remain popular.I highly recommend "La Estacion."PS - Try to make a reservation for one of their "treehouse" tables up on the elevated dining platform.Dear djo1113,Thanks so much for this glowing review! We are thrilled that you enjoyed the concept and we appreciate your honesty in your comments. As you noted, we opened just 2 months ago and are still working out some of the start-up kinks. Thanks again; we hope to see you and your friends back soon!Best,Holly
9. Pollo Campero
Overall Ratings
3 based on 258 reviews
Reviewed By marie030479
OK, I know we have Pollo Campero in the US, but my husband (he is from El Salvador) INSISTED that the chicken in El Salvador is much better - he is right! This place was like a smaller version of chuck-e-cheese with great chicken and even breakfast options. Also, very affordable. It was great to find a place to let the little ones roam and play after we visited my mother-in-law's church--- and it was air-conditioned! :-)
8. Restaurante Acajutla
Overall Ratings
4 based on 73 reviews
Restaurante Acajutla was born in the late 1988 in one of the most important harbors of El Salvador. From that day on, our restaurant have open 8 locations around the country, three of them located in exclusive beaches, (ocean front views and estuary) mean
Reviewed By ernie m
Know 3 of them, Costa del Sol, which is very nice over the water, in La Libertad close to the Pier where you can buy fish and what might be the oldest one by looks in Acajutla, on the edge of a cliff. Cocteles or Ceviches I would eat there, between 6 and 10 Dollars.
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7. Los Cebollines
Overall Ratings
4 based on 234 reviews
Reviewed By Yvette R
Went to los cebollines twice during my 4 day stay in el salvador; simple food veeery nice presentation, good service and perfect setting... located in one of the main commercial plazas. you have a choice of either outdoor or indoor sitting...right accross zarah, nine west, pull e bear and big stores.. great way to end an afternoon of shopping. free wifi also..Good prizes, great margaritas
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6. Esperanto
Overall Ratings
4 based on 84 reviews
Esperanto es un idioma creado con el fin de ser el lenguaje universal, para nosotros la cocina se convierte en nuestro medio por el que promovemos armonÃa entre nuestros ingredientes autóctonos y técnicas de mundo. Nos comunicamos a través de experiencias
Reviewed By Gustavo C
Had heard very good things about however it did not meet my expectations the recommendations were not as tasty as I expected very much overpriced and the wine recommendations I felt were very bad.The decor is very nice and some of the staff are extremely accommodating Hello,Thank you for your review and your honest feedback. We are pleased that you enjoyed the decor and service. We take pride in using local ingredients in our original recipes. We are sorry that you didn't have the experience that we work hard to offer to all of our clients. We look forward to having you as a guest in the future.Have a good day!Marcela
5. Tipicos Margoth
Overall Ratings
4 based on 182 reviews
Reviewed By Sandy N
The good news is that this is a very inexpensive place to have a meal. It resembles a giant cafeteria and the food is overcooked on steam tables. The service was slow and it was pretty busy. Supposedly this is typical Salvadorian cuisine, but fortunately, I had many other meals that were much better than at Tipicos Margoth.
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4. La Hola Beto's
Overall Ratings
4 based on 165 reviews
Reviewed By jcarroll95
Went here with a group of folks and the food was fantastic. We met the new phew of the manager who sent us some appetizers to try, each was amazing. The service was fast and they worked hard especially in light of our limited Spanish.
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3. Las Brumas Grill Cafe
Overall Ratings
4 based on 230 reviews
Reviewed By Eldereaglewatcher
I had been at Las Brumas several years ago and was happy to return. The restaurant is in beautiful gardens on the side of the San Salvador Volcano, a short drive from the city of San Salvador. Service is wonderful. I had filet mignon with grilled vegetables. It was excellent. We were a large group, and everyone enjoyed his/her meal. It's definitely a restaurant to visit if you have an adequate budget and time to enjoy the view.
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2. La Hola
Overall Ratings
4 based on 279 reviews
Reviewed By KinderM
Having just arrived in San Salvador we asked our cab driver to drop us at a "typical" restaurant in the Zone Rosa and he took us to La Hola. The food was great but very expensive! I had a prawn salad (four prawns) and a margarita for $17. My buddy had ceviche which was $10 and extremely good.
Where to eat Salvadoran food in San Salvador: The Best Restaurants and Bars
1. Hacienda Real El Salvador
Overall Ratings
4 based on 477 reviews
Reviewed By Ksksksksks
It was an excellent dinner. Good service. Open kitchen concept. Locals mainly, wry nice atmosphere. Birthday celebrations at quite a few tables. Entraña was fantastic! I was very close to order another one, but decided to leave space for desserts. And rightly so! Banana cake was superb, so was flan. Starters were a bit less impressive, compared to main courses, I would say leave out salmon carpaccio- it has to be eaten in northern hemisphere :), focus on local stuff instead.
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