Welcome to GUA
Experience Guatamela City
Where to drink
Coffee shops in zone 10
Teco Coffee House Great local roaster with a coffee shop and separate tea shop attached. Good Prices on freshly roasted coffee.
12 ONZAS (multiple locations)
&Café - Jades (multiple locations)
&Café - The Village (multiple locations)
Grab some local brands of coffee to bring home
LEON is the brand for the "mature" locals
Isabel brand or El Cafetalito for the younger crowd who care about taste
What to drink local
Ron Zacapa rum
Botran rum
Gallo beer
Cabro beer
Mixto beer - combination of the claro (pale ale - light beer) and oscuro (Moza - dark beer)
Zona Viva/zone 10
La Tabeerna - not a specific business (like a beer hall)
Cadejo Brewing Company Guatemala open air venue with lots of seating, set back off the street
El Establo large, upscale establishment
Uncle Sam's good place to watch sports
Urban Bar great happy hour specials. 2x1 everyday 2pm-8pm, check the menu for what is included. Different daily specials too.
Minerva speakeasy, unmarked on the outside (door with a huge sun on it). Some bartenders speak English, great cocktails (check out their specials), great ambiance.
Shakespeare’s Pub Expat bar. Located on the lower level from the street.
Astro Bar rooftop bar (elevator to 3rd floor and up the stairs)
Bar Reforma bar with separate rum store Casa del Ron
Rooftop Hyatt Centric in Avia Mall (take elevator on ground floor to the 6th floor Hyatt lobby and then separate elevators to 16th floor) open air but no visibility due to high surrounding walls
Casa Blanca in Plaza Fontabella
Rattle n Hum Bar and Grill (skip it, allows smoking)
The Lobby (actual name of the club) NO
Red Lion Pub NO
Maligno Bar NO
El Laberinto NO
LIVIN NIGHT LIFE NO (unless you bring your kneepads and glowsticks)
El Rito not worth it to cross Calle 10 on foot (busy street)
Antigua Cerveza Cerveteca (website) best place to drink artisanal beers (worth the uber) Happy Hour 3pm-9pm on Wednesdays.
Historic Center/zone 1
El Portal listen to the band which focuses on the main instrument the marimba, Guatemala’s national instrument. Open since 1932, Che Guevara is said to have drank beer here.
Las Cien Puertas is a street blocked off by an iron gate. Several bars. La Luna is nice for a quick drink.
zone 4
Cayala (area)
Donde El Gringo (multiple locations)
There are several stores to make your rum or coffee purchase to bring home
La Torre (The Station) - grocery store with great selections and convenient distance to the hotel without having to cross major streets
La Torre (Oakland Mall) grocery store in the mall, lower level towards the back of the mall
Vinoteca wine store
-for domenstic beer
Express (Topacio Azul)
Express (Avia)
-for great rum options
Casa del Ron (The Station) in the same shopping center as the La Torre (The Station)
Casa del Ron very close to the hotel and they do tastings