Arrin Cuan

Frommer's Review

This is my favorite restaurant in Zona 1. The rambling old building that houses the classic Guatemalan eatery is a quiet retreat in this busy area. The main dining room features wood tables crammed around the edges of a small interior garden. Hanging ferns and potted plants liven everything up. The menu is heavy on Guatemalan classics, with such regional dishes as kac ik, a filling turkey soup from the Alta Verapaz. If you want to sample something really exotic, order the tepezquintle, a large rodent served grilled over hot charcoal. This place has a children's play area, and plenty of free parking in a guarded lot across the street. They also have a branch in the Zona Viva at 16a Calle 4-32, Zona 10 (tel. 502/2366-2660), but I prefer this original site. A marimba band plays most days during lunch and dinner.

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