Ecuador
A cafe in the cutest square in Cuenca serving good coffee and snacks.
Plaza de San Sebastion, Cuenca.
This is a nice little cafe that serves good coffee and a great breakfast, among other things, in a relaxed atmosphere. Open from 9am.
Benigno malo, Cuenca
Coffee-lovers who come to South America expecting the caffeine equivalent of a wine trip in France are in for a land. All the best produce is exported, and locals make do with the freeze-dried stuff connoisseurs turn their noses up at. But ambling through Cuenca’s Old Town, you suddenly wake up and smell the coffee. You follow your nose to a doorway, where stands a man, a manual coffee grinder and bags of fresh coffee. Alleluia! All you need now is a coffee pot …
On Calle Sucre, near General Torres;
Opening hours: standard Ecuador office hours, closed 1-3 for lunch
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