Javier’s guidebook to El Salvador
Food scene
They make great specialty coffee and good brunch food too. Ask if they have Geisha coffee (whole bean) and make an amazing pour over coffee at the apartment!
Viva Espresso Torre Futura
Calle del miradorThey make great specialty coffee and good brunch food too. Ask if they have Geisha coffee (whole bean) and make an amazing pour over coffee at the apartment!
One block from the apartment complex, this is one of the best Japanese food restaurants in San Salvador and one of my favorite places to get sushi.
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Kamakura
617 93 Avenida Nte.One block from the apartment complex, this is one of the best Japanese food restaurants in San Salvador and one of my favorite places to get sushi.
Fantastic Spanish food, sangría and famous paellas. Try their shrimp in manchego sauce or rice with calamari and squid ink.
Tapas y Vinos
#2996 Avenida Los AndesFantastic Spanish food, sangría and famous paellas. Try their shrimp in manchego sauce or rice with calamari and squid ink.
They are only half a block from the apartment, and have one of the best Peking duck in El Salvador.
Restaurante 168
4612 89 Avenida NorteThey are only half a block from the apartment, and have one of the best Peking duck in El Salvador.
Amazing pupusas in a nice place. Some say the best pupusas are street food, but I think it's better to sit in a proper restaurant.
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Pupusería Suiza Escalón
#615 101 Avenida Nte.Amazing pupusas in a nice place. Some say the best pupusas are street food, but I think it's better to sit in a proper restaurant.
They have amazing organic as well as vegan/vegetarian food, plus a mini market.
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Soya Nutribar
250 Avenida La CapillaThey have amazing organic as well as vegan/vegetarian food, plus a mini market.
Cocina Italiana el Rosal
631 93 Avenida Nte.They have great Roman style pizza, super close to the apartment
Nice supermarket with premium and gourmet products.
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Super Selectos San Benito
Avenida Las MagnoliasNice supermarket with premium and gourmet products.
Great ice cream from a major brand, just across the street.
Helados Sarita (Sucursal El Mirador, Escalón)
Great ice cream from a major brand, just across the street.
Salon and Spa
Great high end spa and salon, whether getting a haircut, using the sauna, or getting a massage. Prices around $15 for a haircut, $45 for massage.
Sento Luxury Spa & Salon
4815 3a Calle PonienteGreat high end spa and salon, whether getting a haircut, using the sauna, or getting a massage. Prices around $15 for a haircut, $45 for massage.
Sightseeing
Amazing views to the Izalco and Santa Ana volcanoes, this lodging is located at a coffee farm where some of the best premium, specialty coffees in El Salvador are grown, and feature varietals such as Gesha, Pacamara and Bourbon.
Cabañas Campo Bello
Amazing views to the Izalco and Santa Ana volcanoes, this lodging is located at a coffee farm where some of the best premium, specialty coffees in El Salvador are grown, and feature varietals such as Gesha, Pacamara and Bourbon.
Cardedeu is an event space and restaurant from renowned architect Eva Hinds, featuring fantastic views to the Coatepeque Lake and the Santa Ana volcano.
Cardedeu Residence
Calle al LagoCardedeu is an event space and restaurant from renowned architect Eva Hinds, featuring fantastic views to the Coatepeque Lake and the Santa Ana volcano.
Los Almendros is a boutique hotel set in tiny, charming colonial town Suchitoto.
Los Almendros de San Lorenzo
2B 4a Calle PonienteLos Almendros is a boutique hotel set in tiny, charming colonial town Suchitoto.
Puro Surf Performance Academy
Beautiful small hotel, great place to take a surfing lesson or two
Neighborhoods
Zona Rosa has a number of restaurants, bars, and shops. About a 5 minute uber from the apartment.
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Zona Rosa
Zona Rosa has a number of restaurants, bars, and shops. About a 5 minute uber from the apartment.
The Centro Historico has recently been intervened and renovated, and Parque Cuscatlan is quite nice.
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Centro Histórico de SS
The Centro Historico has recently been intervened and renovated, and Parque Cuscatlan is quite nice.
Pharmacy
Farmacia San Nicolás Luceiro
Avenida Masferrer NorteWell-stocked pharmacy a few blocks from the building.