2 Best Restaurants in The Highlands, Guatemala

Pájaro Azul

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Tired of frijoles? There isn't a single bean to be found at this café, which serves up outstanding crepes. Choose from a small but creative menu of savory dinner crepes—fill them with vegetables, tofu, chicken, or pork—and sweet dessert crepes—we like the banana–brown sugar–yogurt Jamaica one—or pick and choose among your favorite ingredients. While you wait, you can thumb through a pile of back-issue magazines (including, oddly enough, the New Yorker).

Panajachel, Sololá, 07010, Guatemala
7762–2596
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Rate Includes: Closed Thurs., No credit cards

Royal Paris

$ | Zona 1

This bistro caters to foreign students, so the menu covers a lot of bases. Some dishes aren't the least bit Parisian, such as the succulent chicken-curry kebab. It's all prepared with flair, however. The ambience at this second-floor restaurant is definitely imported, and slightly bohemian, courtesy of the paintings of cabaret scenes. There's also a bar with an extensive wine list.

Stop by on Tuesday evenings; it's movie night, with a French or Italian film (with Spanish subtitles).

Calle 14A 3–06, Quetzaltenango, Quetzaltenango, 09001, Guatemala
7761–1942
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Rate Includes: No lunch Mon., Credit cards accepted