Seafood Cuenca Eats
$$ Camaron De Oro
El Batán
"Their chaulafan is full of shrimp, chicken and meat, and comes with avocado and ripe plantains."
Unidad Nacional y Pichincha
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Cuenca Eats
Cuenca Seafood Restaurants
Cuenca sits high in the Andes but its seafood scene is fierce: ceviche, encebollado, fried fish brought in from the coast daily.
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Ceviche de la Y
"Cooked in the Ecuadorian style, the ceviche has a delicious soup base."
Doce de Octubre y Vasco Nuñez de Balboa
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Cevicheria 12 de Abril
"The fried whole fish dish, often sold out by mid-afternoon, comes with a fish that is larger than the plate."
Cacique Chamba y Pa. de los Cañaris
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Cevichería el Machaleño
"Tucked away on a quiet side street, the encebollados are filled with an abundance of fresh fish."
Venezuela y Jamaica
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El Manantial de la Miguel Cordero
"Nice variations on fried corvina."
Miguel Cordero Dávila Exterior y Cornelio Merchan
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$ Encebollados Barba Roja
Centro Histórico
"This one has two floors, good music and friendly owners."
Honorato Vásquez y Hermano Miquel
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Encebollados El Monito
"The cazuelas are served on a wooden platter with the stew boiling as it is laid on your table!"
Av. Paseo De Los Cañaris y Cacique Duma
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La Casa del Encebollado
"I can attest that its name is relevant, as the encebollado was well prepared with good ingredients and plenty of fresh tuna."
Escuela de Bomberos, Ave 27 de Febrero
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La Filomena
"The fried fish is huge, breaded and seasoned with a subtle mustard sauce."
Pichincha y Guayas
Seafood Cuenca Eats
$ La Mama de los Encebollados
González Suárez y Garcia Moreno
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$$$ La Parihuela
"Super fresh fish dishes at reasonable prices, which are occasionally included as part of the daily almuerzo offer."
Agustín Cueva y Daniel Cordova Tora
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$ Las Picaditas del Manaba
Centro Histórico
"Colorful, cheerful and cozy, it has an atmosphere that combines street and homemade food."
Juan Jaramillo y Vargas Machuca
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$ Los Gatos
Centro Histórico
"In a single place, a hungry customer can get encocados, sangos, parihuelas, cazuelas, sudados, ceviches and even seafood paella."
Manuel Vega y Simón Bolívar
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San Pancho Picanteria
"The restaurant thrives within a colonial-era structure hidden in the middle of the busiest market bustle of el Centro."
General Torres y Presidente Córdova
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Reviews on this page are quoted with permission from Cuenca Eats by James Li, MD. Opinions are the author's. Restaurants may have changed since the book was published. Please verify current hours, prices, and ownership directly.