Inside Doña Luisa Xicotencatl
The restaurant and bakery housed under the name of Doña Luisa Xicotencatl, on 4a calle oriente #12 in La Antigua Guatemala, has become a landmark of the town. Many people meet here for breakfast on the weekends or lunch during the week. I believe one the reason this business has become a landmark is the fact that many Antigüeños do not use the regular addresses. If you ask for directions, they will point you the yellow house across the street from Deliciosa or next door to Fridas or in the same building where once was Subway. This is enough to make go mad if you don’t know the town, but it makes perfect sense one you’ve registered in your mind all the possible landmarks.
Here is a little more information about this restaurant/bakery:
Located in a painstakingly restored 1650 home, restaurant/bakery Doña Luisa Xicotencatl, S.A. — named after conquistador Pedro de Alvarado’s faithful companion — has become an institution in Antigua with an international following for its bread. Every day, locals and tourists alike line up in the bakery for whole wheat bread, carrot cake, raisin bread, banana bread, cakes and desserts. Many more patrons visit for a leisurely breakfast, lunch or dinner from a menu offering 69 items. (source: Candelaria’s Antiguas Virtual Library)
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February 24th, 2007
It looks like a nice and relaxing place.
February 24th, 2007
Awww… one of my favorite Antigua places. I really do love that place. The food is great and so is the setting. And the art– those mural-type paintings in the front room on the second floor are amazing.
February 25th, 2007
Oya: It is very mellow place, the food is great and the prices are reasonable. The bakery has no par in La Antigua Guatemala.
LD: Okay now I know where we’ll have lunch next time you’re in Guate. Should I make reservations soon?
February 26th, 2007
Utterly charming!
October 26th, 2007
I’m going to have breakfast here tomorrrow
February 22nd, 2008
[...] Dot 2: The very same day, after reading the article above in my lunch hour, I walked back to the office and sure enough a plastic bag came dancing towards me, just like in the American Beauty film. So what was I to do, but to pull my camera and to start shooting this new enemy. This incident happened right in front of Doña Luisa Xicotencatl restaurant; one of LAG’s landmarks. [...]