New Look for an Old Coffee House
Can you guess what is the name of this coffee house from Antigua Guatemala? It was recently renovated with a more classic rustic look.
Can you guess what is the name of this coffee house from Antigua Guatemala? It was recently renovated with a more classic rustic look.
Even though there’s one co-working space company in Antigua Guatemala, many people still prefer to use coffee shops and restaurants as co-working spaces. Popular venues where I see people working are: Barista, Campero, El Portal, Fat Cat, La Parada, Estudio Cafe, Ganache, etc. What other venues have you seen being used as co-working spaces in … Read more
Let’s begin the 5-day countdown to the 11th anniversary of AntiguaDailyPhoto with a miniseries of street photography slices of daily life through out Antigua Guatemala. Let’s begin with a typical vista of coffee lovers enjoying one of the more than 15 coffee shops we have in town. No excuse not to have a good cup … Read more
We are so fortunate to have over a dozen delightful coffee houses in La Antigua Guatemala; each with its own flare and ambience. Here’s the gorgeous interior design of Ganache where you can also get some of the best desserts in town to accompany your strong cup of coffee. Don’t skip the pie!
If you like a good cup of coffee, there’s no better place to be than La Antigua Guatemala. Earlier this year I did an overview of some of my favourite coffee houses in Antigua Guatemala, covering a different barista-run coffee shop each day for about a week. With the coffee house revolution happening right now … Read more
Well well, well if you think baristas are all men, then you got it wrong. As you can see here, the baristas at Bella Vista Coffee Shop in Antigua Guatemala are all women. So, if you are looking for an excellent cup of coffee from a local plantation, you can stop by and Hilda, Karina … Read more
I am astonished about how people choose to connect more with the people on the other side of the screen than with people on the other side of the table. At this rate, we should be traveling alone or rather by oneself and in company of the people in our social networks. What drive us … Read more
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Cucurucho or cone head. Every so often cucuruchos need to refuel so they continue to carry the heavy floats of the Holy Week. Often they refuel with the street food vendors, but sometimes they need the extra kick, so they visit the coffee shops. What kind of coffee … Read more
I don’t know if you can find another place on Earth that has more coffee shops and public access Wi-Fi hotspots per square kilometre than Antigua Guatemala. There are many bathrooms as well. One can get used to that and suffer when you visit places, like NYC, that don’t have as many spots per square … Read more
Tretto Caffé was awarded one of the top three positions for restaurants in Antigua Guatemala by TripAdvisor on December 2011 and it has been among the top choices ever since even though Tretto had been closed for most of this time. Tretto Caffé is owned and ran by a very young barista with lots of … Read more
Sometimes you just don’t have the time to casaquear, chit-chat, but you still need your daily dose of the best coffee in the world, from Antigua Guatemala of course, so you don’t doze off and for that you head over to Café Condesa Express where you can get your caffeine fix very quickly. If you … Read more
Since several people were interested to know more about La Casaca shown yesterday in the entry entitled Having Breakfast in Antigua Guatemala I decided to follow up with another vista and little more information. La Casaca coffee shop is located where Un Poco de Todo bookshop used to be on Portal de las Panaderas; that’s the west … Read more
This could be your vista if you decide to have breakfast at the terrace of La Casaca coffee shop in Antigua Guatemala. From this vantage point, you can hear the murmur of the people at the Main Plaza, the squeaky sounds of the carriages, the ringing of the bells of the Cathedral on the other … Read more