La Floresta
Ecuador
Cafés in Quito coffee at 2,850 meters
Pernil sandwiches by La Compañía, light roasts on Whymper, coffee bars around La Floresta's cinema and a row of cafés on República de El Salvador.
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Quito sits at about 2,850 m in the Andes, and its colonial center was one of the first two places UNESCO inscribed as World Cultural Heritage, in 1978, together with Kraków.1 Its coffee runs from that old center, where Cafetería Modelo has worked the corner of Sucre and García Moreno since 1950, to the light-roast bars of the north.23 Everything is priced in US dollars, legal tender in Ecuador since 13 March 2000, when they replaced the sucre at 25,000 to the dollar.4
Most of what is in the cup is grown at home. Ecuador is one of only 15 countries that grow and export both arabica and robusta, and washed arabica comes from El Oro, Manabí, Loja, Guayas and Zamora Chinchipe.5 Loja leads on quality: its coffee has won 71% of the editions of Taza Dorada, the national coffee contest, and in October 2026 the National Assembly named it the Capital del Café del Ecuador (Ecuador's coffee capital).67
The continent's coffee scene now meets here as well. South America's 100 Best Coffee Shops 2026 was revealed on 20 September 2026 at the Global Coffee Fair in Quito's Centro de Convenciones Metropolitano, and three more cafés from the Quito area made the list: Café Guayasamín, Benchtime and Raymi.8 Fankør, a Quito roaster-café, came second, up from fourth in 2025, after entering the world list at 11th in February 2026.9
Start with a barrio
Quito by area
Quito's city proper is divided into 32 urban parishes,1 but cafés go by the older barrio names. The colonial center keeps the cafeterías and sweet shops, La Mariscal and La Floresta the late hours and coffee bars, and the north, around Parque La Carolina and González Suárez, the roasters.
Centro Histórico
The colonial grid around Plaza Grande, from García Moreno and Venezuela down to La Ronda.
61 cafés
La Mariscal
Plaza Foch, Juan León Mera and Reina Victoria: the hotel and nightlife quarter, with Quito's latest café hours.
53 cafés
La Floresta
A 1917 garden suburb with an art-house cinema on Valladolid and coffee bars on Madrid, Lugo and Vizcaya.
17 cafés
La Coruña & González Suárez
Apartment towers on González Suárez, light roasts on Whymper and cafés down the old road to Guápulo.
16 cafés
La Carolina
Offices around Parque La Carolina, with cafés lined up on República de El Salvador and the Shyris.
72 cafés
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Browse by mood and hour
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi cafés from the office blocks of La Carolina to La Mariscal and the colonial center.
28 cafés
Panaderías y pastelerías
Bakery cafés
Panaderías and pastry cafés, from a 06:00 bakery on Reina Victoria to cake shops in La Carolina.
13 cafés
Desayunos y brunch
Brunch
Ecuadorian breakfasts and brunch, from bolones in the Old Town to vegan menus in La Mariscal.
9 cafés
Terrazas
Outdoor seating
Terraces and patios near Parque La Carolina, in La Floresta and above the Old Town.
7 cafés
Abierto hasta tarde
Open late
Cafés that stay open to 22:00 or later, from Reina Victoria to Venezuela.
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Centro Histórico 61 cafés
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Atávico
Café Chapineros
Coffee Romance
Dulcería Colonial Coffee
El Palomar
Las Delicias de la Maru
All 61 cafés in Centro Histórico
See the full listLa Mariscal 53 cafés
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El Cafecito
Suvlaki
Tres Gatos
- Wi-Fi
- Vegetarian options
- Bakery café
- Open late
- Brunch
Friends
Isveglio
La Casa de la Empanada
All 53 cafés in La Mariscal
See the full listLa Floresta 17 cafés
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Nero Café
Homero Ortega
Café Vélez la Floresta
Dough La cafetería
- Wi-Fi
- Card payment
Gatorium
Humitas La Floresta
All 17 cafés in La Floresta
See the full listLa Coruña & González Suárez 16 cafés
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BrotCorp
Cafetería Fika
Coati's coffee shop
Fankør
- Specialty
Madre Tierra
Paleo Café
All 16 cafés in La Coruña & González Suárez
See the full listLa Carolina 72 cafés
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Abiñela
- Outdoor seating
- Cash only
- Wheelchair access
- Smoke-free indoors
Chiche Bombon
Coffee Factory
- Wi-Fi
- Vegetarian options
- Bakery café
Floyd's
- Wi-Fi
- Outdoor seating
- Specialty
Bríndame
Cafetería El Capuchino
All 72 cafés in La Carolina
See the full listIñaquito & El Batán 21 cafés
Brieva
Cafeteria Esthelita
Candle Coffee
Espresso Rio Intag - Guanguiltagua
Lintu Club Social
Mimu Cafetería
Santa Clara & La Gasca 18 cafés
Bolón de Verde
Banana cake
Cafetería Quito Terrace
JAE Café Design
Sanduches DON SOTO Matriz
Zona Zero Bar-Cafeteria
Arenas Café
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Coffee chains in Quito
Branches by area
Chain
Sweet & Coffee
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- Iñaquito & El Batán 2
- La Carolina 7
- La Coruña & González Suárez 2
- La Mariscal 3
Chain
Juan Valdez Café
Show 10 locations
- Iñaquito & El Batán
- De las Hiedras
- La Carolina
- La Carolina
- Avenida República de El Salvador
- Avenida Río AmazonasMon–Sat 10:00–20:30 · Sun 10:00–20:00
- Jose Maria Ayora
- Juan Valdez - Mall El Jardín, junto al Banco Del Pacifico, Av amazonas y, Republica Piso y 1
- Suecia
- La Coruña & González Suárez
- Jacinto Bejarano 148
- La Mariscal
- Mariscal Foch 268 y Joaquin Pinto Esquina, Edifi, plaza Quinde
- Santa Clara & La Gasca
- Santa Clara & La Gasca
Chain
Café Galletti
- La Carolina
- Galleti
- La Coruña & González Suárez
- González Suárez 27
- La Mariscal
- Cafe Galleti, Jerónimo Carrión
Chain
Melatte
- La Mariscal
- 18 de Septiembre
Before you sit down
How coffee works in Quito
The usual order is an americano. On PedidosYa, the delivery app, americanos made up about 40% of café drink orders in 2026, with cappuccinos and lattes together just over 20% and frappés about 15%.10 At home, instant still rules: soluble coffee was more than half of the app's coffee-category orders.10 Anecafé, the coffee exporters' association, puts Ecuador's consumption at about 300,000 sacks a year, around a kilo per person.7
Coffee rarely comes alone. Pan de yuca, a warm, puffy roll made with cassava flour, is often eaten with drinkable yogurt.11 The quimbolito, a sweet cake steamed in achira leaves, is usually served with coffee, chocolate or milk.12 In the Old Town, Casa Gangotena, the hotel on Plaza San Francisco, serves the Café Quiteño, its local version of afternoon tea, on an interior terrace.3
Prepared food and drink in restaurants and cafés carries IVA (value-added tax) of 15%, raised from 12% on 1 April 2024.13 Notes are US dollars, but change can include Ecuadorian centavo coins, which match US coins in size and value and circulate alongside them.14
What coffee costs in Quito
| Drink | Typical price |
|---|---|
| Café americano Black coffee at a traditional cafetería | US$1.50 Cafetería Modelo, Centro Histórico, May 2024 |
| Café americano Black coffee at other Old Town cafés | US$2.00–2.75 Alma Quiteña, Sweeties and Atávico, May 2024 |
| Espresso doble Double espresso at a roaster-café | US$2.00 Raymi Coffee Roaster, September 2026 |
| Espresso Espresso at a specialty roaster | US$3.00 Café Guayasamín, September 2026 |
| Café, té o chocolate Coffee, tea or hot chocolate at a hotel café | US$4.00 Casa Gangotena, Plaza San Francisco, May 2024 |
Old Town prices come from Primicias's May 2024 visit to five cafés near San Francisco metro station.3 The roaster prices are from its September 2026 profiles of the Quito cafés in South America's top 100, where Fankør's coffee menu started at US$4.15
Sources
- Quito, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- Restaurante y Cafetería Modelo: sucursales y horarios, Cafetería Modelo, accessed October 2026
- Cinco cafeterías en el Centro Histórico, cerca a la estación San Francisco del Metro de Quito, Primicias (May 10, 2024), accessed October 2026
- Ecuadorian sucre, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- Coffee production in Ecuador, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- ¿Qué implica la declaratoria de Loja como 'Capital del Café del Ecuador' por parte de la Asamblea Nacional?, Primicias (October 14, 2026), accessed October 2026
- Lo que debes saber sobre el café ecuatoriano: Los mejores y cómo prepararlos en casa, Primicias (April 6, 2024), accessed October 2026
- Estas son las 15 mejores cafeterías de Ecuador en el Top 100 de Sudamérica 2026, Primicias (September 21, 2026), accessed October 2026
- Dos cafeterías de Ecuador están en el Top 10 de las mejores de Sudamérica, una en Quito y otra en Riobamba, Primicias (September 21, 2026), accessed October 2026
- Día Internacional del Café | Cuánto, cómo y dónde lo consumen los ecuatorianos, Primicias (October 1, 2026), accessed October 2026
- Ecuadorian cuisine, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- Quimbolito, Wikipedia (Spanish), accessed October 2026
- Ecuador: El IVA al 15% está vigente desde este lunes 1 de abril, Primicias (April 1, 2024), accessed October 2026
- Ecuadorian centavo coins, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- Las cuatro mejores cafeterías de Quito | Son parte del ranking 100 Best Coffee Shops de Sudamérica, Primicias (September 23, 2026), accessed October 2026
FAQ
Cafés in Quito: common questions
How much does a coffee cost in Quito?
In May 2024 an americano cost US$1.50 at Cafetería Modelo in the Centro Histórico and US$2–2.75 at other Old Town cafés, while the hotel café at Casa Gangotena on Plaza San Francisco charged US$4. At roasters in September 2026, a double espresso was US$2 at Raymi and an espresso US$3 at Café Guayasamín; Fankør's coffee menu started at US$4.
Which neighborhood of Quito has the most cafés?
La Carolina and Centro Histórico have the most cafés, followed by La Mariscal. La Carolina's cafés line the office avenues around the park, with the longest row on Avenida República de El Salvador; in the Centro Histórico they gather on García Moreno and Venezuela.
What currency do cafés in Quito use?
Cafés in Quito charge in US dollars, legal tender in Ecuador since 13 March 2000, when the dollar replaced the sucre at 25,000 sucres each. Ecuador mints its own centavo coins, identical in size and value to US coins, and they circulate alongside US notes and coins, so change can mix both. Prepared drinks carry 15% IVA.
What do people eat with coffee in Quito?
Pan de yuca, a warm, puffy roll made with cassava flour, is often eaten with drinkable yogurt, and quimbolitos, sweet cakes steamed in achira leaves, are usually served with coffee, chocolate or milk. For a sit-down version, Casa Gangotena on Plaza San Francisco serves the Café Quiteño, a local take on afternoon tea, on its interior terrace.
Which café in Quito ranks among the best in South America?
Fankør, a Quito roaster-café, placed second in South America's 100 Best Coffee Shops 2026, revealed on 20 September 2026 at the Global Coffee Fair in Quito. It had been fourth in 2025 and entered the world list at 11th in February 2026. Café Guayasamín, Benchtime and Raymi, all from the Quito area, also made the 2026 South American list.
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