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Cafés in La Mariscal

Plaza Foch, Juan León Mera and Reina Victoria: the hotel and nightlife quarter, with Quito's latest café hours.

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La Mariscal is the everyday name of Mariscal Sucre, the urban parish between Avenida Patria and Avenida Francisco de Orellana, with 10 de Agosto on its west side and 12 de Octubre on its east.1 The sector was named after Antonio José de Sucre in the 1910s, when it was a district of mansions, and the tram brought its first shops in the early 1920s.1

From the early 1970s families moved further north, and the parish became Quito's quarter for hotels, hostels, bars and craft shops.12 Plaza Foch, also called Plaza El Quinde, is the center of La Zona, the nightlife blocks.12 Cafés here keep later hours than in most of the city, and La Unión, a bakery on Reina Victoria, opens at 06:00.

Local tip: For coffee before 07:00, La Unión on Reina Victoria opens at 06:00 every day; it is also one of the last in the parish to close, at 22:00.

At a glance

53Cafés listed
7With opening hours
06:00Earliest opening
22:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: La Union, from 06:00 (Daily 06:00–22:00).
  • Closes latest: Tres Gatos, until 22:00 (Mon–Sat 09:30–22:00 · Sun 15:00–19:30).
  • Most listed streets: Juan León Mera (3), José Tamayo (2), Reina Victoria (2).
  • Most common features: wi-fi (11%), bakery café (8%), brunch (6%).

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Coffee chains in La Mariscal

Getting to La Mariscal

El Ejido metro station, at Avenida Patria and 6 de Diciembre, sits on the parish's southern edge, on the underground line that opened in December 2023.3 Inside the grid, Amazonas, 6 de Diciembre and 9 de Octubre carry traffic north and south, while Colón, Veintimilla, Luis Cordero, Jerónimo Carrión and Jorge Washington cross them east to west.1

The parish is split into four barrios: Orellana, El Quinde, Patria and 12 de Octubre.1

From mansions to La Zona

The Jijón family's villa opened in 1893 as the Palacio de La Circasiana, and the parish had its strongest decades from the 1940s to the 1970s.1 In 1957 La Favorita opened on Avenida Amazonas as Ecuador's first self-service supermarket.1 Office towers came later and residents left: the population fell from 18,801 in 1990 to 15,841 in 2001.1

Plaza Foch, Calle Calama, the Mercado Artesanal La Mariscal and the Museo Mindalae are the parish's best-known addresses.1 In early December, during the Fiestas de Quito, the Great Parade of Mariscal is held here.4

Cafés on Reina Victoria, Juan León Mera and José Tamayo

Reina Victoria, Juan León Mera, José Tamayo and 9 de Octubre are among the parish's busiest café streets. On Juan León Mera are Las Delicias del Mono, Nath's Coffee House and Waponi; on Reina Victoria, La Unión, Piccola and Yau! (at 927).

José Tamayo is home to Tres Gatos, with vegan dishes and its own baking, and to Roveta Coffee Experience, at Tamayo and Baquerizo Moreno, one of the Quito specialty cafés Primicias picked out in April 2024.5 On Mariscal Foch, La Casa de la Empanada (E4-215) opens Monday to Saturday 08:00–20:00, and Jerry's Café is further along at E9-76.

Late and early hours in La Mariscal

La Mariscal has more late-closing cafés than any other part of Quito. La Unión opens daily 06:00–22:00, and Tres Gatos stays open until 22:00 Monday to Saturday, with Sunday hours of 15:00–19:30. El Cafecito, on Luis Cordero, runs Monday to Saturday 08:30–21:00 and Sunday until 14:00; Friends, on Wilson, closes at 21:00.

For a weekday breakfast, Suvlaki (Amazonas N21-108) opens at 08:30, and Isveglio, on Isabel La Católica (E10-37), serves brunch daily 10:00–20:00.

Sources

  1. Mariscal Sucre (parroquia), Wikipedia (Spanish), accessed October 2026
  2. Barrios de Quito, Wikipedia (Spanish), accessed October 2026
  3. Metro de Quito, Wikipedia (Spanish), accessed October 2026
  4. Quito, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  5. Lo que debes saber sobre el café ecuatoriano: Los mejores y cómo prepararlos en casa, Primicias (April 6, 2024), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

La Mariscal cafés: questions

What is Plaza Foch in Quito's La Mariscal?

Plaza Foch, also called Plaza El Quinde, is the center of La Zona, the nightlife blocks of La Mariscal. La Casa de la Empanada, at Mariscal Foch E4-215, opens Monday to Saturday 08:00–20:00, and Jerry's Café is further along the street at E9-76. In early December the Great Parade of Mariscal is held in the parish during the Fiestas de Quito.

Which cafés in La Mariscal, Quito, stay open late?

La Unión, a bakery on Reina Victoria, opens daily 06:00–22:00, and Tres Gatos on José Tamayo stays open until 22:00 Monday to Saturday. El Cafecito on Luis Cordero closes at 21:00 Monday to Saturday and at 14:00 on Sundays, and Friends on Wilson closes at 21:00. La Mariscal has more late-closing cafés than any other part of Quito.

How do you reach La Mariscal in Quito by metro?

Get off at El Ejido station, at Avenida Patria and 6 de Diciembre, on the parish's southern edge. From there Amazonas, 6 de Diciembre and 9 de Octubre lead north through La Mariscal, crossed by Colón, Veintimilla, Luis Cordero, Jerónimo Carrión and Jorge Washington. The parish ends at Avenida Francisco de Orellana.

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