A taste of Manabí, made fresh at home.
We cook every Saturday and holiday. Pre-order what you'd like and dine-in or pick it up warm — every plate is prepared fresh that morning.
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Recipes from Manabí
Coastal Ecuadorian cooking the way our grandmothers used to make it — peanut, plantain, refrito, fresh herbs, high heat, and plenty of sazón.
Made the morning of
Nothing sits overnight. Bread, rice, and stews are prepared the same Saturday you order them.
Pre-order, pick up warm
Reserve through our form and your order will be ready at your chosen time. Plates are limited — they sell out.
What everyone orders
A small rotating menu of Ecuadorian classics. Mains rotate week to week — see this Saturday's lineup on the menu page.
Encebollado (Tuna & Yuca Soup)
Ecuador's iconic tuna soup with yuca, red onion, and cilantro. Served with plantain chips, bread, and lime.
MainsBolón
Mashed green plantain ball.
MainsFish Bollo
Green plantain dough with peanut paste filled with fish, wrapped in a plantain leaf. Served with pickled onion, white rice, and avocado.
MainsMixed Bollo
Seasoned green plantain dough with vegetables and peanut paste, filled with sautéed fish and shrimp, wrapped in a plantain leaf. Served with white rice, avocado, and lime.
MainsGuatita (Ecuadorian Tripe Stew)
Tripe stewed with peanut sauce and potatoes, served with rice, fried sweet plantain, and avocado.
MainsGoat Stew
Slow-braised goat served with rice, fried sweet plantains, and avocado.
MainsRice with Bean Stew and Charcoal-Grilled Steak or Pork Chop
Includes sauce and fried green plantains (patacones).
MainsRice with Lentil Stew and Fried Fish
Stewed lentils served with white rice, fried tilapia, pickled onion, and fried green plantains (patacones).
MainsCow's Foot Soup
Hearty soup made with cow's foot, chickpeas, and hominy, served with white rice and avocado.
MainsMixed Encocado (Coconut Seafood Stew)
Fish and shrimp simmered in coconut milk, served with rice, plantain chips, and avocado.
MainsFritada (Ecuadorian Fried Pork)
Fried pork served with seasoned hominy, cheese-stuffed potato patties, fried sweet plantain, toasted corn (chulpi), plantain chips, and pickled onion.
MainsChicken Stew
Slow-braised chicken with vegetables, served with yellow rice, fried sweet plantain, and avocado.
MainsPlantain Ball Soup
Green plantain dumpling stuffed with beef and vegetables, in a vegetable and peanut broth with yuca, carrot, and cilantro. Served with white rice.
MainsShrimp Fried Rice
Sautéed shrimp with vegetables and rice. Served with avocado.
MainsBolon mixto o queso
Plátano verde frito y majado con chicharrones y queso
BreakfastMixed Cazuela
Baked green plantain and peanut casserole with fish and shrimp, served with rice and avocado.
MainsLlapingachos (Cheese-Stuffed Potato Patties)
Potato patties stuffed with cheese and topped with peanut sauce, served with sausage, a fried egg, pickled onion, lettuce, and white rice.
Mains
Hungry yet?
Send your order through the form or message us on Instagram. We'll have it ready when you arrive.