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10 Things To Do in Quito: Sample Craft Beer
10 Things To Do in Quito: Sample Craft Beer
Dine on chocolate
Known for its rich dark chocolate, Pacari is one of Ecuador’s hottest exports. This beautiful
organic, award-winning chocolate is sold all over the world. Try it for yourself at one of
Pacari’s free tastings, held every Thursday at 5.30pm. You’ll learn about their bean to bar story
and get to try plenty of samples, including lemongrass, Peruvian sea salt and the 70 per cent
cacao bar – one of the smoothest chocolates you’ll ever taste.
Party in La Mariscal
Playing everything from salsa to jazz and even banging EDM, the bustling bars and cavernous
clubs of La Mariscal district are where it’s at. Take a seat at Café Democratico and sling back
one of their infamous gin cocktails, before getting ready to party until the sun comes up at local
hotspot Bungalow 6.
Enjoy elevenses
Warm up with a steaming mug of hot chocolate, served Quito-style with soft cheese. Chocolate
and cheese are old friends, and at stall 109 in the Mercado San Francisco, Mercedes dishes out a
rich hot chocolate made from a block of 100 per cent cacao that she mixes with milk and sugar.
It’s served with a side of fresh white cow’s cheese that melts into it, enriching and thickening
the drink at the same time. It’s the ultimate mid-morning pick-me-up.