This restaurant takes its name from one of the most historic streets in the Old City, with colorful colonial buildings and old-time charm. The restaurant feels very Spanish colonial, with thick white-stucco walls, red carpeting, sloped wood ceilings, brick archways, dark-wood high-back chairs, and iron chandeliers. Tour buses bring hordes of diners nightly; indeed, very few locals come here. If you’re looking to mingle with Quiteños, I suggest you skip this place and head to El Nispero or La Querencia.
That said, the food here is excellent, and the service professional. Highlights of the high-quality Ecuadorian cuisine include langostinos del Pacífico (Pacific jumbo shrimp in garlic or tarragon sauce); brocheta mixta con lomo, pollo, y chancho (grilled kabob with beef, chicken, and pork); and perníl con llapingachos, mole, salsa de maní, y aguacate (roasted leg of pork with mashed potatoes and cheese in a peanut sauce with avocados). For appetizers, I recommend the ceviche, chicken tamales, and famous Ecuadorian soup, locro de papas con queso y aguacate (creamy potato soup with cheese and avocado). On weekends they usually have live folkloric dance and music performances.