Guayaquil Festivals: these are the gastronomic festivals to delight your palate

Different gastronomic spaces in the city offer an extensive menu for you to enjoy as part of the Guayaquil festivities.

julian buffet

From July 20 to 25, the Palace Restaurant offers the ‘Julian buffet’, which highlights “the diversity of 9 stations of typical dishes” by executive chef Jacobo Fuentes. Among the main dishes are dry goat, guatita, meat chuzos with red dressing, wood-fired chicken flavored with eucalyptus. The Palace hotel is located at Chile 214 and Luque. Reports at 042-321-080 or 098-874-4328.

guaiac festival

The Guayaco Cebiche, Verde and Menestra Festival is what the Cook’s restaurant at the Sheraton hotel in Guayaquil offers. This special began on the 17th of this month and will run until Monday the 25th. Among the variety of cebiches available to diners is Jipijapa, mixed, shrimp or fish. Regarding the stews, it has the ball broth, they also have desserts of rice pudding, sweet fig, among others. The value per person is $25.62, taxes are already included. For reservations call: 043-707-070 or 099-756-8300.

Guayaquil Week

The buffet lunch is proposed by the Hilton Colon hotel during the Guayaquil week, which runs from July 20 to 25. The menu includes soups (seafood, potato locro, fish biche, fish chupe, leg and ball broth); the live station (Moors, llapingacho and sango); carving (pork leg, roast turkey, barbecue and fried); ceviche and salad station; typical dishes, desserts, among others. Hours: from 12:30 to 15:30. Reports: 045-010-000 ext. 2170.

‘Guayaquileño buffet lunch’

From July 22 to 25, the Oro Verde hotel offers the “Guayaquileño buffet lunch” to its guests to celebrate the Puerto Principal. Its gastronomic offer will focus on the typical dishes of the city. For reservations you can call 043-81 1-000 ext. 4 or 098-117-7375.

Julian Flavor Festival

The typical flavors of Guayaquil stand out in the Río Grande restaurant at the Wyndham hotel in Puerto Principal. For this year they have organized the Julian Flavor Festival, which focuses on a traditional buffet lunch. It will take place from July 23 to 25. Hours: from 12:30 to 15:30. Reports at: 043-717-800 or 093-912-0411.

hamburger fest

The El Dorado esplanade (next to Riocentro El Dorado) will be the setting for the burger show festival, in which there will be 60 ventures specialized in the hamburger. The event will take place from July 23 to 25. As part of the activities of the festival, the establishments will participate in a contest. The jury is made up of Jorge Rausch, Colombian chef and judge of the program master chef; Santiago Granda, director of the Escuela de los Chefs: and Ricardo Leyva, one of Colombia’s Shark Tank and chef representing McDonald’s international. The appointment that has the auspices of McDonald’s and with the endorsement of the Municipal Public Company of Tourism and Public Relations, directed by Gloria Gallardo. Admission cost: $3 for adults and children under 12 are free. On Saturday the 23rd the festival will open at 12:00.

centennial evenings

At Casa Julián from July 16 to 31 they invite you to the ‘Centennial Afternoons’, “an afternoon tea inspired by the Guayaquil tradition”. The proposal includes a welcome mimosa or summer red wine. Hours: Monday to Saturday, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Sundays from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Puerto Mangrove Festival

Typical flavors and flavors of Buenos Aires children is called the special that Mangle Restaurant of the Radisson hotel has as its proposal, for Sunday, July 24, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Their offer includes toasted bread broth, picaditas/cold season, a variety of breads, typical dishes such as guatita, fried pork, among others. For reports call 046-008-080 ext. 970 – 971. They are located in the cdla. Kennedy, Av. Gral. Francisco Boloña 503 A and Calle Jorge Insua Hindro. (YO)