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Café Tal is the most famous coffee house in Guanajuato. It has the best coffee in town, but a limited selection of sweets and food.
26 locals recommend
Cafe Tal
#128 P.º de La PresaCafé Tal is the most famous coffee house in Guanajuato. It has the best coffee in town, but a limited selection of sweets and food.
La Victoriana is a beautiful café within the Cultural House, Casa de la Presa. La Victoriana "offers excellent food and desserts. In Casa de la Presa there are also handicrafts, design stores, nail salon, meditation, art and dance classes, among others. In the Patio there is a collective of "food stands" with tacos, cakes, sushi and French fries. In the Garden in front of the house you can get excellent Italian ice cream and churros.
30 locals recommend
La Victoriana
97 P.º de La PresaLa Victoriana is a beautiful café within the Cultural House, Casa de la Presa. La Victoriana "offers excellent food and desserts. In Casa de la Presa there are also handicrafts, design stores, nail salon, meditation, art and dance classes, among others. In the Patio there is a collective of "food stands" with tacos, cakes, sushi and French fries. In the Garden in front of the house you can get excellent Italian ice cream and churros.
Amatxi, is one of the best restaurants in Guanajuato (No. 2 on Tripadvisor) a few meters from the house. The place, decoration and location make this restaurant unique in Guanajuato.
25 locals recommend
AMATXI
109 P.º de La PresaAmatxi, is one of the best restaurants in Guanajuato (No. 2 on Tripadvisor) a few meters from the house. The place, decoration and location make this restaurant unique in Guanajuato.
Restaurant Mexico Lindo y Querido is a traditional restaurant with delicious Mexican food and interior.
43 locals recommend
Mexico Lindo y Sabroso
Paseo de La PresaRestaurant Mexico Lindo y Querido is a traditional restaurant with delicious Mexican food and interior.
La Burguesa de la Presa
109 P.º de La PresaLa Burguesa de la Presa, gourmet burgers and dessert.
Bardom Kitchen + Pizza, one of the best places for pizzas in Guanajuato. The place is nice and cozy.
Bardom Kitchen +Pizza
138 P.º de La PresaBardom Kitchen + Pizza, one of the best places for pizzas in Guanajuato. The place is nice and cozy.
El Gregario Coffee House, the hipster café and coffee house of the neighborhood.
14 locals recommend
El Gregario Coffee House
166-b Marqués de RayasEl Gregario Coffee House, the hipster café and coffee house of the neighborhood.
Casa María Bonita is a casual restaurant close to the dam who offers buffet and a beautiful garden.
Casa María Bonita
129b Conde de ValencianaCasa María Bonita is a casual restaurant close to the dam who offers buffet and a beautiful garden.
If you like having your gourmet with live music, visit Restaurant Teresita, located inside the beautiful Hotel Villa María Cristina. Live music every Saturday.
7 locals recommend
Villa María Cristina Small Luxury Hotels
76 Presa de La OllaIf you like having your gourmet with live music, visit Restaurant Teresita, located inside the beautiful Hotel Villa María Cristina. Live music every Saturday.
There are many small restaurants on top of La Presa dam. They offer seafood, traditional Mexican food, tacos, quesadillas, sandwiches, soups, salads, and sushi.
21 locals recommend
Presa de la Olla
Presa de La OllaThere are many small restaurants on top of La Presa dam. They offer seafood, traditional Mexican food, tacos, quesadillas, sandwiches, soups, salads, and sushi.
Sightseeing
"La Presa de la Olla" is a beautiful piece of nature near the city with lakes, parks and viewpoints in the mountains. You can rent a small row boat and take a tour of the lake, feed the ducks or you can sit in one of the many popular little restaurants and enjoy the atmosphere and the people passing by. Families picnic in this park on weekends. On Fridays and Saturdays the "food trucks" line up around the dam with delicious food. When the reservoir is full, in late June or early July, there is a party where the dam is opened.
21 locals recommend
Presa de la Olla
Presa de La Olla"La Presa de la Olla" is a beautiful piece of nature near the city with lakes, parks and viewpoints in the mountains. You can rent a small row boat and take a tour of the lake, feed the ducks or you can sit in one of the many popular little restaurants and enjoy the atmosphere and the people passing by. Families picnic in this park on weekends. On Fridays and Saturdays the "food trucks" line up around the dam with delicious food. When the reservoir is full, in late June or early July, there is a party where the dam is opened.
To get to the Presa de la Olla, you can go through Parque Florencio Antillón, a shady park full of trees, leafy plants, benches and walkways.
17 locals recommend
Florencio Antillon Park
To get to the Presa de la Olla, you can go through Parque Florencio Antillón, a shady park full of trees, leafy plants, benches and walkways.
After the Presa de la Olla there is another small park and going up the stairs there is another reservoir, Presa San Renovato.
The access to this dam is very ornamental, with large steps and a beautiful pergola. At the top there is a marked path to surround the waters that leads between bushes. Before going up the stairs, you have to look for two large crocodile and snake figures that symbolize the fight for water, a beautiful legend.
Presa San Renovato
After the Presa de la Olla there is another small park and going up the stairs there is another reservoir, Presa San Renovato.
The access to this dam is very ornamental, with large steps and a beautiful pergola. At the top there is a marked path to surround the waters that leads between bushes. Before going up the stairs, you have to look for two large crocodile and snake figures that symbolize the fight for water, a beautiful legend.
Incredible views. To hike to Bufa, we have our own little secret path.
11 locals recommend
El Cerro de La Bufa
Incredible views. To hike to Bufa, we have our own little secret path.
El Faro
Incredible views. Trail starts near the house.
Historic site with displays of local sites and prominent legends, such as the famous mummies.
22 locals recommend
House of Legends
PanorámicaHistoric site with displays of local sites and prominent legends, such as the famous mummies.
You can see the fancy Hotel Villa Maria Cristina by visiting their two bars: La Union, a contemporary cocktail bar with sushi on the weekends, or El Caballo, a horse-themed bar located in what locals call “The Witch’s House.”
7 locals recommend
Villa María Cristina Small Luxury Hotels
76 Presa de La OllaYou can see the fancy Hotel Villa Maria Cristina by visiting their two bars: La Union, a contemporary cocktail bar with sushi on the weekends, or El Caballo, a horse-themed bar located in what locals call “The Witch’s House.”
In the weekends, the whole square in front of the market is full of vendors and delicious street food.
21 locals recommend
Mercado Embajadoras
26 EmbajadorasIn the weekends, the whole square in front of the market is full of vendors and delicious street food.