El Otorongo - Galeria Cafe Cultural

Location: Av. 3 de Noviembre (next to the Otorongo Plaza)

Tel: 2832527 or 2823987

Hours of operation: Monday - Sunday 10:00am - 1:00pm/3:00pm - 8:00pm

Services: Enjoy (and purchase!) wonderful art made exclusively by Ecuadorian artists, while you have a glass of wine, a cup of coffee, homemade tamales or homemade ice cream (amongst other delicious offerings), all at very reasonable prices. El Otorongo is a very friendly, relaxed environment and worth going to alone for an afternoon read or to work on the computer (they have wifi!) or with your friends. Magy is the owner and is a lovely woman! She puts on intercultural nights the first Thursday of every month where for $5 you get a welcome drink, a tamale and coffee. They have some sort of local, art-related activity, and everyone has a good time.

Average Plate Price: Tamales are $1.80, and coffees and teas range from $1-$2 (very reasonable prices!)

Customer Service Review (out of 5 stars): 5 stars

Pizzeria and Gelateria "La Fornace"

Location: Av Remigio Crespo 5-13 and Imbabura, Cuenca, Ecuador (there is also  locale next to Supermaxi Las Americas)
Tel: 2883920 or 2819055

Hours of operation:
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Services: Want an amazing pizza with fresh ingredients and an excellent selection of gelato? Look no further than La Fornace! Their pizzas are some of the best I've ever had (if you like spicy food try the Diabolo) and they use fresh, hand chopped ingredients. Decent service and the prices are pretty average.

Average Plate Price: An average pizza is $12-$14. Gelato runs around $1.50 - $2.00

Customer Service Review (out of 5 stars): 4 stars

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Helados La Tienda

Location: Medardo Angel Silva 2-87 y Demetrio Aguilera (El Paraiso neighborhood), Cuenca, Ecuador

Tel: 2807619
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Hours of operation:
Call for hours (but they always seem to be open) 

Services: This is the BEST ice cream in Cuenca! It is family owned and operated (I think the grandma still works there!), and they have been making and selling ice cream for years. Although they always have the same 13 flavors, you never tire of this ice cream! Priced at only $0.75 per ice cream, La Tienda can't be beat!  (to see pictures of all of the ice cream flavors click on the picture of the ice cream to the left)

Customer Service Review (out of 5 stars): 5 stars (there is almost always a line on the weekends, but don't let that scare you away, the have fast and efficient service) 

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