Typical meals

Good to know that Montañita is a meeting place for many cultures. Visitors and foreign residents bring to Montañita customs and meals allowing you to enjoy the variety of restaurants with food from around the world.

Importantly also appreciate the Ecuadorian culture in terms of cuisine.

In mound you can eat typical dishes of the coast of Ecuador, prepared with quality and flavor.

Ecuador is famous for being one of the places with better and larger shrimp in the world; we have along the Ruta del Sol many shrimp. It is important then try dishes such as shrimp breaded shrimp in coconut sauce, shrimp with garlic, etc; besides shrimp you can try other seafood "Squid (soft)," Octopus, Shell and prawns.

Another dish requested by European and national is the lobster, we can easily say we will pay for a lobster dish mitada less than what is paid elsewhere in the world. Overall this dish is offered as specialty restaurants.

There is a famous dish on the coast and Guayaquil: Onions. This dish is a typical dish of the Ecuadorian coastal town. Usually it is eaten for breakfast and is basically a fish soup (albacore), prepared with onions, tomatoes, cassava and other condiments, eaten with lemon, oil, pepper to taste and chifles "tostones". It is prepared in Montañita on street stalls in general.

Another must is to eat Montanita cevice shell in the carts located on the main street, these shells are collected by divers and fishermen on the very tip of Montantina and surroundings.