History and Taste in the Center of Caracas

Caracas city of red roofs of it I will continue speaking to you today this time I will speak to you of the gastronomical places that can enjoy to the visit the Bolivar Square of Caracas.

This square is the center where the capital city was born, since the Spanish built from the main square the rest of the buildings of the time around it, the first 25 blocks are kept, these also have much to tell you about them soon.

But today I will give you these references of these places that you can visit if you are in the Historical Center of Caracas.

ArteSano Caféria

Beautiful and cozy place that I recommend for its variety and price, this is very crowded but everything depends on the time and day you visit it, in this place with industrial and ecological decoration, you can enjoy from a delicious coffee or chocolate accompanied by golfeado, to a rich sandwich.

The variety is extensive, there are promotions of a hot drink of your preference accompanied by a delicious traditional sweet slap.

The golfeado is a sweet of Caracas, rolled in the form of a snail that is filled with papelón which is the juice of sugar cane, grated and cheese, flavored with aniseed in species. This can be accompanied with hand cheese or just with the melao of the papelón. If you are a lover of sweet things you can not miss this delicacy Caraqueña.

The coffees go from the Venezuelan classics like the guayoyo that is the popular way to prepare the coffee that in the Venezuelan homes, that is a soft coffee, until more elaborated classics like cappuccino to those elaborated with cocuy, traditional alcoholic drink elaborated with penca of cocuy, in the particular I am lover of the Vanilla Latte, but variety to choose and to taste in our palate the divine Venezuelan coffees.

It is right in the corner of Cathedral

Bolivar Bistro Restaurant

Located right in front of the

Casa del Vínculo , the house of the liberator Simón Bolívar

This restaurant has an interesting variety in its menu where you can find from fast food promotions like Hamburgers and Pizzas 2x1 with drinks included, to the typical Venezuelan dishes adjusting to all budgets. Bolivar Bistro is a beautiful space of vintage style decoration, with a view to the outside is already glass and can be observed from the part of the beauty of our history of tastes of the dish of your choice.

Coffee Venezuela and Cocoa Venezuela

These Venezuelan franchises, as their name suggests, are for enjoying and tasting a delicious Venezuelan coffee or chocolate, in its traditional presentations, from guava to black coffee, or hot chocolate and cold chocolate, are located on the corner of Gradillas, right next to the Casa del Vinculo de Simon Bolivar and almost in front of Café Bistro, These are very crowded by the general population that lives in the cultural zone, which causes that the purchases are a little tedious by their long strains but if your interest is to know the flavor of the Venezuelan coffee or cacao and this is one of the options.

Enjoy a beautiful view.

You will be able to go up to the second floor where there is a balcony and enjoy one of the privileged views, it is sure it was one of the views to the Square that you had, Simon Bolivar since in the past the land of the building where the Café Venezuela is located was part of his house.

Santa Pizza

Right in the Teatro Principal of Caracas is a pizzeria where you can taste pizzas according to your desire with a decoration between modern and vintage, you will find an attractive menu where not only find pizzas but also salads, sandwiches and desserts.

If you are planning to travel or visit the historical center of Caracas, here are some places where you can taste the Venezuelan flavor as part of your tour.

I hope this information is useful to you, as a travel lover I always value knowing these details to better organize the travel route and make the most of your time.