Gourmet all the Way at
Restaurante Fe in San Marcos

A pyramid of dorado medallions rises from a base of onion and capers mashed potatoes at my table in a tropical garden in San Marcos. The sauce is delicate, the fish delectable. Already known by locals as one of the town’s, if not the entire lake’s, top places to eat, Restaurante Fe is worth the boat ride from around the lake.

The chef, Paul, serves a continental menu with gourmet entrees such as Pan Seared Salmon, Steak Filet with Blue Cheese and Black Pepper Cream, and salmon Thai Fish Cakes with Mango-Pineapple-Ginger Sauce. Or go for something truly exotic, such as the Oak-smoked Eel on a Caesar’s Salad with capers and mustard foam. Meat, chicken or fish—whichever you choose, you can look forward to unique and subtle flavor and first-class presentation.
Real Indian Cuisine

Fe is one of the few places in Guatemala with authentic Indian cuisine, not just the usual mango and other sweet curries found elsewhere. Thick and heady, the spicier version of Paul’s curry makes great beer-drinking food.

An accommodating chef, Paul can personalize your meal the way you like it, which is rare in these parts. And Fe is one of the few restaurants with different menus for lunch and dinner.
Lunch can consist of falafel rolls, salad and sandwiches that range from ham and cheese to ones with unexpected ingredients such as gorgonzola cheese. On Sunday afternoons, there’s a barbecue at the spacious facility.

Breakfast, lunch or dinner in the garden, indoors or on the rooftop terrace will be remembered as one of the most enjoyable parts of your or stay in San Marcos. It doesn’t get any more gourmet than at Restaurante Fe.

Where: Up from the San Marcos dock, on the right side of the path.

When: Seven days a week, breakfast through dinner.