Delicious Galapagos Islands Food

Galapagos Islands food is just delicious.

Seafood is very popular and plentiful in the Islands.

All kinds of fish, lobster and sea cucumber can be enjoyed in the major towns like in:

Puerto Ayora in Santa Cruz Island and in the beautiful capital city of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno located in San Cristobal Island.

Galapagos food is very diverse, it is very similar to the food from Ecuador



This is why you will find dishes from the highlands (meet, potatoes, grains, vegetables) as well as from the Coast of Ecuador (fish, shrimp, yuca).

But I can confidently say that the seafood in Galapagos is just spectacular and fresh. There is also a great variety of fresh fruit and vegetables produced in the Islands.

My best single recommendation is that you try the following dishes: the ceviche (shrimps marinated in lemon and onions), encebollado (a delicious soup with fish), lobsters and the famous sea cucumbers.



A Note About Sea Cucumbers

The Galapagos marine life is rich and extraordinary. Among this incredible marine life we can find the exotic sea cucumber.

The sea cucumber is a tradidional Galapagos Islands food. It's a marine organism that lives on the bottom of the sea.

Its size is about 5 inches long and has a dark brown or black color.

The sea cucumber is very important for the marine environment and provides a balance in the food chain of the Galapagos marine reserve.

According to the Japanese the sea cucumber is one of the best aphrodisiacs.

There are many restaurants available where you can delight a good pizza or a hamburger with French fries, this just in case you don't want to eat the traditional Galapagos Islands food of course.

The price for a common lunch or dinner is of around $2.00 this meal is composed of 2 dishes and a juice drink.

The first dish is a soup and the second one is composed generally of rice with fish or meat and salad.

It is worth mentioning that some exotic fruits brought from Ecuador are also part of the tasty Galapagos Islands food.

Fruits like: naranjilla, tree tomato, blackberry, guanabana, passion fruit, bananas and papaya are all available.

NOTE: On every cruise ship tour the food is included in the rate.

But be careful when you book in a cheap tour because the food and service is almost always from a bad quality. Click here for recommended Galapagos island cruises

The towns in the Islands are small and there are plenty of Galapagos restaurants to choose from.



Here is a list of the best ones:

Recommended Galapagos Restaurants

In Santa Cruz Island

1. EL CHOCOLATE
   Address: Av. Charles Darwin (Puerto Ayora)
   Phone: 5935 252-6759
   Contact: Ximena Larrea
   
   Services: Breakfast, lunch, sandwiches, hamburgers, fruit salads, spaghettis, lasagna and much more. Vegetarian dishes served as well.
2. LA GARRAPATA
   Address: Av. Charles Darwin (Puerto Ayora)
   Phone: 5935 252-6264
   Contact: Susana Schiese
   
   Services: It's a restaurant with a unique stile in Galapagos. Good seafood, meat, chicken, pasta. Nice environment with local music background.
3. EL CAPRICHO
   Address: Av. Charles Darwin (Puerto Ayora)
   Phone: 5935 2526-868
   Contact: María Schumacher
   
   Services: It is a vegetarian coffee-shop. You'll find newspapers, books, maps, postcards, T-shirt's, nice handicrafts of palm ivory and palm tree wood.
4. EL FOGON
   Address: Bolívar Naveda y Tomás de Berlanga (Puerto Ayora)
   Phone: 5935 252-6759
   Contact: Martha Saenz
   
   Services: Mexican food and Ecuadorian food like: tamales, quimbolitos, humitas, coffee, beer, cocktails and sodas.
5. RINCON DEL ALMA
   Address: Av. Charles Darwin right in front of the Marine headquarters (Puerto Ayora)
   Phone: 5935 252-6196
   Contact: Marcos Antonio Aguilar
   
   Services: This restaurant has all of the typical Galapagos Islands food choices in seafood, meats, and some Italian choices. Food is very tasty and the fish, lobster, octopus, and shrimp (ceviche) are delicious.
6. SALVAVIDAS
   Address: Av. Charles Darwin, main port (Puerto Ayora)
   Phone: 5935 252-6418
   Contact: Galo Rueda
   
   Services: Specialty lobster and octopus cuisine. A famous dish is "Vuelve a la vida" Back to life for hangovers, it is made with seafood prepared with steam.

Here's a Galapagos Recipe "CEVICHE" (Marinated Shrimp)

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds medium shrimp, shelled and deveined
• 2 cups bitter (Seville) orange juice
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1 fresh hot red or green pepper, seeded and finely chopped
• 1 large tomato, peeled, seeded, and chopped
• freshly ground pepper and salt

HOW TO PREPARE:

Drop the shrimp into a large saucepan of boiling salted water and boil for 2 or 3 minutes, or until the shrimp are cooked.

Drain and mix with the orange juice, onion, hot pepper, tomato, salt and pepper to taste.

Let stand an hour before serving. Serve with toasted corn and popcorn on the side.

Other Choices on Galapagos Islands Food:

• Locro soup, made with cheese, avocado and potato, just great!
• Chupe de pescado, a fish and vegetable soup.
• Seco de pollo (stewed chicken accompanied by rice and avocado slices)
• Lomo salteado (thin beef steak covered with onions and tomatoes)
• and seco de chivo (goat stew served with a mound of rice).

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