Astrid y Gaston offers Quiteños and visitors a wonderful place for a special meal. The space is beautiful and clean-lined, the staff professional, attentive, and eager to please, and the food beautifully presented and amazing. The food is primarily Peruvian with some Ecuadorian touches. Take your server's advice if he recommends a dish. There aren't a lot of tables, so... more

Gaston Acurio is becoming South America's most famous chefs with his "Astrid y Gaston" flagship restaurants in half a dozen or more cities. His "La Mar" seafood restaurant is also popping up in both North and South America. In Quito, the menu is almost all Peruvian with interesting light touches. For example, the bar menu includes tastings of seveal cebiches... more

The restaurant belongs to peruvian chef Gaston Acurio, a rising star in South American cousine. The atmosphere is not as warm as in the original Astrid y Gastón, in Lima, Peru. But the food quality is the wonderful. And much cheaper than a top restaurant in US or in Europe. Do not miss. more