Ristorante e Bar Italiano

Antigua Guatemala

Dal 1996, Caffè Mediterraneo serviamo autentica cucina italiana per soddisfare a commensali locali e visitanti. Il nostro menu e composto di piatti preparati con prodotti freschi di stagione e prodotti importati italiani.

La nostra visione e servire la nostra cucina italiana con un tocco personale e combinando ingredienti locali

Francesco Marchese e il proprietario e cuoco del Caffè Mediterraneo. Nato a Rossano Calabro. Mi sono trasferito in Antigua Guatemala nel 1996 abbiamo aperto il ristorante con mia moglie Leonora E. Quasi subito con il passa parola la le persone ci venivano a cercare.

Italian Restaurant & Bar

Antigua Guatemala

Since 1996, Caffé Mediterraneo has offered authentic Italian cuisine for the delight of locals and visitors. We offer a menu of dishes prepared with fresh ingredients found in the local market, and the ingredients vary according to the season. We aim to offer the taste found in traditional Italian home cooking.

Francesco Marchese is the owner and Chef of Caffé Mediterraneo, he was born in Rossano Calabria, in southern Italy. He moved to Guatemala in 1996 and opened the restaurant along with his Guatemalan wife, Leonora. In a short amount of time, the restaurant became very popular among the people from Guatemala City.

During all this time, the Chef Francesco Marchese has been the head of the restaurant, making the quality of the products a constant priority. The Chef has also participated as a guest on the morning show “Viva la Mañana” on Guatevision, and has also taken part in private cooking lessons to small groups.

The restaurant also takes care of private events, such as job meetings, weddings, etc., which can take place in other sites besides the restaurant, such as ruins and hotels.

Caffe Mediterraneo

4.2

Based on 191 reviews

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Mary Fry

19:43 05 Nov 25

I’ve been in Antigua for 10 days. This has been the best food of the trip. Incredibly good. Quiet and pleasant atmosphere, excellent service.

Adam Reyes

21:46 23 Oct 25

Great food amazing portions and story very authentic 10/10

Mario Osorio

11:14 19 Oct 25

One day by chance I found this place. Has it ever happened to you that you eat something and your palate says this is what you needed? Well, that was my experience in this place. The prices were a little high, but it was a very nice experience. I visited it at night and it is a very romantic place. I will return when I can.

Jonohn Collins

04:39 15 Sep 25

Sooooo good! I can’t can’t this is not all over TikTok. I’m so glad I gave this place a try. Service and food is 10/10

Mario Serrano

01:33 10 Sep 25

Fernando Ruiz Matamoros Guerra

03:49 17 Aug 25

Avoid the place -
The owner is very rude. He has one waiter and both had zero, absolutely zero patience with us to order. They try to make you order the most expensive dishes and when you order a small plate (because we already ate before), they try to convince you is not enough, and then you see the plate from another member of our group and it was twice the size they told us. However the main problem is the attitude. Terrible service. The prices are as I f it was a great restaurant, but they don’t care for the customer experience. Save the hassle and just go to another restaurant.

Alexander Carranza

21:20 08 Aug 25

***Beware do not eat here****

we have been to too many Italian restaurants around the world…this has to be the worst ever. the only plus is the location. Let me start by saying..there’s a lack of waitstaff. The whole operation is run by a 2 man team. 1 waiter and 1 chef/owner. The waiter is run like a work horse and we hope he gets compensated very well for all the work he does. the Chef/owner has to be the rudest person we have encountered. He comes very arrogant!!!! he comes to you and tries to explain the over complicated menu in Spanish. He got upset whenever we said the kids don’t understand Spanish. He replied with “you should have told me before”. At this point we were so frustrated with him…we just ordered a caprese salad (it was just ok) and a calamari (a total mess, even the homeless would give it back). We got the overpriced bill and left. Never to return and definitely will share with everyone about This horrible place.

Mario Arias

02:56 05 Aug 25

Very welcoming service and atmosphere. But the food simply doesn't live up to what they offer, nor what it costs. I really expected much more.

Antonella Perez

02:35 05 Aug 25

An incredible experience, an authentic, simple, yet delicious place. Kudos to the chef for the delicious food! 10/10

Melissa Chacón

21:07 12 May 25

On our last day in Antigua, we decided to try this place and it was a very pleasant surprise. It was midday and the place was practically all to ourselves. Excellent service, even the owner came by to ask how everything was. We enjoyed a burrata and two different pastas, everything was exquisite! 100% recommended if you want to treat yourself!