Café de El Salvador

San Salvador


Inside the Museo Banco Hipotecario (admission free) at Plaza Barrios is this excellent coffee shop, offering an air-conditioned escape from the heat and an expertly brewed latte or espresso made with your choice of bean. There are six different local varieties available; a map shows which part of the country the coffee was grown.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby San Salvador attractions

1. Palacio Nacional

0.05 MILES

Built in the early 20th century of Italian marble, the Palacio Nacional was the government headquarters until 1974. A few of the rooms now preserve…

2. Catedral Metropolitana

0.09 MILES

Facing the revamped Plaza Barrios, the cathedral is the most significant landmark in the city and the resting place of Archbishop Óscar A Romero. In the…

3. Teatro Nacional

0.12 MILES

This aging beauty still hosts major productions in the capital. Inaugurated in 1917, the theater was renovated in French classical style in the mid-20th…

4. Iglesia El Calvario

0.18 MILES

Surrounded by street vendors, the Gothic towers of the Iglesia El Calvario are worth a peek. Walk inside to experience its real beauty.

5. Iglesia El Rosario

0.18 MILES

Designed by sculptor Ruben Martinez and completed in 1971, Iglesia El Rosario is radically beautiful. Arguably the finest church in Central America, its…

6. Museo de la Palabra y La Imagen

1.24 MILES

This innovative museum examines the history of El Salvador's civil war (1981–1992), beginning with the long-term context of the 1920s struggle for…

7. Hospital La Divina Providencia

2.33 MILES

Monseñor Romero was assassinated by government agents while giving Mass in the chapel here on March 24, 1980. You can tour his modest quarters, where his…