An extremely tiny course of roasted fruit and other flavors at Diacá in Guatemala City
3 slivers of roasted fruit at Diacá in Guatemala City
Vegan 'fiambre' at Diacá in Guatemala City

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Serves meat, vegan options available. Fine dining Guatemalan restaurant. Menu includes a seven-course tasting menu that can be made entirely vegan. Only accepts reservations for parties of six at minimum. Open Thu-Sat 7:00am-11:30pm. Closed Sun-Wed.

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1 Review

First Review by LisaSpykers

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LisaSpykers

Points +8196

Vegan
16 Mar 2023

Lovely food but don't go hungry!

There's a lot I liked about my dining experience at Diaca: the use of only Guatemalan ingredients (not including the wine), supporting local farmers, and a seasonal menu with unique Guatemalan produce. The dishes were creative, service was friendly, and the restaurant itself is lovely with a view of the city incorporating a modern design and an interesting display of dried foods and artisanal products. If you can, get a table on the left side as you enter as this has the better view. Note that you should let the restaurant know in advance of dietary requirements.

The standout courses were the seasonal green soup (so many things going on in that dish), the stewed papaya ratatouille with sweet potato gnocchi, and 3 different types of beans seasoned they way they do meat. All tasted really good.

I did find a few of the courses extremely small and disappointing though, like '3 slivers of a roasted piece of fruit' kinda small. In a few courses, we need to share the already tiny portion (like the tamalito, which was a spoon each of flavorless mush and a letdown compared to the other dishes) and condiments which were literally a teaspoon. It just felt a bit stingy when I compare it to other fine dining experiences I remember...

Something I haven't experienced in other fine dining experiences either was the same ingredients and tastes reused in a few of the courses, like the roasted fruit which was in at least 4 courses. Only two courses had high plant protein (like beans) so I wasn't really 'full' at the end. The price was just over $70 USD without drinks for 8-courses which I guess is good value for the 3 hours we spent there, but if some of the courses had been just slightly larger rather than just a couple of spoons each, it would have felt worth the money. 

Other than my personal experience another thing to note is (but no fault of the restaurant as they aren't vegan) the occasional but strong smell of animal flesh. On a restaurant that prides itself on sustainability and respect (and have won awards for such), I do hope that in the future, they fully embrace veganism because the sustainability and environmental concepts are already there.

Lovely space at Diacá in Guatemala City

Dessert was a deconstructed baklava of dehydrated fruit, chickpea cream, and a delicious apple jam at Diacá in Guatemala City

Cauliflower cream with corn 'risotto' and more roasted fruit at Diacá in Guatemala City

Bao bun with banana pesto at Diacá in Guatemala City

The only dish with high protein: 3 beans prepared in different ways. One condiment was taken away because it had honey. at Diacá in Guatemala City +8

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