Heladería Rosalía Suárez

Heladería Rosalía Suárez ranks 2nd in the top of the best restaurants in Ecuador. Rosala Suárez found in 1897 that the tastiest ice cream had no cream at all. Since then, her shop has become a sensation. Helados de paila, sorbets made from pure tropical fruit juices (guanábana, naranjilla, maracuyá) and egg whites, mixed with a wooden spoon in a copper bowl (paila), cooled on a bed of straw, are now run by her grandson.

"She was in at least six spots here in the center, in a place in front of La Merced park, she was there for a long time until the space on Oviedo street opened," says Rosala. Rosala's great-grandson, Tiberio Vásquez, states, "We rented there for more than sixty years." There are currently two Doa Rosala Ice Cream stores: one on Oviedo and Olmedo streets, which Tiberio inherited from his grandmother Angélica Suárez, Rosala's daughter, twenty-eight years ago, and the other on Oviedo and Olmedo streets, which Tiberio took over the management of twenty-eight years ago. Another great-grandson owns the spot in front, where they continue to follow the same recipe and tradition.

Location: Oviedo No 7-82
Hours: 7am-6pm

TripAdvisor ratings: 4.5/5.0