Eat · San Francisco Convent & the market edge
Café de las Sonrisas
Café run by deaf staff with sandwiches and coffee: a mid-morning rest stop between the convent and the square; address to check on your map.
- Tables and stools
- Walk-in window: before 11:00
- Queue risk: 11:00–13:00
- Vegetarian options
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Map & directions
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Plan
Open now, when you can walk in, what to order
Go now?
Open?
Hours not published
Easiest walk-in
before 11:00
Reservations
Walk-in, no reservation
Walk-in windows
A walk-in lunch is only planned as primary when your arrival lands outside the “impossible” window.
Not checked in the last 12 months (no check date on file).
On the ground
How to order, tip and pay, allergies, and booking
Tipping
Sit-down restaurants: about 10%, less than the 15–20% US norm.
Allergies and diets
- YesVegetarian
Booking
- Booking
- Walk-in, no reservation
- Reservations
- Not taken
- Note
- Walk-in.
Not checked in the last 12 months (no check date on file).
Map and nearby
Where this place is, how to get there, and what is around it
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The pin marks the centre of San Francisco Convent & the market edge: this place has no exact point on file.
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How to order here
The order of play at the counter or table, what to say, how much to order and how to pay.
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What to say
| In English | Say or show | Sounds like |
|---|---|---|
| How much is this? | ¿Cuánto cuesta? | KWAN-toh KWES-ta |
| The bill, please | La cuenta, por favor | la KWEN-ta por fa-VOR |
| Hello | Hola | OH-la |
| Thank you | Gracias | GRAH-see-as |
| Delicious | Muy rico | mooy REE-koh |
Paying and tipping
Sit-down restaurants: about 10%, less than the 15–20% US norm.
Paying, diet and allergies
Diet and allergies
Yes means there is something for you; ask means possible with care; no means go elsewhere.
- Vegetarianyes
Who it suits, booking and the kitchen
Comfort, facts and cons
Hygiene and comfort
- Seating
- Tables and stools
Facts
- Reservations
- Not taken — Walk-in.
- Capabilities
- food · seated_rest
- Diet
- vegetarian: yes · gluten free: unknown · halal: unknown
- Getting there
- North of the square (field-verify) · ~6 min walk
Cons
- Small; address and hours not verified.
Deep dive
Questions, alternatives, and where our facts come from
Questions and answers
Questions and answers
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Used as a seated rest node in Granada in 4 days.
Sources
- secondaryWikivoyage — Granada (Nicaragua)
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Source: Opening hours
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Source: Best time
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