Coco Rico

Name: Coco Rico
Address: Hermano Miguel 7-68, Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador
Telephone: +593999147796

#306 of 798 seafood restaurants in Cuenca

ClosedOpens at 11AM

Updated 2 months ago

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After a walk around El Museo de Las Conceptas, many visitors stop by this cafe. It's a pleasant experience to taste nicely cooked octopus. Based on the guests' opinions, waiters offer tasty fruit ice cream, coconut ice cream and gelato here. Take your chance to taste delicious chocolate frappe, coconut juice or fruit juice.

The great location of Coco Rico makes it easy to reach by any transport.

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J Byron 6 years ago on Google

Great variety of small batch hand made ice cream. They offer both cream and juice based. They come individually wrapped on a wooden Popsicle stick, and are the perfect size. Plus at $.75 (seventy five cents), they're a bargain! We haven't tried every flavor yet, however several are hard to resist. Something we like in particular is they use local produce and dairy ingredients. It's a local family owned business. Laura and Merci are sisters, and explained their Mom started the paletería business in 1979, and they have adhered to all of her original heladería recipes. They invited me into their kitchen. It was clean, spotless, and highly organized. I was able to watch them squeezing fresh fruits, and extracting the pulp to make their products. Truly all natural. Additionally, they buy fresh Ecuadorian coconuts, peel them and use an old school manual shredder to add shredded coconut (I'll attach some photos) to their Chocolate coconut (choco-coco), and Coconut cream helado (gelato) blends. It makes a big difference in the finished product, because every bite has a morsel of coconut flakes. In our opinion, the dessert flavors are abundantly delicious, however not overly sweet. I can't remember all the names, so I'll include photos of what they had available tonight. These may be the best quality paletas or ice cream pops we've ever tasted (in any country)! If you visit Cuenca, Ecuador, Coco Rico which is conveniently located in the historic El Centro district is a must visit. It's roughly two blocks from Parque Calderon, and is just off Sucre. Skip the sweets in a local restaurant at least one night, and give these economical treats a try.

Response from the owner 6 years ago

Hello J. We are very thankful for your kind words. Our small locally owned and operated business is appreciative, and we hope you return to visit us again soon. Have a wonderful day, Mercy and Laura