Miskay is gastronomic culture, the culture recovered through food, and in general through everything that the establishment includes, ingredients, atmosphere, decoration, murals, makes being in Miskay mean a complete experience.
Miskay's experience is focused on locals customers who seek to rediscover our flavors in a modern way, as well as foreigners who visit the city for fun, leisure or business and who seek to try typical Ecuadorian food at a high level, this added to know more of the wonderful Ecuadorian flavors and ingredients, the culture, experiences and anecdotes that surround it.
At Miskay Restaurant, the fundamental pillar is focused on maintaining and enhancing the Ecuadorian culture, so the use of products from our land becomes essential. Within the gastronomic offer, and through the rescue of forgotten dishes of our culture, we seek to give the importance it deserves to the traditions of the country, without forgetting the analysis of the quality of the product and in the same way in the preparation of each food without neglecting the flavor of each traditional dish
Our Origin
In 2017, in the heart of a Quito’s family, Miskay was born, a name that comes from two Quechua words "Mikuna" which means food, and "Kawsay" which means culture; Looking with this game of words to reflect in its name the identity of being a place that rescues the gastronomic culture of Ecuador and dedicate every corner of the restaurant to enhance the Ecuadorian culture.
On a third floor with a privileged view of Plaza Foch in a relaxed, quiet and comfortable environment, seeking to be an oasis where its clients can enjoy a new experience, this dream begins with a touch of home and connected to ancestral roots., empieza este sueño con un toque de hogar y conectado a las raíces ancestrales.
The restaurant's decoration is unique and original, it has upholstered chairs one by one with tapestries brought from Otavalo, hand-lacquered tables, and figures in decorative urns that connect with each region, or that represent iconic characters such as the Virgen del Panecillo, the Diablo Huma, the Cucurucho, Danzante de Pujilí, among others. The murals on the walls are hand painted by an artist from the Ecuadorian Amazonas Region and express a warm, welcoming atmosphere with a connection to the roots of Ecuador.
The heart of the restaurant is its kitchen, and Miskay has a kitchen equipped for practicing modern techniques in food processing and handling, among which Thermocirculators, vacuum sealers, thermomix, among others; This kitchen is exposed to the public to provide a feeling of transparency and security to the consumers of the establishment.
