Arepita Beach

As tourists, we always search the reviews for the area restaurants, or walk the area to see what is there that will catch our attention. The latter was our case with this restaurant. We walked Beach Street admiring the historic downtown and checking out the restaurants. Then we found this restaurant and walked in just to check the menu, however we were greeted so warmly as we were regular customers. I am familiar with arepas so I wanted to try the ones here. All the food items we ordered were tasty and well made. The most popular in Venezuela, they told us, was the Arepa Pabellón so we ordered that one. What a treat, especially with the sweet plantains inside. We also ordered the empanaditas, which come in an order of 5, and you can order different fillings for each one (choice of cheese and potato, chicken, or shredded beef). We ordered the cachapa, and even though it is not meant to be a dessert, it is sweet enough to make an interesting dessert. It is delicious: soft sweet corn “tortilla” stuffed with a Venezuelan cheese, Mano cheese, soft and fresh. The establishment is small, however there is an upstairs, with a nice patio with views of the river. The service is friendly and welcoming, and the prices are very affordable. The offer beer! It is a family owned restaurant, with all the various members of the family working the different positions. We enjoyed this restaurant so much, plus wanted to support a new and local family business, that we went there 4 days in a row, when different friends visited us during our stay in Daytona.