Restaurants in Cordillera Real & The Yungas
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Pete’s Place
Serves big breakfasts that set you up for a day’s hiking, as well as a large selection of well-prepared and presented vegetarian fare, chicken curry and tasty steaks, all in a cheerful, comfortable setting. Owner Pete keeps an extensive library of maps and guidebooks and provides up-to-date trekking information. It’s well worth picking up a copy of his book Bolivia – Between a Rock and a Hard Place, a comprehensive synthesis of Bolivian political history.
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Pizzeria Italia
The plaza is ringed by a number of inexpensive local places and pizzerias; all have ordinary menus, acceptable fare and a typically tropical sense of urgency and service. Local volunteers swear that Pizzeria Italia is the best of the mediocre bunch. If you're in a rush or on a strict budget, there are many food stalls around the mercado municipal and in the Comedor Popular to placate your growling stomach, but you'll need a bit of gastric stamina.
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Café Illampu
Café Illampu is a 15-minute down-and-up walk from town, this lovely relaxing spot is en route to the San Pedro cave. Leave it for the return journey, for if you stop here on the way to the cave, you might not make it as the place is exceedingly tranquil (views, garden, llamas), and there’s good coffee, sandwiches on homemade bread and great cakes – the Swiss owner is a master baker.
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Luna Llena
The small outdoor restaurant at the Hostal Sol y Luna is run with a motherly hand by doña María, and has a well-priced, tasty menu of Bolivian and European dishes including vegetarian options. An extraordinary treat if you have a group – or can muster one – is the Indonesian buffet (B$35 per person) for eight to 20 people, which must be booked a day in advance.
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Back-Stube Konditorei
Back-Stube Konditorei is one of the best places to eat in town, this welcoming bakery-restaurant has excellent breakfasts, tempting cakes and pastries as well as pasta, vegetarian plates and memorable sauerbraten (marinated pot-roast beef) with spätzle (German dough noodles). There’s also a great terraced area, and a book exchange.
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Restaurant La Casa
While not quite what it was in its glory days, this home-style, candlelit restaurant is still a good choice for its friendly management and selection of fondue and à la carte meals. There are also small but tasty steaks, pasta dishes and a range of scrumptious pancakes. For the sweet of tooth, the sinful chocolate fondue is the way forward.
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Altai Oasis Restaurant
The peaceful balcony restaurant at this loveable spot 15 minutes' walk from town serves coffee, drinks and a range of vegetarian dishes. There are also T-bone steaks and an Eastern European touch, with Polish borscht and tasty goulash. It's a great place to just sit with a drink too, with views over the valley and the tinkle of wind chimes.
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Villa Bonita
This delightfully peaceful garden-cafe is 600m from town but feels a world away. The relaxed, personable owners offer delicious homemade ice creams and sorbets bursting with fresh fruit, tasty sundaes with unusual local liqueurs, and an eclectic range of vegetarian dishes. Meals are served outside where you can appreciate the valley views.
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Madres de Clarisa Convent
The Madres de Clarisa Convent sells homemade brownies, orange cakes, creatively flavored biscuits, and wines. You’ll find it down the steps off the southwest corner of the plaza; ring the bell to get into the shop area.
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Bamboo’s Café
A friendly place that offers good-value, picante (spicy) Mexican food (tacos, burritos and veggie refried beans). Later in the evening it’s also a cozy, sociable spot for a candlelit drink or two.
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El Nido de Uchi
One of several cafés around the plaza, this stylish set-up, with tables in the form of coffee mills and displays of beans in various stages of processing, is run by the local coffee cooperative.
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Restaurant Jalisco
On the east side of the plaza, Jalisco delivers an ambitious menu of pizzas, Bolivian choices, pasta and creditable attempts at Mexican food – tacos and burritos.
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La Senda Verde
Serving home-produced coffee from a refuge in nearby Yolosa, this little cafe is a great place for breakfast. It’s set in a quiet courtyard.
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Conny
The best almuerzos can be had at Conny, which has a pleasant dining room with views and is also open in the evenings.
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El Ceibo
This is one of a row of simple Bolivian eateries serving hearty portions of typical Bolivian dishes.
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