Restaurants in La Paz
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Alexander Coffee & Pub, Santa Barbara
Trendy café serving all manner of java drinks, pastries and sandwiches. It's the place for a cappuccino hit, and has reliably good fruit juices and tasty snacks, from pastries to vegetarian quiche – don’t miss the torte de quinoa.
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Tambo Colonial
Known for its salad bar and excellent mains such as trout in white-wine sauce, llama medallions with mushroom sauce, and veggie lasagna. Afterward indulge in what may be the best chocolate mousse south of the equator.
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Pronto Dalicatessen
Eating here is like having sex for the first time: definitely experimental, shockingly foreign, but surprisingly delicious in the end. When the restaurant's name contains an Italian 'Pronto' and a punned 'Dalicatessen', you know you're in for a surreal fusion. Think goat ravioli with Asian curry sauce or quinoa spaghetti with coca béchamel sauce, and you get the sensation.
The climax has to be the 'Paranoia of textures and tastes of Daliano chocolate'. Coupled with the discreet cover song of Madonna's 'Like a Virgin' (we kid you not), you'll agree that, for a high price, this restaurant is the place to be sated.
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Chez Lacoste
This formal-table-cloth kind of place is haute cuisine in every respect. The Bolivian and French chefs work with beef, llama and fish. And we mean work… check out the braid of trout and pejerry (kingfish), a pink-and-white checkerboard of delectable fish. Local ingredients - such as quinoa and huminta (cornmeal filled with cheese, aniseed and cheese and baked in the oven or boiled) - are on the menu. If you're pining for pescada, try the trout fillet with black butter and capers.
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Chalet La Suisse
This Swiss-run restaurant is as upscale as the name sounds – it’s seriously expensive (by Bolivian standards), has a very old-style atmosphere and is extremely good. Imported cheeses, top local wines and trout dishes are merely part of the experience. Don’t go here if you’re after Bolivian atmosphere – it would be as at home in New York or London – but it’s good fare.
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Trattoria Sant’ Aquilina
A great treat on the way back to La Paz is to stop for an Italian meal at Trattoria Sant’ Aquilina, a Greek island–style restaurant, just before or after Jupapina, depending which direction you are coming from. The restaurant is renowned for its wood-fired pizza and gelato and is popular among the trendy paceñan crowds who converge on a Sunday.
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La Comédie Art-Cafe Restaurant
Cruise in to this ship-shape place (note the building) – it’s hard to beat for its bar and restaurant ambience, food and French je ne sais quoi. The chocolate mousse is not to be missed. The experience isn’t the cheapest, but it’s the perfect place to anchor yourself at any time.
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Paceña La Salteña
Eating a salteña (no, we won’t tell you what it is, here) is a not-to-be-missed local experience. The peach walls, chintz curtains and gold trimmings give the fare a gilded edge at this award-winning salteñería. Vegetarian salteñas are available on weekends only.
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El Arriero
This Argentine grill restaurant is a spacious, cheery place for a serious protein injection. The chunky meat is kept warm on a table-side grill, while a series of even larger cuts (B$140) feed three or four. There’s a decent salad bar, but it’s no vegetarian hangout! Good, if pricey, wine selection.
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Pepe’s Coffee Bar
This cheery, inviting, arty little cafe is tucked away on a sunny bend in the Witches’ Market. It’s a cozy place for coffee or cocktails. Big breakfasts and veggie lunch options go down easily while browsing the library of guidebooks and English-language periodicals.
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Confitería Club de La Paz
For a quick coffee or empanada, join the well-dressed elderly patrons in their daily rituals. The cafe was formerly renowned as a literary cafe and haunt of politicians (and, formerly, of Nazi war criminals); today, it’s better known for its strong espresso and cakes.
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Le Bistrot
Hang out with the Sopochachi cool cats at this chic bistrot below the Alianza Francesa. It's got a smoky atmosphere, art on the walls and funky lighting, and is pleasant for a crêpe and coffee. The food lets it down a little, but it's a lovely place to chill.
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Mercado Uruguay
If you don't mind the hectic settings, your cheapest food scene is the markets. The comedor (dining hall) at Mercado Uruguay sells set meals (of varying standards), including tripe and ispi (similar to sardines) for less than around US$1.
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Ángelo Colonial
This quirky, darkened colonial-style restaurant features a ramshackle collection of antiquities – pistols, swords and antique portraits, plus excellent soups, salads and luscious veggie lasagna. You don’t want to be in a hurry – service is slow.
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Boomerang
A new and appealing bar-come-pizzeria in a bright and open atrium, which has little to do with an Australian icon. That is, unless the slightly soggy but tasty pizzas, Entel cellular phone chargers and Spanish newspapers keep you coming back.
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Heladería Splendid
A good choice for Italian ice cream is Heladería Splendid, which has been scooping up splendid ice cream for nearly 50 years. In addition to ice-cream concoctions, it serves breakfasts, pastries, cakes and other snacks.
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Mama Naturaleza
Get your health kick here at this organic food joint. It's located in a small courtyard with a fountain and is surrounded by artisan's shops. If you don't want to sit in the casual outdoor eating area, they do a good take-out.
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Restaurant Vienna
Arguably La Paz’s best continental restaurant, classy (in an old-fashioned kind of way) Vienna serves traditional, Central European cuisine and unique takes on Bolivian criollo classics. Also has live piano music.
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Profumo di Caffé
In a restored annex to the Museo San Francisco, is this blessed place - imbibe Italian coffee watched over by angels and seduced by cool jazz. It has a rotating selection of tiramisu, cakes, pastries and other snacks.
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Café La Terraza, Santa Barbara
This stylish chain offers quality espresso and other coffee treats, as well as rich chocolate cake and cooked breakfasts that include North American-style pancakes and huevos rancheros (spicy scrambled eggs).
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Café La Terraza, Sopocachi
This stylish chain offers quality espresso and other coffee treats, as well as rich chocolate cake and cooked breakfasts that include North American-style pancakes and huevos rancheros (spicy scrambled eggs).
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Café Banaís
Popular with tourists of all ages for its sunny window seats, handy location next to Plaza San Francisco, and Western-style breakfasts and gourmet sandwiches. Best of all, they know how to make a half-decent coffee.
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Kuchen Stube
A favorite for sweet snacks with decadent German pastries, reasonable coffee, fresh juices and quiche lorraine. Each day they have a special lunch – from vegetarian to Italian fare – for B$25.
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Alexander Coffee & Pub, Sopocachi
Trendy café serving all manner of java drinks, pastries and sandwiches. It's the place for a cappuccino hit, and has reliably good fruit juices and tasty snacks, from pastries to vegetarian quiche.
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