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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 (Monday is Italian and Thursday is vegetarian).
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La Comédie Art-Café Restaurant
Cruise in to this ship-shape place (note the building) - it's hard to beat for its bar and restaurant ambience and food. The chocolate mousse is not to be missed, and while it's not the cheapest dining experience, it's the perfect place to anchor yourself at any time.
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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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Le Pot Colonial
An ambitious menu here features traditional Bolivian dishes that don't always meet their mark and are served at armadillo pace. Pros include an inviting setting above the Coca Museum.
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Luna's Café
A welcoming if gringo-fied joint with board games, TV, happy hours and snacks. The all-you-can eat breakfast buffet is a bargain.
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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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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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New Tokyo
The second-best bet for sushi (after Wagamama), with a less classy ambiance and less attention to detail.
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Paceña La Salteña
Peach walls, chintz curtains and gold trimmings give the fare a gilted edge at this award-winning salteñería . Vegetarian salteñas available on weekends only. Salteñas are a juicy, pastry-filled parcel of heaven. There is strict etiquette to eating these tasty pastries (newcomers can't help but score an armful of juice). Gourmands bite off the end, drink some of the juice and use a spoon to scoop up the insides.
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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 easy while browsing the library of guidebooks and English-language periodicals.
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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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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 ' Dali catessen', 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.
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Restaurant Vienna
Arguably La Paz's best continental restaurant, classy Vienna serves traditional, central European cuisine and unique takes on Bolivian criollo classics. Try the hearty Austrian Farmer's plate or the legendary black-and-white chocolate mousse. Filled with antiques, the restaurant also has live piano music.
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Salteñería Chuquisaqueña
More modest option with wooden banquette seating and a long queue for take-outs.
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Salteñeria El Hornito
Vegetarians rave about the high-quality veggie parcels here. What it lacks in size it makes up for in taste.
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Sergiu's
Arguably the best pizzas in town come from this rockin', evening-only hole-in-the-wall near the Aspiazu steps. Besides pizza, you'll find gyros, chili and lasagna.
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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. Non-guests of Hotel Rosario are welcome to eat at the breakfast buffet.
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Wagamama
Behind Jalapeños, this Japanese joint has classy atmosphere and classier food. It does superb teppanyaki (meat grilled on cast-iron skillet) and wonders with landlocked trout.
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Yussef
Bolivia's best Middle Eastern food. Great mixed vegetarian plate of Lebanese specialties like hummus, falafel, tabouli and baba ganoush . The extensive menu also has many meaty choices.
