La Paz Restaurants

  1. Acuario

    An excellent, cheap Peruvian-style ceviche joint in the 200 block.

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  2. Andrómeda

    Located at the bottom of Aspiazu steps, this is recommended for almuerzos.

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  3. 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 lasagne.

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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. Casa de los Paceños

    Local families and visitors alike love this place for upscale versions of classic paceño (local La Paz) dishes like saice (meat stew), chairo (beef soup) and fritanga (spicy pork). It's probably best not to know what some of these dishes are - the menu's translation doesn't do the flavor justice. But to give you a taster: try the ranga (boiled cow tongue).

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  7. 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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  8. Coroico in Sur

    A great place to join the locals for typical Bolivian lunch dishes of plato paceño and set lunches in a tranquil garden setting.

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  9. 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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  10. 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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  12. 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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  13. Restaurant Laza

    Join the locals for a cheap eat.

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  14. Restaurant Verona

    Join the locals for a cheap eat.

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  15. 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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  16. Salteña Chic

    Your budget option good for take-out only.

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  17. Salteñería Chuquisaqueña

    More modest option with wooden banquette seating and a long queue for take-outs.

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  18. 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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