Restaurants in The Amazon Basin
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La Perla de Rurre
Everyone in Rurre will tell you that this is their favorite restaurant and ‘The Pearl’ does indeed serve up some mean fresh fish and chicken dishes. The surroundings are simple but the service is excellent.
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Tropical
This is Riberalta’s most upscale restaurant, leading the residents to nickname it Tropicarísimo (very expensive…). Gargantuan portions of meat, chicken and fish accompanied by salad, rice and fried manioc feed two or three normal-sized people, though the profusion of animal skins and stuffed wildlife hanging off the walls and ceiling might put you off.
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Pachamama
Set in an old house, this is a restaurant-cum-cultural center where there is always something going on. There is a lounging area on the ground floor, and two movie rooms (B$20 per film) and a billiard table upstairs. There’s also a book and music exchange and frequent art classes and shows. The food is good and you can even have a barbecue with your friends in the garden.
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Restaurant Camila
Camila's gets more popular by the year and has the best value breakfasts in town. The walls are plastered with photos of happy punters, matched by smiling real-life customers. Choose from muesli breakfasts, juices, salads, pasta, burgers, vegetarian lasagna, burritos and chicken dishes, plus unbeatable milkshakes.
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Maderos
If you’re a Mexican food fanatic you’ll have been scouring the continent for a place like this. Top-class burritos and all the rest are served in this palapa roofed hangout. Key to its success is that it gives you the ingredients and lets you fold up your own fajitas.
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Churrasquería la Estancia
Ask anybody in Trinidad where to get a good bit of beef and you will be sent here. With its palm roof and coal fire barbecue hamming up the ranch-house setting, the succulent and juicy cuts will make you wonder how other restaurants even dare to call themselves churrasquerías.
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Aray Restaurant
Aray Restaurant has long been Guayamerín's most popular restaurant, though it is certainly not the cleanest or most attractive option in town. The menu has the same standard meat, chicken and fish dishes found anywhere, but its large dining area can fill to overflowing at lunchtime.
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La Escarcha
La Escarcha is a family-run eatery serving simple meals in a pleasant indoor dining area, and at wood tables set up on the sidewalk facing the plaza. Go light with a couple empanadas and a freshly blended fruit smoothie, or fill up on with grilled beef with rice, beans and salad.
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Restaurant Tacuara
This open-air eatery with shaded sidewalk seating has an ambitious menu, covering breakfast to dinner. It’s friendly and popular, especially for its lasagna. The Mexican dishes won’t have you tossing your sombrero into the air, but the sandwiches are huge.
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Casa del Turista
As interesting for its rickety bamboo structure as for the menu of Italian, Mexican and Bolivian dishes that it serves up. It feels a bit like the House that Jack Built, so be careful on the staircase after indulging in the exotic frozen cocktails during the nightly happy hour.
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Casa de Campo
Healthy food is the name of the game here, with all-day breakfasts, homemade pastries, vegetarian dishes, soups, salads, you name it. The friendly owner is keen to make her guests happy, but her breakfast is the priciest in town.
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Pizzería Italia
The most popular thing about this hangout is the pool tables, but the pizza and pasta are pretty poor. Wine is available as are vegetarian options. It shares the palapa with the Jungle Bar Moskkito.
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Café Piraña
This Piraña has bite, with a great chill-out area, delicious vegetarian and meat dishes, yummy breakfasts, lovely fresh juices, a library and film screenings every night in the back garden.
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La Casona
Trinidad’s most famous restaurant unfortunately doesn’t live up to the hype. Give the overpriced à la carte meals a miss and stick to the lunchtime almuerzo.
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Club Social
Right on the plaza, in a shady, breezy courtyard, the lovely social club is a local family favorite. The generous two-course menus include soup, meat, rice and veg, plus a drink.
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Horno Camba
The best of the restaurants on the plaza serving fish, chicken and Beni beef. What’s more, the sidewalk seating provides a front-row view of the nightly Kawasaki derby.
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Club Social
With an atmospheric, open-air riverfront setting, Club Social is a good place to enjoy a cocktail. It serves up meat, chicken and à la carte international dishes for dinner.
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La Choza del Pescador
There’s not much on the menu here, just fish cooked in about five different ways, but if you are feeling fishy then this is a good place to drop anchor.
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Cherrie’s Ice Cream Shop
Sometimes you just need one, don’t you? This little kiosk has a variety of flavors, plus inventive sundaes and milkshakes to whet your appetite.
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Churrasquería Patujú
This place serves up tasty, good-value steak-oriented meals. The best place for a decent feed in the town center.
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La Fonda Mojeña
Typical food is the order of the day at this little restaurant famous for its local specialities.
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Club Social El Progreso
This place serves inexpensive almuerzos, good filtered coffee, drinks and fine desserts.
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Churrasquería Sujal
This out-of-town steakhouse is a nice, quiet place, most readily accessible by moto-taxi (B$15).
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Snack Bar Antonella
Pleasant place for a beer and a snack as you watch the world go round the plaza.
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