Restaurants in Santa Cruz
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Casa Típica de Camba
You are likely to end up at this lively, sprawling landmark if you ask Bolivian friends where to find the ‘most typical’ cruceños / camba experience. Juicy meat comes sizzling off the grill while live crooners holler traditional tunes and straw-hatted waiters attend to your every need. Take micro 35 or 75 from the center.
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Salón de Té Glamour
So what is so glamorous about a cup of tea you may ask? Well nothing really, but this minimalist, super-clean tearoom does its best to introduce you to the world of flavors that tealike drinks can provide, with herbal infusions, mates, coffees and sticky cakes on offer. Have a quick look at the teapot collection too – bizarre!
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Ken
Everybody’s favorite Japanese eatery. The yaki udon (stir-fried noodles) is massive, laden with chicken and cashews, and there’s a great choice of daily dishes to be savored. Just check out all the folk from the Japanese community licking their whiskers in satisfaction.
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Yorimichi
A swish Japanese restaurant with bamboo screens separating eating spaces and traditional music tinkling from the speakers, this is the place to come for brilliant sushi, sashimi, tempura and heart-warming sips of sake. It’s a favorite of upmarket cruceños.
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Lorca
Arguably the city center’s trendiest restaurant, bar, theater and general hangout, Lorca play with several world cuisines, and its llama steak, dribbled with a blue-cheese sauce, is top class. If you are feeling more adventurous, try cola de lagarto (alligator tail).
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Maminco
Grill restaurant with a rustic quincho (open-air grill) atmosphere, this place specializes in duck, which it has been preparing on the premises since the early 1980s. If you work up a thirst in the process try the juice wagon in front for great-value tropical drinks.
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Alexander
This is a haven for delicious breakfasts and good coffee. Part of a chain, Alexander is excellent for sampling local Madidi coffee and any range of breakfasts, including huevos rancheros (spicy scrambled eggs) and gigantic fruit salads served with yoghurt and honey.
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Chile
Mexican food is hard to come by in Santa Cruz, but Chile keeps the spice-loving locals happy. Barbecued lamb, tacos, fajitas and enchiladas de mole (corn wraps with chicken, covered in chocolate sauce) are all dished out and enjoyed in this little diner.
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Rincón Brasileiro
Brazilian food served by the kilo - it's a feijoada (pork and bean stew) lovers' dream. There are delicious salads and desserts such as guava mousse, all eaten in a working man's warehouse space while watching kitsch Brazilian TV channels.
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Dumbo
Dumbo serves gourmet frozen yogurt in the usual flavors plus maracuya (passion fruit), papaya, guayaba (guava), almond, tangerine and so on. One thing you can say about the meals here is that you get a lot of food for your money.
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Los Hierros
Argentine parrilla (grill) sizzles and tickles the taste buds of hungry carnivores amid the hunting lodge décor and guns hanging on the walls here. The meat is good and fresh and there's a salad bar to choose your greens.
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Bar Hawai
An expansive cross between an ice-cream joint and a fast-food eatery, this spot is popular for sundaes, cakes, light meals and good coffee. A reasonably priced buffet lunch is served in the garden.
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Vegetarian Center Cuerpomonte
Basic and simple, this place has a buffet selection, including quinoa cake, mashed sweet potato, salad bar goodies, veggie soups and lots of other nice wholesome things to keep your body healthy.
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Hotel Beulá
On the plaza in Santiago de Chiquitos, the stylish Beulá has big breakfasts and dinners (B$30 to B$55), but they need to be arranged in advance. You can also hire local guides here.
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Y Se Llama Peru
Adventurous seafood restaurant with a huge variety of imaginative fish and shellfish dishes. Try the Picante de Mariscos if you like your shellfish to come with a nip.
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La Bella Napoli
This place serves fine pizza and pasta dishes – including ravioli, cannelloni and lasagna – on chunky hardwood tables, some outside on a vine-covered patio.
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Panificación del Oriente
If the smell of freshly-baked bread doesn’t drive you crazy then take your pick from the mouthwatering variety of cakes, buns, pastries and tarts on offer.
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Cada Día
Chinese-owned, this is one of the city’s most popular vegetarian restaurants, with delicious tofu and gluten dishes that really do taste just like meat.
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Leonardo's
Continuing with the Italian Renaissance art theme, you can enjoy another cozy candlelit dinner of pasta or shellfish in this beautiful old converted mansion.
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El Aljibe
An atmospheric little restaurant specializing in comida tipica (typical food), which is increasingly difficult to find in cosmopolitan Santa Cruz.
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Roky’s Pollos Parrillados
If you have a soft spot for fried poultry then try Roky’s charcoal-grilled roosters. There’s free home delivery if you are too lazy to walk.
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Michelangelo’s
Located in a classy house, complete with fireplaces and marble floors, this is a good choice for a romantic evening or a little Italian self-indulgence.
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Pizzería Marguerita
Long known for its high-quality pizza, pasta and salads, and always popular with foreigners, this well-located place is good for a casual meal.
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Pasticceria Sant Honorè
Sweet teeth gather here for the delicious cakes that glimmer beneath the glass counter, perfect for an afternoon bite or after-dinner dessert.
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Bar el Tapekuá
This casual yet upscale Swiss and Bolivian-owned place serves good, earthy food and has live music most nights (B$15 to B$20 cover).
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