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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 granola with yogurt. There's a small but superb range of Mexican wraps and quesadillas, plus good sandwiches.
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Bar El Tapekuá
This casual yet upscale Swiss and Bolivian-owned hangout serves good, earthy food and has live music most nights.
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Bar Hawaii
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.
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California Burgers
This place serves coffee, burgers, tacos, burritos and sticky donuts.
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Casa Típica de Camba
You're likely to end up at this lively, sprawling landmark if you ask Bolivian friends where to find the 'most typical' cruceña / camba experience. Bolivian and Argentine meat comes sizzling off the grill while live crooners holler traditional tunes to the accompaniment of a Casio keyboard.
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Chifa Mandarín
You'll find decent Chinese food done pagoda-style here. Phone ahead for pick-up or send a cab for delivery.
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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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Dumbo
Dumbo serves gourmet frozen yogurt in the usual flavors plus maracuya, papaya, guayaba, almond, tangerine and so on.
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Irish Pub
A travelers' second home in Santa Cruz, this place has great beers, delicious soups and comfort food, plus tasty local specialties. It serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, and, helped along by the excellent service and music, many while the hours away drinking beer, relaxing and watching the goings-on in the plaza below.
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Ken
We may have discovered the world's cheapest and tastiest Japanese eatery. The yaki udon (a thick-noodle dish) 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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La Bella Napoli
In a rustic barn six blocks south of the plaza, this place serves fine pizza and pasta dishes - including ravioli, cannelloni and lasagna - on chunky hardwood tables, some outside. It's a short taxi ride (or dark walk) back to the center at night.
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La Casona
One of Santa Cruz' best places to eat, this German-run splash of California gourmet has seating in a shady courtyard or inside under peachy lighting. The food is diverse, with a variety of salads, chicken basted in a balsamic vinaigrette, or pasta in a spicy, palate-biting arrabiatta (a spicy tomato sauce).
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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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Lorca
Santa Cruz' top restaurant, bar, theater and general hangout, Lorca has several worldly cuisines, and its llama steak, dribbled with a blue-cheese sauce, is top class. Vegetarians will rejoice in the salads, where olives are strewn liberally over fresh greenery. There's also falafel and hummus, and various tapas offerings, all served to live music and a great atmosphere.
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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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Michelangelo's
Housed 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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Mr Café
Sandwiches, juices, cakes, light meals and ice cream to complement its rich espressos all make this place a favorite local hangout.
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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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Pizzería Marguerita
Long known for its high-quality pizza, pasta and salads, this well-located place is good for a casual meal.
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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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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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Victory Bar
The palm-shaded terrace of this popular bar is a lovely place to enjoy boozy lunches. It does Western breakfasts in the morning too.
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Yogen Fruz
It's cold, sweet and good for you, so hit the frozen yogurt flavors before you hit the streets.
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Yorimichi
An upmarket 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 who come here to relish the fresh salmon slices.
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