Restaurants in Lake Titicaca
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Govinda
True to form, the Hare Krishna-run Govinda serves up its hippie vegetarian menús without burning a hole in your pocket. The environs are cramped and dank, though.
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Vida Natural
- Puno, Peru
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The grubby, plastic-heavy ambience doesn’t do Vida Natural any favors, but the vegetable-deprived will appreciate its good-value set meals and the long menu, which includes soy versions of Peruvian favorites, from lomo saltado (strips of beef stir-fried with onions, tomatoes, potatoes and chili) to hamburguesas (hamburgers).
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IncAbar
This stylishly low-slung, cheerily chic restaurant does creative international food with a local twist. The massive Andean platter – bread, chips, to-die-for olives, cheese, ham, avocado and more – is a favorite. A deservedly popular stop on the Gringo Trail, as evidenced by the pinboard full of expat business cards on the front wall.
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Keros
Low-key Keros has a full bar and is heated by a sometimes-stifling open fire. It’s a great place to try two Peruvian classics, sopa a la criolla (a creamy noodle soup with beef and peppers) and tiradito, both of which it prepares to perfection. Its motto is ‘Eat like an Inca, pay like a peasant.’
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Colors
- Puno, Peru
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Colors is Puno’s best kick-back couch cafe – with free wireless, naturally. The Andean-Greek–Middle East–Asian menu features fusion treats such as Andean cheese fondue and smoked trout ravioli in vodka sauce. There are reasonably priced breakfasts and great coffee too – hmm, you could lose a whole day here.
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Balcones de Puno
- Puno, Peru
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Offers traditional local food with an emphasis on desserts, but what really sets it apart is its nightly show (7:30pm to 9pm), which stands out for the quality and enthusiasm of its performers, and the lack of cheese – no pan pipe butchering of El Cóndor Pasa here.
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La Cayma
Hidden well away from Calle Lima, this courtyard restaurant doubles as a local art gallery. Here you can dine on nouveau Andean fusion fare while gazing at impressive photographs of ancient ruins. The atmosphere is as warm as a ski hut, and there's a good drinks list.
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Mojsa
- Puno, Peru
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Mojsa lives up to its name, which is Aymara for ‘delicious’. It has a thoughtful range of Peruvian and international food, a design-your-own salad option and a menu full of random and interesting facts. Did you know that astronauts eat quinua (quinoa)?
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Restaurant Don Piero
Don Piero doesn't match the other restaurants on Calle Lima for glitz, but has excellent local food and an elegant simplicity; the number of locals dining here is testament to its quality. There's live music after 19:00 on some evenings.
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La Casona
Calling itself a 'restaurant-museum', La Casona retains an old-fashioned 1920s air with a collection of antique irons on the walls. Impeccably mannered waiters serve regional Peruvian fare, especially lovingly prepared fish dishes.
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El Sol Interior
This holistic, health-minded vegetarian restaurant has amazing Peruvian fake-meat dishes, with a cornucopia of sides such as quinoa and locally grown vegetables, plus Amazonian-style jungle juices and potions.
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Tulipans
- Puno, Peru
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Highly recommended for its yummy sandwiches, big plates of meat and steaming piles of vegetables, cozy Tulipans is warmed by the pizza oven in the corner and the hordes of people swarming through the door.
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Ricos Pan
Puno's best bakery is a quiet find for lovers of Peruvian comfort food, especially melt-in-your-mouth cakes. There are several branches scattered around town, but this one is most popular with locals.
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La Hostería
With its almost tropically thatched walls, La Hostería dishes up great apple pie, chocolate cake and coffee. The space around its low, semicircular bar is heated, a plus in Puno.
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Plaza Restaurant
This large, formally staffed restaurant on the plaza has a surreptitiously jazzy feel with subtle, leopard-print cloths and mirrored walls. It reputedly serves great fish dishes.
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Supermercado Central
- Puno, Peru
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For self-catering, head to Supermercado Central, but be wary of pickpockets.
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La Barca
- Puno, Peru
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This is Puno’s best cevichería (ceviche restaurant). The world holds little greater pleasure than swigging down beer in its sunny green courtyard while scoffing piles of delicious marinated fish. The tiradito de cuatro estaciones (Japanese-style ceviche without onions) is the house specialty, and is highly recommended if you like your food picante (hot).
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Ukuku’s
Crowds of travelers and locals thaw out in this toasty restaurant, which dishes up good local and Andean food (try alpaca steak with baked apples, or the quinoa omelet), as well as pizzas, pastas, Asian-style vegetarian fare and espresso drinks.
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Apu Salkantay
This rustic, popular place serves up bland touristy dishes (such as flambre salkantay, which includes alpaca, trout and sweet potato), but has live música folklórica every night.
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