Must-see restaurants in Tarapoto

  • La Patarashca

    Tarapoto

    Come to Patarashca for an Amazonian culinary awakening. Outstanding regional cuisine is on tap at this woody open-sided restaurant replete with pre…

  • Doña Zully

    Tarapoto

    The parrilla (charcoal grill) masters here rustle up some of the best barbecues in the Peruvian Amazon using the staple ingredients of cecina (smoked pork…

  • Natural

    Tarapoto

    Brand new and boldly experimental, Natural is the first attempt at a true gourmet restaurant in Tarapoto and possibly one of the first to focus wholly on…

  • Zygo Café

    Tarapoto

    New coffee bar with a strong emphasis on vegetarian and vegan food where you can enjoy fresh porridge (not common in Peru) and vegan muffins alongside gap…

  • Café d’ Mundo

    Tarapoto

    This dark and sexy restaurant-bar is illuminated nightly by moody candlelight. It has outdoor seating and snug indoor lounges – and sophisticated live…

  • Suchiche

    Tarapoto

    A relatively new addition to Tarapoto’s colony of bars and clubs on and around Jirón Lamas, Suchiche positions itself as a restobar, with good food, from…

  • La Collpa

    Tarapoto

    You can practically taste the jungle air at this stilt restaurant, with its bamboo balcony over a river and a patch of rainforest. The menu offers up…

  • El Rincón Sureño

    Tarapoto

    Tarapoto loves a steak and this is where most of the town comes to get it along with all number of other meats fresh off the grill (vegetarians stay away!…

  • Café Plaza

    Tarapoto

    Classic central-plaza corner cafe stocked full of people sipping espressos, breaking the no-smoking policy, and discussing 'deals' hunched over wooden…

  • Brava Grilled

    Tarapoto

    Brava is where Tarapoto goes a bit Texas with big juicy beef patties and a variety of quality fresh ingredients heaped on real buns. So what if the fries…

  • Chifa Tai Pai

    Tarapoto

    If you haven’t taken to jungle cuisine, this is the yin to its yang, a journeyman chifa (Chinese restaurant) dishing out huge portions of Chinese-Peruvian…

  • Real Grill

    Tarapoto

    An institution right on the Plaza de Armas, this place has (noisy) outdoor tables and serves middle-of-the-road pastas, Chinese meals, local dishes, meat,…

  • Bananas Burger

    Tarapoto

    Tarapoto's signature fast-food joint near the main square.

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