Food, Drink shopping in South America
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Éxito
Hypermarkets, huge supermarkets offering food and a wide range of everyday products such as clothing, shoes, toiletries, household appliances and stationery, are located in the outer suburbs and on the city outskirts. The major local player on the market is the Medellín-born chain Éxito. There is also a convenient branch at the northern terminus of the TransMilenio, as well as four others scattered around the city.
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El Tonel Kiosko
For a funky good time, check out the second-largest wine barrel in Argentina; it's at the kiosk just across the Puente Viejo. Take a gander at the goods inside, or sit down for coffee or mate, but don't expect a traditional café or many tables; it's a very eclectic place run by an odd couple.
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La Mexicana
Bariloche’s first chocolate store, started by the Ritter family in 1948, still produces delicious chocolates and fine dulces (jams). It’s still owned by the same family, though the cocoa beans are no longer imported from Mexico, but from Ecuador and Brazil.
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Carrefour
Unless you are looking for a very obscure top of the range bottle (or a sales assistant who knows what they’re talking about), the best place to buy wine in town, in terms of price and variety, is the supermarket Carrefour.
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Mahikari
Along the road to La Víspera, this Japanese religious sect sells organic vegetables fertilized with divine light. For around US$1 you can be blessed with the 'energy' of the Mahikari Luz Divina - go on, don't be shy.
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La Concepción
For wine, visit the retail shop of La Concepción, one of Bolivia's more famous wineries. Try to taste what you are going to buy; if not, spend up, as some of the cheaper reds are pretty astringent.
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La Olla de Cobre
If you’re looking for a gift of artisanal chocolates or alfajores (cookie-type sandwiches), try La Olla de Cobre. You can sit down for a coffee or drinking chocolate as well.
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La Bombonerie
For those with a sweet tooth, head for La Bombonerie, not far from the tourist office; if you get out of this place without a bag of chocolates, then you did better than most.
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Sabores de Arica
If you’d like to literally take home a taste of the region, this place sells neatly packaged local produce, from juicy olives and wicked Mayacuyá liquors to organic quinoa.
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Ketal Hipermercado
If you’re headed off for a picnic, load up on everything from olives to cheese, crackers and beer at Ketal Hipermercado.
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Naturalia
Naturalia organic grocery store has a wide selection of locally produced healthy goodies and a small cafe to try them in.
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Tía
Don’t expect much meat or produce at this grocery store/supermarket, whose specialty is all things canned. But you will find an ATM here.
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Dulces del Pago
This store offers a good variety of fruit preserves, as well as homemade dulce de leche (Argentina's national sweet).
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Syquet
More cheeses, meats and beers, plus dulce de leche (milk caramel), jams and liqueurs made from chocolate and honey.
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Hipermaxi
For a good variety of (relatively expensive) fixings to prepare meals yourself, try minimart Hipermaxi.
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Cafe Extrapuro El Chapaco
Cafe Extrapuro El Chapaco sells Yungas beans - to taste them brewed, visit Mateo's (cnr Bolívar & 6 de Octubre).
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La Casa de Vino
Has an impressive collection of Chilean wines to choose from, plus knowledgeable owners to help make your selections.
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Bodega La Concepción
Award-winning, high-altitude vintages are available at wholesale prices from this outlet of the Tarija-based winery.
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Carrefour
The biggest and best downtown supermarket. Also a good place to buy batteries, flashlights and rain ponchos.
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Mercado Ortíz
Mercado Ortíz is a good supermarket to pick up goodies for trekking or self-catering.
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Las Brisas
You can stock up at this large supermarket and pick up an empanada or two at the delicatessen.
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Supermercado Sur Fidalga
Supermercado Sur Fidalga is the best stocked, cheapest option for groceries.
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Ic Norte
Well-stocked US-style supermarket with imported and unique export-quality Bolivian products.
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Almacen Serrano
Sells cheese, salamis and hams from the region, as well as locally made beers and sweets.
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Abuela Goye
Bariloche’s long-time chocolate makers. Still small and still worth trying.
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