La Paz
Offers comfort foods from home (like granola, wraps and waffles), as well as coffees, croissants and cakes. There are other branches in Casco Viejo and…
Must-see restaurants in Bolivia
Cochabamba
This all-you-can-eat Brazilian-style grill has smart waiters bringing huge hunks of delicious meat to your table faster than you can pick up your fork…
Lake Titicaca
Trust the Argentines to bring proper short espressos, rich brownies and dense cakes to Copacabana. You can find empanadas and pizza elsewhere in town, but…
Amazon Basin
Need your international fix? In addition to grilled fish and meat, this generic-looking restaurant does everything from pizza to pasta, chicken wings and…
Potosí
This spacious, colorful and brightly lit central restaurant is popular for its range of international and Bolivian food, including llama steaks. In truth…
Potosí
Most Bolivians acknowledge, when pushed, that Potosí does the best salteñas (meat and vegetable pasties) – juicy, spicy and oh-so-tasty. Go no further…
Cochabamba
The jumbo-size Dumbo is a popular spot for helado (ice cream), but also for its colorfully decorated cakes, pies and a decent selection of traditional…
Amazon Basin
This popular (and incredibly friendly) street-side pizzeria offers four thin-crust pie sizes and an unlimited choose-your-own toppings menu at fixed…
Tarija
While the decor is simpler and more casual at El Quincho, the quality of the meat is equally high. It's located directly across the street from the well…
Santa Cruz & Gran Chiquitania
At weekends it seems every family in town is at Pizzeria Napolitano, vying for an outdoor table. As well as deep-pan pizzas, the menu spans pasta, meat…
La Paz
This funky pescatarian restaurant serves up fig-and-blue-cheese pizza, quinoa tabbouleh and pasta with smoked trout in a lovingly converted Sopocachi home…
La Paz
Local coffee chain serving all manner of java drinks, pastries and sandwiches. It's a clean and comfortable place for a cappuccino hit, and has reliably…
Bolivia
The small outdoor restaurant at the Hostal Sol y Luna has a well-priced, tasty menu of Bolivian and European dishes including vegetarian options. It’s a…
La Paz
Part co-working space, part innovative cafe with Bolivian-inspired sandwiches. It's located in a building (renovated in 2018) near Plaza Murillo whose…
Amazon Basin
A great spot for an energizing and antioxidant-rich breakfast with açaí bowls, fresh jungle juices, empanadas, and even proper Belgian-style waffles. The…
Amazon Basin
Across from Fluvial Tours (look for the mini Eiffel Tower!), this might be your only pretour breakfast option. The bread and pastries are almost worthy of…
La Paz
This place is neater than an origami figure – and fittingly so. It’s very formal, with exquisite Japanese fare and jaw-splitting views of the nearby cliff…
Amazon Basin
This three-story open-air lookout tower by the port is your one-stop shop for food, local crafts and tourist information. Dine on fish like surubí while…
Bolivia
Straight-out-of-the-oven salteñas (meat and vegetable pasties) for lunch and Oruro's best pizzas for dinner keep this little place buzzing, especially at…
Santa Cruz & Gran Chiquitania
The long-established Chakana, on the west side of the plaza, serves reasonably priced breakfasts, sandwiches, vegetarian meals, excellent pizzas, homemade…
Sucre
This bakery, with seating under umbrellas in the courtyard of a lovely whitewashed building, specializes in salteñas (meat and vegetable pasties); get…
La Paz
You can sure taste the freshness of the creative homemade pastas at this trendy San Miguel eatery. The wine and cocktail menu is equally inspired. A bit…
Santa Cruz
A cute little restaurant in a charming old colonial house. It specializes in comida típica (typical food), which is increasingly difficult to find in…
Cochabamba
On the highway near La Angostura is this well-known spot where you can get delicious cheese-and-onion empanadas baked in a large beehive oven.
Santa Cruz & Gran Chiquitania
Tasty Tex-Mex dishes with a choice of salads and sides. Pick your main course, your accompaniments, grab yourself a refreshing cocktail and enjoy your…
Lake Titicaca
Do as the locals do and make a weekend trip to this faux floating island. It's attached to a rocky outcrop with sweeping views, and the trout comes from…
Santa Cruz
Argentinian-style churrasquería (grilled-meat restaurant) serving excellent steaks. Hanging on the wall is a rifle that supposedly once belonged to Butch…
Tarija
A change of pace from your standard almuerzo, basic bare-bones Don Vico has a few plastic tables and serves tasty Brazilian-style ceviche and seafood soup…
Lake Titicaca
An unassuming and brightly lit restaurant with seriously good food, including fresh takes on trout (stuffed, in a lasagna), as well as pizzas, pastas and…
Tarija
Shopfront selling a variety of ice pop flavors, some quite unique like mousse de maracuyá (passion fruit mousse) and cheesecake frutilla (strawberry).
Santa Cruz
Popular Swiss restaurant with a refined yet relaxed atmosphere. Consistently figures among the best restaurants in the city. Book ahead if you want to…
Pizzeria Napolitana Restaurante
Sucre
Casual and friendly, bustling with families on weekend nights, this long-running pizzeria on Plaza 25 de Mayo turns out more than adequate pies, plus…
Bolivia
One of the city's best restaurants, especially for parrilladas (plates of mixed grilled meats). If you're around on Friday night, it has live folkloric…
Bolivia
For a good almuerzo (set lunch) at a great price and with fantastic service, do as the locals do and head to this old-school eatery on the plaza.
Sucre
Come early to get your salteñas (meat and vegetable pasties) from this salteñería bakery – the tasty treats sell out fast.
Sucre
Churros (fried dough) and nothing but at this newly opened postage-stamp-sized place. Dulce de leche or chocolate filling.
La Paz
The Casco Viejo branch of Alexander Coffee, a city-wide coffee chain that offers reliable, gringo-pleasing food from breakfast to dinner.
Santa Cruz & Gran Chiquitania
Literally the top spot in town, with excellent views, and good fish and meat dishes served in a cozy dining room. Portions are generous.
Lake Titicaca
Some of the best trout in town is served at the beachfront stalls and can cost as little as B$25, though hygiene is questionable.
Sucre
Tiny, crowded spot where locals crowd the few tables for a tasty vegan set lunch. Good juices, smoothies and cupcakes as well.
