The best restaurants Bolivia

Finally a new restaurant to enhance the gastronomic offer of the city! Most of the food used is from the region and the country, with the aim of showing the richness of Bolivian cuisine to tourists visiting Uyuni. An excellent combination of Andean and tropical influenced dishes. Some western dishes as well. The dishes offered are well done. We recommend the chocolate desserts, which are particularly exquisite. The drinks "de la casa" are also excellent. The service is attentive and the decor is well thought out.

La Taverne is located opposite the Alliance française and features both French cuisine (large choice of meat, pepper steak, filet mignon...) and Bolivian cuisine, in the quiet and relaxing setting of a carefully renovated colonial house. The chef Alvaro Michel offers a fine cuisine of high quality; the dishes are carefully presented, the wine list is interesting and the service is excellent. Economical formula foralmuerzo. Romantic atmosphere. Reservation recommended in the evening. Simply the best restaurant in town.

This is a very good restaurant located on the main square! The room is charming, with wooden tables and chairs that bring warmth. The cuisine will delight your palate! Excellent typical dishes (llama meat, picante mixto, pique macho...), beef parilla, pasta, fish... The dishes are copious and well presented. Impeccable service. Relatively dense wine list. Beers and Singani are also served. Recommended.

Perfect in the morning to enjoy the very good Salteñas and Empanadas of Santa Clara with fresh fruit juice. Nice patio. Many people at noon. You can also take away. 

Gustu, which means "flavor" in Quechua, is one of the best restaurants in South America. The setting is superb, with an open kitchen where you can see the artists concocting their recipes like works of art. All the dishes are made exclusively with Bolivian products from local agriculture. Superb wine and cocktail list. Some people love it, others criticize the cuisine for being more arrogant than gastronomic. Whatever the case, it is a unique experience in La Paz. We let you make your own opinion!

Originally from Venezuela, arepa is a corn bread and cachapa is a thick corn cake (therefore gluten-free!). These specialities are filled with meat and/or vegetables and are a delicious, healthy and cheap meal on the go, on the spot or to take away. This new address is a big hit with budget travellers, but not only! You will be warmly welcomed and we will not hesitate to inform you to make your choice. We love it!

In a romantic atmosphere with a baroque-chic decoration of the most beautiful effect, El Solar offers chuquisaqueñas, Spanish(tapas, potato tortilla, paella...) and French specialties. Quality cuisine based on many local and organic products. Their Bolivian adaptation of coq au vin is worth mentioning. The lunch formula is particularly attractive. A la carte choice in the evening and a buffet allowing you to compose your own salad as a starter. The Solar attracts both informed tourists and local gourmets. Attentive and elegant service

Located in the hostal Tukos, this restaurant-peña offers good national and international dishes. Economical options foralmuerzo every lunchtime. Folkloric shows are often organized in the evening to accompany the meals. The typical dishes of the region are particularly good. We also recommend the filet mignon which is very well prepared. The atmosphere is warm and friendly, especially in the evening. Attentive service. A good place to go out in Potosí.

Pretty café with a very colourful ethnic decoration where you can have breakfast or drink a good fruit juice or espresso made with organic coffee from the Yungas. Great lunch menu (starter, main course, dessert and drink!) with tasty vegetarian dishes made with local organic products including excellent soups, fresh salads and lasagne. Very friendly service. Part of the profits are donated to local communities. Very popular with backpackers. The location also houses the offices of the Condor Trekkers agency

A historical "museum-restaurant" open for more than 130 years and housed in a Chiquitania-style house. The place has charm with its period decoration and its various rooms with antique furniture. The patio, with an old well and a pond where turtles frolic, is particularly pleasant. Here they serve an honest local cuisine, with typical dishes of the region, such as the very good majadito de pato (duck) or the picante de pollo (chicken in hot sauce). Attentive service and very soft prices.

Small restaurant very popular despite higher prices than its neighbors, very oriented for the tourist clientele, offering some traditional dishes and burgers, sandwiches ... Several options for vegetarians, numerous in the village! Unfortunately the food is of average quality, the service is very slow, and the staff is not very friendly. The setting is however very pleasant with a small pleasant patio and a terrace overlooking the square. There is also a book exchange and in the evening the place turns into a bar.

The restaurant at the boutique hotel La Posada is located in a small, pleasant courtyard, away from the noise of the city. This is one of the best places in town foralmuerzo, served with fresh baguette! On the menu is a soup or salad with a choice of 3 main courses and a dessert of the day. A la carte dishes at very reasonable prices considering the elegant setting. They also serve sandwiches, salads and crepes. Warmly recommended for lunch. Fast and attentive service.

A place that doesn't pay a mine and yet the Potosinos are pressing it… Traditional Bolivian cuisine: silpancho, cola aji, lomito… It's all right! Lunch is served at an unbeatable rate: a soup, a segundo to choose between 5 dishes, and a drink.

A small restaurant full of charm, well in the Mediterranean style of the hotel, with (for some tables) a superb view on the Copacabana bay. Heated and non-smoking room. One of the best restaurants in the city. Very wide choice of dishes on the menu: delicious and hearty fondues for two, vegetarian dishes and even moussakas, lasagna, filet mignon, chocolate fondues, full breakfasts. They also serve Bolivian wines, by the glass or bottle. Often full, remember to make reservations.

Like most Bolivian markets, the central market is clean, colorful, and offers fruit, food, and breakfast for only a few bolivianos. On the first floor, you can enjoy Api and Tojorí, the two sweet corn-based drinks flavored with cinnamon and cloves. Upstairs, the caseras are waiting to serve you hot breakfast. It's like being in a Middle Eastern souk. Next door is the entrance to the Mercado Gremial, where you can find everything from clothes, shoes, fabrics and other imported products.

This restaurant is located above the main square, in the extension of the Ayacucho street... at an altitude of 4,060 meters, hence its name! You can sit at the table or at the bar. Decoration resolutely modern which misses a little of charm in comparison with other restaurants of the city. Hamburgers, pizzas, quesadillas, sandwiches, typical dishes, meats, fondues... You will find everything in this establishment with a relaxed atmosphere. The quality of the dishes is uneven. Professional and fast service. Sporting events are shown on several screens.

This restaurant in the main square was opened in recent years by the owners of Latina Café. Mainly snacks, like sandwiches, croque-monsieur or madame, but also some dishes and almuerzos. Excellent homemade chocolate. Try the sonso (yucca filled with cheese or meat, fried or baked), a specialty of the Oriente. Tables on the terrace facing the square, in the small patio and in the room decorated with old French advertisements. Good coffee. Smiling welcome, although the cuisine could be improved.

We eat in a beautiful covered patio. Despite a very chic framework, almuerzo is very affordable (25 BS). Specialities of llama meat.

It is a correct package, no more and no less. An asset: It's open on Sunday night! Local groups come to play in the small room, never a very high level but assuring the atmosphere. A little expensive. Restaurant «Tourist».

Quinta is open all day, like most restaurants in Cochabamba. Phone before going (by taxi, it's far enough). Pigeons, ducks and farm animals are the specialties of the house. An institution of the gastronomy of Cochabamba.