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Restaurant Chifa Dragon: authentic Chinese in Sucre

by iwys

Restaurant Chifa Dragon serves good, cheap Chinese food. Although the sign says Hong Kong, the couple who own it are actually from mainland China. It's fairly basic looking and a little bit grubby, just like any typical Chinese restaurant. They serve all of the usual rice and noodle dishes. The two-course set lunch costs just 7 bolivianos. I had a big dish of fried pork and rice for 10 bolivianos. The portions are big and the food is tasty, clean and great value.

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Joy Ride Café: it really is a joy!

by iwys

The Dutch-owned Joy Ride Café was the best bar-restaurant I ate in during my travels in Bolivia. The food is superb, the service great and the place has a great ambience. It attracts a young crowd and it's a lot of fun. The menu is eclectic and includes steaks, salads, pizzas, Dutch, Spanish and Bolivian dishes. They also have an extensive drinks list, with lots of cocktails, wine and beer.

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Everywhere: Street Food

by SpittingLlama

With a few exceptions, our experience was that the price of a meal was inversely proportional to how much we enjoyed the meal. For instance, how can one resist delectable saltenas for 1-2 bolivianos per, or the tasty market stews for 5 bolivianos. This is in constrast to fancy La Paz restaurants where meals cost 20 bolivianos for sub-par full-course meals. But then, my growing dislike for llama steak and fried chicken may have contributed to my bias as they are nearly unavoidable as a main course.

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Waterfront foodstalls: Fresh Lake Titicaca trout

by lemondrop

There is no better way to take lunch in Copacabana than to sit by the lake and eat delicious trucha (lake trout). There are a few simple beachfront places where women will fry you up fresh trucha with fries for a couple of dollars. The view and fish are both fantastic.

Layq'a: Excellent Food and Good View of Sagarnaga Street

by AlbuqRay

Layq'a (pronounced lye-ka and means witch doctor) is located at one end of the Witches' Market in La Paz and overlooks "Gringo Alley," i.e., Sagarnaga Street. It is decorated with many masks and serves traditional Altiplano food. It was close to my hotel, so I tried it the first evening I was in Bolivia. I went early (6:30 PM) because I was not yet confident about walking at night by myself, so I was the only one there when I arrived. See below for a description of my first meal, which was delicious but much more than I could eat, and I hardly touched the wonderful salad/soup bar. It was early for La Paz diners and the soup/salad bar was only about half served. I really enjoyed this restaurant and went back twice. The almuerzo (set lunch) was reasonably priced (~30 Bs.) but the restaurant is really crowded at that time. I liked just about everything on the salad bar, which also has soup...

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Restaurante Huari: Eat, drink, dance, be entertained!

by Chicha15

The restaurant is a bit hard to find as it is all the way in the back, almost hidden. The restaurant offers entertainment like no other! and the staff is very friendly and accommodating. When you are first seated, you will be offered a shot of Huari, a mix of singani and fruit juices (very good, not too strong) Anything in the menu is delicious but dont be afraid to have a special dish made for you (they were able to prepare cilpancho for me, not on the menu) The Entertainment consists of the typical dances from each of the departments. Halfway through the show your waiter will ask if you would like to go on stage and dance (very hard to refuse, especially after a few Pacenas) Try the Silpancho (a dish from Cochabamba) not in the menu, but they are able to accomodate any request!

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MERCADO OFICIAL DE TARABUCO: VENDEUSE DE COCA

by Aurelien5480

La feuille de COCAOn pourrait penser que c est une maniere de se droguer... pas du tout. Rien a voir avec la cocaine (faite a partir de la feuille).La feuille de coca fait partie integrale de la culture andine. Elle est cultive depuis toujours et meme divinise par les locaux, depuis bien avant les les incas.La feuille a des proprietes incroyables, elle est bien sur pleine de substance (qui restent naturelles) telles que la cocaine, qui aide a tenir au froid, a l effort et a l altitude. Elle est aussi un complement nutritif pour les gens de l altiplano car la nourriture de base est tres pauvre. Et autres biens faits...anestesiant naturel.Ce sont les conquistadors qui ont profite de la coca... ainsi les esclaves indiens travaillaient 48 dans les mines d or et d argent, sans manger et sans interuption... sans se pleindre.Puis les Europeens et les Americains (Yankis pour pas les confondre...

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Sede Social: Rurre : Great food, but... - Bonne bouffe, mais...

by Maillekeul

The place is large, the food is great, the welcome is excellent... Though, we have to admit that the owner is not that flexible (the drinks are twice the price in the other places of the city)...L'endroit est grand, la bouffe est bonne, l'accueil est bon... Toutefois, on doit admettre que le proprio n'est pas tres flexible sur le prix de ses boissons (2 fois plus cher qu'ailleurs en ville). We tried the "fish a la provencale" : a great moment.On a essaye le poisson a la provencale, et c'etait un grand moment.

La Perla de Rurre: Rurre : The best Surubi - Le meilleur Surubi

by Maillekeul

In a large patio, you will be welcomed by the south-american 50's music....Then, enjoy your meal...Dans un grand patio, vous serez accueillis par de la musique sud-americaine des annees 50...Apres, bon appetit... The speciality of the restaurant : the Surubi with garlic ... 20 bolivianos (2.5 USD) : you will never forget it..La specialite de la maison : le surubi a l'ail ... 20 bolivianos (2.5 USD) : vous ne l'oublierez pas de sitot

Camilla: Rurre : Simple and tasty - Simple et succulent

by Maillekeul

You can't miss the place (it's written Internet in big letters, even if there is no Internet for the moment) and you can't miss the food... The pastas with garlic are simply delicious, and the juices are really great... All this is really cheap, of course...Vous pouvez pas louper l'enseigne (c'est ecrit Internet en grosses lettres, meme s'il n'y a pas d'Internet depuis deux mois) et vous pouvez pas louper la bouffe ! Les pates a l'ail sont un delice et les jus de fruits sont enormes... Tout ceci est, bien entendu, super pas cher... Pastas with garlic or even the mandatory milanesa...Les pates a l'ail ou meme l'inevitable milanesa

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