Arequipa Restaurants

Cafe Bar Senor Misti is a newly openend Cafe Bar in the Claustros de la Compania (about 100 meters from Plaza de Armas). They offer great coffee and one of the best Pisco Sour of Arequipa. Very nice place within the Claustros (you can seat outside or inside). They offer very delicious chicken sandwiches. Free and fast WIFI (internet). Very romantic, secure and nice.

Favorite Dish: Chicken sandwich and Piqueos with good coffee and great Pisco Sour

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My entrée was really tasty. The main dish (Lomo Arequipeno)- was equally memorable (and very reasonably priced). Chef definitely knows what he/she is doing and I would say is quite experienced. The service was friendly and efficient and everything just seemed to go well. I had a great dinner at Festa and if I ever do make it back to Arequipa I’ll be sure to drop in again. The management seem to be quite ambitious to provide a high quality dining experience at an affordable price and from what I can see they’re succeeding. I love the location and the stylish mood of the place with all the great paintings etc. Fantastic Festa!

Nina Yaku specialise in gourmet Peruvian food. We came here on our last evening in Arequipa as we wanted to treat ourselves to some good food.

Favorite Dish: I had a sauteed beef dish with potatoes, tomatoes and onions which is typical in Peru.

The first restaurant we went to was El Camaroncito where I had Ceviche for an entre only ordered and then a Grilled Corvina. I probably should have ordered only one dish as I was very full afterwards! The food was really delicious though.

ry to stay away from overpriced and not so good restaurants downtown (the area known as "el centro")along the Calle San Francisco. The area that locals call "el centro" is the area around the Plaza de Armas & the Santa Catalina Convent. Some of the restaurants that you will find along San Francisco (the third and fourth block) even call themselves picanterias but they are just fancy restaurants that cater to tourists and their food is not even that good. Believe me, I have tried most of them. But, if you are into nice places and want to chill out in a nice place that is not too expensive if you are coming with dollars or Euros then the ambience is nice (full of tourists and Elite Arequipenios). San Francisco street is a good area for night life though (bars, dancing, pool, karaoke, etc.). For western type food try El Turco, they have great middle eastern food.

For western type coffee and deserts (food too) try walking along the first block of the street called Mercaderes and you will see in order of appearance"El Manolo", "Capriccio" which also has another cafe in Cayma, and "el Patio del Ekeko".

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A unos minutos del centro , puedes comer en el jardín con música peruana y muy buena comida local

%A few minutes from the center you may eat in the garden with Peruvian music and very good food

Favorite Dish: Cuy Chacato (Cuy asado bajo una piedra )
Rocoto (Ají (Pimiento) picante relleno)
Chupe de langostinos ( Una sopa muy completa con langostinos )

Cuy Chacato (Roasted cuy under one stone)
Rocoto (Ají (hot pepper) picante with meat stuffing)
Chupe de langostinos ( A kind of prawns soup)

Cuy : conejillo de indias ,Guinea pig
Inca Cola y cerveza Arequipeña

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I was refered here by a tourist guide, not because she was getting a cut but because she was hungry and wanted to eat good.... Cuy was crunchy and delicious, cannot complain about the prices either. Great way to finish a walk around the Misty

This restaurant is in a suburb of Arequipa, on the other side of teh river, very near the famous Mirador de Yanahuara.

We did not try the food as we visited in the middle of the afternoon but there was a short menu of typical Peruvian stuff.

Instead we tried the freshly made fruit juices. The fruit are displayed on a table so you can see what they look like and the waiter (owner?) will try his best to explain what they are.

I tried tumbo, which is similar to passion fruit but not as sharp and it was delicious! My partner tried Cocona, then pineapple.

It took quite a while for the juices to be prepared but it was all worth it as they were all marvellous. I wish I could get tumbo in London as the taste was imprinted in my mind from that single delicious drink.

Favorite Dish: The tumbo juice!