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Arequipa is renowned for its diverse and distinctive gastronomy, with regional specialties considered to be among the finest in Peru. As in Spain, there is a big difference between lunch and dinner in Arequipa; many restaurants focus entirely on the midday meal. In addition, there are picanterías, low-key eateries for lunch where the main dish is shrimp in many varieties (the best known form is the chupe). Another classic Arequipeño dish is rocoto relleno (spicy stuffed red pepper) and adobo (beef stew with ají chilis). Among dinner-oriented restaurants are those with international menus (often lighter than typical Arequipeño lunch fare) that make good use of local ingredients.
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Sol de Mayo. In the Yanahuara district, a standard-bearer for Arequipeño cooking for more than a century, in a delightful setting with tables around a courtyard and dining rooms inside the brightly colored stone building.
o Recommended dish: Chupe de camarones, Ocopa & Cuy (guinea pig).
o Address: Jerusalén 207, Yanahuara. Tel: (054) 254-148.
o Website: www.restaurantsoldemayo.com |
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Tradición Arequipeña. Just outside town in the Paucarpata district, a classic Arequipeño open-air restaurant with gardens and views of Misti volcano, open only for lunch and serving classic regional dishes.
o Recommended dish: Rocoto relleno & Gran fritura de camarones.
o Address: Av. Dolores 111, Paucarpata. Tel: (054) 426-467.
o Website: www.tradicionarequipena.com |
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Alma, Cocina Viva (located inside Casa Andina Private Collection - Arequipa): The most elegant restaurant in Arequipa, occupying 2 rooms of an original colonial manor house, the Casa de la Moneda. Chef Teddy Bouroncle’s menu adapts traditional Arequipeña cuisine, with regional delicacies that include grilled ostrich, crayfish chowder, and stuffed rocoto peppers, and the service and wine list are outstanding.
o Recommended dish: Arequipa crayfish Civinche in rocoto sauce, or Tenderloin beef steak with loche pumpkin polenta and rocoto purses
o Address: Ugarte 403. Tel: (054) 226-907. |
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La Trattoria del Monasterio: Carved out of the wall of the Santa Catalina convent, an attractive Italian restaurant specializing in risottos, lasagnas, ravioli, and osso buco, with a good selection of wines, great desserts and fine, attentive service. Though the menu is Italian, it has a distinct Arequipeño flair, using typical ingredients including rocoto peppers and shrimp.
o Recommended dish: arroz de camarones con salsa de chupe
o Address: Santa Catalina 309 Tel: (054) 204-062. |
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Zig Zag. A stylish, 2-level, sillar-walled space that’s both chic and comfortable; the house specialty is stone-grilled meats, including ostrich and alpaca.
o Recommended dish: Trilogía de carnes (alpaca, beef & ostrich).
o Address: Zela 210. Tel: (054) 206-020.
o Website: www.zigzagrestaurant.com |
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For additional information on Where to Eat in Arequipa, you can write to travel@casa-andina.com |
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More than 15 years of publications, including 220 books and guides about Peru and its environment. |
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More than 15 years of publications, including 220 books and guides about Peru and its environment, five encyclopedias and more than 1,000 articles in magazines in Peru and abroad. He is considered the most prolific publisher on ecological topics in the country in the last decade. Forest engineer, journalist, publisher, professional photographer and analyst of environmental topics, Wust is the only Peruvian to publish five articles in National Geographic magazine. Currently he is the director of Wust Ediciones. |
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Ten years crisscrossing Peru, producing 240 TV programs on diverse topics. |
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Ten years crisscrossing Peru, producing 240 TV programs on diverse topics. A journalist and writer, for nearly a decade he has directed and hosted the TV program Tiempo de Viaje, in which he travels throughout Peru (and occasionally other countries), documenting natural, historical and human scenes infrequently visited by conventional tourism. His perspective is not that of a tourist, but of a traveler, who immerses himself in what he finds and shies away from nothing in his reporting. He is also the author and/or publisher of an extensive series of books about Peruvian culture. |
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The author of 15 travel guides to cities and countries around the world, including 4 editions of Frommer’s Peru. |
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The author of 15 travel guides to cities and countries around the world, including 4 editions of Frommer’s Peru, and articles on subjects ranging from the travel industry to food and wine. A travel writer, journalist and photographer, Schlecht first traveled to Peru and trekked to Machu Picchu as a student in 1983, and he has returned repeatedly to Peru over the last two decades. He has also been a consultant on international development projects for the European Union and USAID, as well as a correspondent for a Spanish art magazine. |
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With nearly 15 years of travel experience, and having lived in different places in Peru. |
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With nearly 15 years of travel experience, and having lived in different places in Peru. Agronomist, theologist, and holding an M.A in Amazonian anthropology. He’s lived 7 years with the Aguarunan people of Alto Marañon; also in Huanchaco (Trujillo), Urubamba (Cusco), and Madre de Dios. Consultant in tourism, collaborator for several media resources and professor of Sustainable Tourism Diploma at Ruiz de Montoya University. |
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