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Eating
Out
Looking west from the Cathedral
photo by: Nick Adams
[Change image] | [Upload image] More than many cities,
Cusco caters for the belly of the low-budget traveller
superbly, with enough top-notch restaurants and cafes
to provide a good month's worth of variety, should one
require it. Centred around the Plaza de Armas, a wealth
of eateries compete fiercely for attention, all offering
a good array of soups, salads and meat-based main courses,
plus the nation's most infamous dish, Cuy (Guinea Pig),
for a very reasonable sum. Another of the region's most
popular dishes, Rocoto Relleno, is also to be found
across the city. The battered red pepper, filled with
meat and vegetables, is delicious and filling, if a
little on the spicy side for many.
Cuy and Alpaca both merit sampling at least once, especially
the former, tasting like a richer, darker descendant
of lamb. The city is also particularly strong on Mexican-Andean
fused dishes, with the majority of the establishments
hiding away down the narrow streets heading north-west
away from the Plaza de Armas, especially Procurado,
Teqseqocha and Plateros. Also around here lies Mia Pizza,
which unsuprisingly offers a large and superb menu of
Italian meals, as well as the beef/chicken/lamb numbers
found elsewhere (about 100 yards up Procurado, on the
right).
Amongst
the many breakfast-offering places, Yakumama's Grill
(on the second floor, at the southern pinacle of the
Plaza de Armas) stands out. A vast meal including Pancakes,
Eggs, Tomatoes, Potatoes, Muesli and some excellent
fresh juices should satisfy the most impressive appetite,
and will set you back little more than 10 Soles. For
the less conventional Peruvian meal, Espaderos (leading
off the western corner of the Plaza) features a small
Fondue restaurant, although both the quality and the
quantity is average at best, and comes at a price (around
50 Soles for a main course).
The
area around San Blas also houses a number of fine establishments,
such as Pacha Papa, on the south-west side of the square,
facing the church, although these tend to be a little
more pricey than those around the Plaza de Armas.
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Orginal article by Puggers on 15 November 04
Minor corrections by Puggers on 01 December 04
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