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Organic toiletries are offered and the comfy beds feature cotton sheets and down bedding.
Good value.
LOS ATICOS $$
(
| Hotel
23-1710;
www.losaticos.com
;
Quera 253, Psje Hurtado Álvarez; d/apt incl breakfast S132/172;
)
Hidden in a small passageway, this well-tended spot is off the radar but worth snagging.
Rooms have comfy beds and parquet floors. There's also a full guest kitchen. The three
mini-apartments sleep up to four - good value for families.
Eating
Central Cuzco
CICCIOLINA $$$
( 23-9510; Triunfo 393, 2nd l; mains S30-55; 8am-late)
On the 2nd floor of a colonial house,
Cicciolina has long held its position as Cuzco's best restaurant. The sophisticated
Peruvian-Mediterranean menu is divine, with house-marinated olives, crisp polenta
squares with cured rabbit, delectable charred octopus and satisfying mains like squid-ink
pasta and tender lamb. The service is impeccable, as is the warmly lit dining room. Reser-
vations recommended.
| International
LA BODEGA 138 $$
( 26-0272; Herrajes 138; mains S18-35; 6:30-11pm Mon-Sat)
Sometimes you are homesick for
good atmosphere and uncomplicated menus. In comes La Bodega, a fantastic laid-back
enterprise run by a family in what used to be their home. Thin-crust pizzas are fired up in
the adobe oven, organic salads are fresh and abundant and the prices are reasonable. A
true find.
| Pizzeria
CHICHA $$$
( 24-0520; Regocijo 261, 2nd l; mains S24-50)
A Gastón Acurio venture serving up haute ver-
sions of highland classics, including a beefy
rocoto relleno
(red pepper stuffed with beef),
| Novo Andino
