Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
ber of hole-in-the-wall cafes serve fresh fruit and yogurt, as well as other healthy, veget-
arian snacks.
EUROPEAN, PERUVIAN
Café Da Vinci $$
(cnr Calle Arias Aragüez & San Martín; mains S23-40; 11am-11pm)
There's a Euro-
feel to the food and decor in this wood-paneled domain where well-dressed wait staff give
out Mona Lisa smiles along with menus that highlight fabulous baguettes, pizzas, gener-
ous glasses of dry red wine, and decent Peruvian staples. Pride of place goes to the real
Italian espresso machine.
Uros Restaurante $$
(
www.restauranteuros.com
;
Av San Martín 608; mains S22-35)
Tacna's stab at
novoand-
ina
cuisine avoids too many pretensions, if you can get past the (admittedly photogenic)
photos of the food on the menu. There's another branch on the town's periphery.
PERUVIAN, FUSION
Café Verdi $
(Vigil 57; menús S7.50, snacks S3-8; 8:30am-9pm Mon-Sat)
Verdi's an old school cafe
with baked goods and desserts, as well as affordable fixed lunches served at perennially
busy tables. Half the clientele looks as if they've been coming here for 50 years. They
probably have.
CAFE
La Mia Mama $
( 24-2022; Av Arias Aragüez 204; mains S10-18; 6-11pm Mon-Sat)
This little Itali-
an joint is a great place to sip a glass of
vino de chacra
(local table wine) over one of the
menu's classic pizzas or pastas. Tables fill up quickly.
ITALIAN
Mushna $$
(Av Arias Aragüez 204; mains S25-35)
A post-modern resto-bar that looks like it has drif-
ted across from Arica, Chile. Food is presented with artistic panache in an interior that is
more nightclub than restaurant. Cocktails abound.
INTERNATIONAL, FUSION
