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(cnr Lores & Huallaga; parrillas from S3; dinner)
Wide varieties of delicious grilled
meats with the added novelty of seeing them cooked up by the jovial Argentinian outside.
It stays open until it's all gone.
Dawn on the Amazon Café $$
(Malecón Maldonado 185; mains about S20; 7:30am-10pm)
Something of a traveler
magnet on the Malecón now, this new cafe sports a menu divided up into North American,
Peruvian, Spanish and (logically) Chinese. Travel wherever your taste buds desire but
bear in mind that the steamed fresh fish is very good. Ingredients are all non-MSG and
those on
Ayahuasca
diets are catered for.
INTERNATIONAL
AMERICAN
Ari's Burger $$
(Próspero 127; meals S10-25; 7am-3am)
On the corner of the Plaza de Armas, this
clean, chirpy and brightly lit joint is known locally as
'gringolandia.'
Two walls are open
to the street, allowing great plaza- and people-watching. It's almost always open, serves
American-style food as well as local plates and ice creams, changes US dollars and is
popular with tourists and locals alike. Desserts in Iquitos don't get gooier.
Parilladas El Zorrito $
(Fanning 355; mains S5-10)
Food is cooked outside on a grill at this lively, ambient and
immensely popular local joint.
Juanes
and river fish are the things to go for. Portions are
huge. There is great live music at weekends.
PARRILLA
Antica $$
(Napo 159; mains S22-24; 7am-midnight)
The Antica is the best Italian restaurant in
town. Primarily a pizza place − there's an impressive wood-fired pizza oven − pasta also
takes a predominant spot on the menu with the lasagna being an excellent choice. Chow
down at solid wooden tables and choose from the range of fine imported Italian wines.
ITALIAN
Ivalú $
PERUVIAN
