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Chifa New Hong Kong
Sucre and Victor Paz.
Complete with laughing Buddhas and fish
tanks, the decor in this Chinese restaurant is more authentic than the food, but it still makes
an enjoyable change. Main dishes big enough for two people go for about Bs25-35.
Club Social Tarija
Plaza Luis de Fuentes.
Good-value traditional almuerzos (around
Bs15-20) in a rather staid atmosphere favoured by Tarija's business community and older
citizens. Open Mon-Fri for lunch.
Mediterraneo
Plaza Luis de Funtes.
Pricey by local standards (mains Bs40-85), but with a
classy dining room and an appealing menu with well-prepared fish (including trout and
sur-
ubi
), seafood and meat dishes (like house specialty
osso bucco
) with - as the name suggests
- a Mediterranean touch. Daily for lunch and dinner.
Nougat
Plaza Luis de Funtes.
Sophisticated stone-walled café-bar serving tasty salads, sand-
wiches and wraps (all Bs16-30), pastas and steaks (Bs35-42), cakes and sundaes, plus local
wines and cocktails.
Paparazzi
Daniel Sossa and Ingavi.
Near the cinema, a twenty-minute walk from the centre,
Paparazzi
has a good range of local and international dishes. On Fri there's live music and
DJs from 9pm, and on Sun there's a lunchtime all-you-can-eat buffet (Bs45). Open daily.
Taberna Gattopardo
Plaza Luis de Fuentes.
Vintage typewriters, radios and rifles, jazz
paintings and discreet booths give this stylish restaurant-bar plenty of character. The vast
menu includes sandwiches, pizzas, pastas, grilled meat and chicken, and the odd Mexican
dish, plus good coffee. Mains Bs24-56. Daily.
El Tropero
Virginio Lema and Daniel Campos.
This Argentine steakhouse is more authentic
thanthevastCoca-Colamuralthatcoverstheexteriormightsuggest,servingexcellentgrilled
beef and chicken, as well as a filling almuerzo. Mains Bs20-40.
DIRECTORY
Banks and exchange
The Banco Nacional de Bolivia, opposite
Gran Hotel Tarija
, changes
cash and travellers' cheques, and has an ATM. There are numerous other ATMs, including
at the Banco de Santa Cruz on Trigo and Domingo Paz.
Consulate
The Argentine consulate is on Ballivián and Bolívar 04 6644273.
Internet
Try Ricky's (Bs3/hr) on Plaza Sucre.
Laundry
La Esmeralda on Madrid between Campos and Colón.
Post office
The Correo Central is on Lema and Sucre.
Telephone office
ENTEL is on Lema and Daniel Campos.
