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The eating scene is along Perón. Try the tasty local Kkechuwa artisanal beers.
El Rancho de Félix
NORTHWESTERN $
(
www.ranchodefelix.com.ar
;
cnr Belgrano & Perón; mains AR$40-65; 11am-3.30pm & 7-11pm;
)
This big, warm thatched barn of a place is incredibly popular for lunch. Regional spe-
cialties such as
locro
and
humitas
feature heavily on the menu, but
parrilla
and pasta are
also on offer. It sometimes doesn't open evenings if things are quiet in town.
Don Pepito
PARRILLA $$$
(
www.donpepitodetafi.com.ar
;
Perón 193; mains AR$45-95; 11am-3.30pm & 7.30pm-midnight)
It
looks touristy, the level of service varies, and it charges too much for extras, but the meat
is truly excellent. Bypass the set
parrilladas
and order off the menu. Kidneys,
bife de
chorizo
or
chivito
(goat) are all fine choices and are served in generous portions. There's
often live entertainment (small surcharge).
Orientation
Tafí's center is a triangle of three streets. Av Critto is the main drag. If you turn left out
of the bus terminal, you're following it into the center. Off it, Perón is the center of activ-
ity, and Belgrano climbs from Perón past the church.
Information
Several places offer phone calls and internet access.
Banco Tucumán
(cnr Av Critto & Perón)
ATM.
Casa del Turista
(
15-643-8337; Los Faroles s/n;
8am-10pm)
On the pedestrian street.
Getting There & Away
Tafí's
bus terminal
( 421025; Av Critto)
is 400m east of the center. Aconquija has six to
nine buses a day to Tucumán (AR$50, three hours). Buses head the other way to Santa
María (AR$55, two hours, four to five daily) and Cafayate (AR$80, 3½ hours, two to
five daily) via Amaicha del Valle and the Quilmes ruins turnoff.
The road from Tucumán is beautiful, and the road to Santa María, Quilmes and Cafay-
ate is scenic, crossing the 3050m pass known as Abra del Infiernillo (Little Hell Pass).
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