To visit Arequipa is to enter a world full of adventure, between its colonial streets, its old buildings and the great landscape that generates its meadows, mountains and its volcano a few kilometers from the city. It is a place that has everything, and when we say everything we also mean its gastronomy and now we will tell you which the best restaurants in Arequipa are.
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Best restaurants in Arequipa
Arequipa is a very charming place that you have to know if you visit Peru, and of course enjoy the cuisine of the place is something you cannot miss, so in Z-Restaurants today we will tell you what are the places where eating will be more than a delight, it will be an adventure.
Crepísimo
Visit one of the best restaurants in Arequipa in this place you can enjoy French cuisine, its menu is totally varied and you can choose any specialty of the house as the tasty aji de gallina, stuffed rocoto, roquefort cheese, delicious crepes, cheese ice cream, you can also order an excellent pisco sour.
- Address: Santa Catalina 208, Arequipa
- Hours: Mon to Sat from 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm
- Prices: per person S/ 39 to S/ 58
La Benita de Characato
Located about forty minutes’ drive from the historic center of the White City. In these country restaurants in Arequipa, you can come to enjoy holidays or weekends with your family. Therefore it is one of the typical restaurants in Arequipa, with a first class menu to taste like the champion adobo, the caldo santo and the adobo chacarero.
- Address: Amargura 113-116, Arequipa 04012, Peru.
- Hours: Mon to Sun from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Prices: per person S/ 39 to S/ 98
The Profane Buddha
In El Buda Profano the prices are very economical therefore it is one of the best vegetarian restaurants in Arequipa in its menu you will find a fabulous Japanese vegetarian food such as ramen soup, sesame salad, mushroom soup, pumpkin cream and cucumber salad among others.
- Address: Calle Bolivar 425, Cercado, Arequipa.
- Hours: Mon to Wed 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm – Thu and Fri 11:00 am to 5:00 pm – Sat 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm – Sun 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Prices: per person S/ 16 to S/60
La Despensa
Many diners have recommended this restaurant in Arequipa which specializes in its famous and well-made BLT sandwich, the quiche and its amazing salads, a rich lemon tart or generous croissants, also savor an appealing apple pie, among many other dishes.
- Address: Santa Catalina 302 in front of Santa Catalina Convent, Arequipa.
- Hours: Mon to Thu 8:00 am to 10:00 pm and Fri to Sun 9:00 am to 9:00 pm.
- Prices: per person S/ 40 to S/ 100.
May Sun
It is always a pleasant experience to visit these best country restaurants in Arequipa, for this reason, you will taste its famous stuffed rocoto, its tasty chupe de camarones or its typical cuy chactado, the cheese ice cream, the unbeatable pisco sour and the chicha morada.
- Address: Calle Jerusalén 207 Yanahuara, Arequipa.
- Hours: Mon to Sun from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Prices: per person S/ 40 to S/ 100
Zig Zag
While in Peru you can enjoy these restaurants in Arequipa where you will be served the most delicious dishes such as their tender beef steak, their famous parrillada or their well worked chili, which most diners recommend, you can also order the cheese ice cream and taste the homemade chocolate ice cream.
- Address: 210 Zela Street, Arequipa, Peru.
- Hours: Mon to Sun from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
- Prices: per person S/ 59 to S/ 120
Conclusion
Arequipa has to be on your list of places to visit in Peru and don’t forget to take a little time to enjoy its rich regional gastronomy.