A restaurant in Cuzco offering delicious meals in a relaxed setting.

Cuesta San Blas 571, Cusco, Peru

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Hare Krishna-run Govinda vegetarian restaurants are found all over Peru.

Vegetarians do not get surprise meat on their plates, and for £1 per set meal, budget travelers will have difficulty finding a cheaper place to fill their tummies.

Lima: Schell 634, Miraflores / Jirón Callao 480, central Lima.
Cuzco: Espaderos 128.
Arequipa: Jerusalen 505
Puno: Deustua 312.
And in other cities in Peru.

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Lovely, cosy little restaurant in San Blas owned by a Canadian lady serving amazingly rich and tasty dishes. I'd recommend the medallions, from what I remember you get a beautiful cheesy mash with it.

I lived in Cusco for a year and this place was always a guilty pleasure!

Carmen Bajo 169 San Blas, Cusco, Peru

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This is a bakery that sells cakes so delicious you will come back again and again.

We bought some fresh alfajores (2 round crumbly biscuits with a layer of dulche de leche inside and a bit of coconut flakes on the top) every day we spent in Cusco.

They also have a range of savoury and sweet tarts, hot drinks and breads. Eat in or take away.

The shop is owned by a religious order who looks after orphan girls.

Cuesta de San Blas 579
On the way up to San Blas church, on the left hand side of the road. I think they are closed on Sunday.

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Eat well and like a local by buying a tamale (a kind of steamed dumpling wrapped in a corn husk - it's nicer than it sounds!) They are really cheap, real Peruvian street food available as either sweet (with a raisin in the bottom) or savoury (with meat).

There is usually a lady selling tamales under the porch outside the shops to the left when looking at the cathedral. There is usually a small crowd hanging around. She's sometimes only around in the morning though

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Nothing touristy here, Cuzco’s Central Market is dark, smelly and full of suspicious-looking produce. In other words, it’s a true Andean market. The delight of the place though is that this gloomy warehouse contains almost nothing of interest to anyone who isn’t local. Purple corn, dehydrated potatoes, and a “food court” featuring whole pig cooked in a variety of ways, it’s not for the faint of stomach.

Shamanistic potions, religious iconography and, of course, coca leaves, complete the offerings, with the ubiquitous day-glo Inka Cola T-shirts the only nod to Cuzco’s biggest cash cow. As genuine as an Inca wall.

Location: Avenidas Santa Clara and Tupac Amaru

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