2 Best Restaurants in La Paz, Bolivia

Don't be fooled by the Swiss-chalet frontage and the name: this restaurant offers a grand mix of styles and cuisines, all impressively well done. It may feel like you're sitting inside a cuckoo clock, but the dining is excellent. Try sticking with the starters and get a range of things to sample, or indulge in a llama steak, followed by a fondue (cheese, meat, or chocolate). Rösti (a Swiss potato dish) and paella are also on the menu. It's a popular place for birthdays, anniversaries, and funerals, so book your table in advance.

Although the decor doesn’t do much to raise this restaurant above a typical hotel restaurant, the guys in the kitchen are extremely deft hands on the grill and make some of the best meat in town for a very reasonable price. The best time to go is on Sunday, when they serve traditional dishes like sajta, a kind of chicken stew, and Cochabamba’s most famous dish, silpancho, thinly cut and lightly breaded fried steak, served on a bed of rice and fried potatoes, and topped with an egg and a spicy mix of tomato and locoto peppers.