The diet here consists largely of items in cream sauce, probably due to the large dairy industry. Several restaurants serve Cuy (guinea pig) for those feeling adventurous. Street vendors sell tamales and various other street food, especially around dinner time.
Restaurant Tuna Jr. Malia Puga. This place is very popular and warm inside. There is a wood fired oven and they make tasty personal pizzas starting from S/.5.50. You´ll probably need two of them if you want more than a snack though. They also have a range of other dishes, drinks and wine.
La Ideal Panaderia y Pasteleria. Jr. Malia Puga 966. A great place for coffee, cakes, hamburgers and delicous rolls. Think of it as a cross between Subway and a coffee and cake shop. A clean modern store with excellent service.
Pia dishes out tasty Pollo a la Brasa (rotisserie chicken) for a bargain price. It is located on Amazonas about a block away from the Plaza de Armas, near the secondary school.
El Cajamarques is one of the top restaurants in town. The food is quite good, but the real attraction is the courtyard containing exotic birds and wildlife.
Not recommended: El Batan Gran Buffet. This fancy restaurant has very attentive service, but the food is mediocre at best.
Super Chicken has two locations: one on the Recoleta and the other in El Quinde shopping center. Good chicken and fries. Eat in or take out.
Renzos one block up from the Plaza. Italian food: pizza and pasta.
La Cena towards the west end of Via Evitamiento. Large family-style restaurant. Good pollo a la braza and parrilla.
El Castillo an interesting converted farm house outside of town past the airport. Good beef. Expect that your taxi driver will charge you extra to take you there.
Punta Sal the place to go in Cajamarca for ceviche, which is a marinaded raw seafood dish with many aficionados in Peru.
La Paskana fine dining, beautiful surroundings, secure parking. Located on the road to Baños del Inca across from the university.
Chifa Central Chinese food, located on the Plaza de Armas.
Cascanuez Serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner, but the main attraction is the deserts. Located half a block north west of the Plaza on Amalia Puga.
Don Paco Fine dining. Located just off the Plaza across from the San Francisco Church.
Querubino Mediterranean dining with a Peruvian influence. Located just north west of the Plaza on Amalia Puga.
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