Nativa Restaurante - Arequipa

Amazing place with very inventive and real kitchen. The dishes are worth a Michelin Star price and cost as in the Picanteria. And not touristy.

This place has everything, well made, natural aromas and cozy surroundings. I recommend this place to anyone visiting Arequipa or the town of Arequipa. The food is a well balanced fusion of local Peruvian cuisine with a unique touch of other types of kitchens such as Mexican.

I feel that this place is still relatively new, but seemed to be popular with locals. The food was amazing. There is a seasonal menu with ducks and nets plus specialties. The nets were super delicious, beautifully presented and great value (from 30 to 35 Sol). At the moment the menus are only in Spanish, but I have heard that they are working to set up a few in Emglish. The staff spoke reasonably English and so kind that it was not a problem for us. On our arrival we received a welcome Pisco pension. I tried the passion fruit. You also have a number of juices. We ended with a basil falvoured lemonade on the recommendation of the bar bidder and it was both yum and refreshing. The only catch is that there is a 10-15 minutes taxi ride from the center of the city (cost us 5 Sol from our hotel) and our taxi did not know where it recommended printing the carted directions. Overall, this place has totally enjoyed and hope that it does well.

I get the feeling this place is still relatively new but seemed popular with the locals.The food was amazing. There is a seasonal menu with entrees and mains plus specials. The mains were super tasty, beautifully presented and great value (ranging from 30 to 35 sol). At the moment the menus are only in Spanish but I heard they are working on setting up a couple in Emglish as well. The staff spoke reasonable English and so friendly that it wasn't really a problem for us. On our arrival we were given welcome pisco sours. I tried the passionfruit. They also have a range of juices. We ended up having a basil falvoured lemonade on recommendation of the bar tenderer and it was both yum and refreshing. The only catch is that it's a 10-15 minute cab ride from the centre of town (cost us 5 sol from our hotel) and our cab didn't know where it was exactly so recommend printing of the mapped directions. Overall totally enjoyed this place and hope it does well.