Taita - Huaraz

If you want to immerse yourself in a photographic history of Huaraz while enjoying food items that are genuinely Peruvian go here. Our Peruvian host took us there for lunch. We enjoyed a couple of local specialties (all vegan plus a fish item that is somewhere between calamari and beef jerky! There were lots of different sauces to try too. The food is unusual and while I don’t think any gringos would find it objectionable I doubt it will become a favorite of many of us either. I particularly enjoyed all the photos that the owner has accumulated over the years. They provide an intriguing insight into the history of Huaraz, its culture and its people. The prices are extremely reasonable.

This is a place to go if you want to eat typical peruvian food. It is really cheap compared with other places in Huaraz and you can find a lot of local people. Highly recommend coming here.

We came here to try out the chocho and were not dissappointed! The food was great and they had a good selection of juices by the carafe (jarra). The portion sizes are big (for the super size) and was big enough for two to share (although I ate bfast two hours before going). The decor is great as well...full of photos depicting Peruvian history. Don't miss this if you are in Huaraz!

I am normally not one to recommend eating ceviche, or any fish really, far away from the ocean. Especially in a place like Huaraz, where refrigerated trucks don't really exist.This restaurant is the exception. It is almost a "must" to eat here. With so much history on the walls and traditional Peruvian dishes like ceviche and chocho, you have to give it a shot. The prices are extremely reasonable. My favorite dish is the fried calamari. Make sure to go for lunch, as they close around 2:00pm and rarely re-open.

On our last day in Huaraz we debated where to eat lunch, after finding our first choice was closed we found this place - and we were ecstatic we did. I'll be honest reading about vegetarian ceviche didn't excite me but it was pretty amazing. Their menu is limited as you can see from the picture (10 meal items), but why do many things well when you can do a few things amazingly! We had the Chocho Super Taita (we weren't sure what is was except that the chocho was the ceviche made with a legume in place of fish). The "super" portion was that it came with a side of diced fresh fish to pour over our legumes. Everything came in it's own container - the toasted corn, the leche de tigre, the fish, and the legumes. The sauce was spicy and some patrons barely touched it, but for us the spicier the better - so we obviously used the entire thing! Sad we only found this place on the last day because I thought it was delicious, I plan to try to make it at home. The prices are unbeatable, check this place out!