Restaurants in Caracas
Despite the food shortage crisis, Caracas is still considered the best place to eat in the whole of Venezuela. There are award-winning restaurants in Caracas offering an extraordinary range of cuisines, from home-style Venezuelan fare to Pan-Asian cuisine. Specialities include beef steaks and arepas (corn-bread snacks stuffed with fillings of your choice).
The Caracas restaurants below have been grouped into three different pricing categories:
Expensive (above BsF 300)
Moderate (BsF 150 to BsF 300)
Cheap (up to BsF150)
Prices are for a three course meal for one, with half a bottle of house wine or equivalent, tax and service included.
Expensive
Alto
Cuisine: FusionRecently voted one of the best restaurants in Latin America, this fine-dining experience blends the best in European and Caribbean fare in a contemporary fusion style.
Address: , Primera Transversal de Los Palos Grandes, Caracas,Telephone: +58 212 2843 655.
Website: http://www.altorestaurante.com
El Barquero
Cuisine: SeafoodAficionados of fish will be happiest in El Barquero, which has a long list of seafood and freshwater fish dishes cooked to perfection. It is a friendly and well-loved place with personal attention and two dining spaces to choose from: one laidback with music and the other more formal.
Address: , Avenida Luis Roche, Caracas,Telephone: +58 212 261 4645.
La Estancia
Cuisine: SteakhouseFamous for its juicy steaks straight from the Venezuelan plains of the interior, La Estancia is an upmarket Caracas restaurant in a beautiful hacienda-style building with wooden interiors, green courtyards and faultless service.
Address: , Avenida Principal La Castellana, Caracas,Telephone: +58 212 261 1874.
Website: http://www.restaurantlaestancia.com
Moderate
La Cocina de Francy
Cuisine: VenezuelanThis much loved old timer is one of the very best spots to sample Venezuela's rich culinary culture, though it's no museum piece. With contemporary art on the walls and a large list of beguiling specialties, Francy's offers the very best cuisine from around the region.
Address: , Avenida Este 2, Caracas,Telephone: +58 212 5769 849.
Nobu
Cuisine: SushiWhile nothing to do with the world-famous chain, Nobu in Caracas still manages to serve up some of the city's best sushi and sashimi from a pan-Asian menu focused particularly on Japan and Thailand. This wildly popular place can be noisy though - sitting downstairs is recommended.
Address: , Centro Comerical Las Cúpulas, Caracas,Telephone: +58 212 285 9009.
Restaurant Urrutia
Cuisine: SeafoodTraditional Spanish restaurants are a mainstay of the Caracas cuisine scene, and this one is particularly recommendable. Situated in a round whitewashed building with a lively atmosphere, it specialises in Basque dishes.
Address: , Avenida Francisco Solano, Caracas,Telephone: +58 212 9939 526.
Cheap
Arepa Factory
Cuisine: VenezuelanThe place to try the popular Latin American fare in Caracas, this made-to-order eatery has a fresh, fast-food feel with an extensive menu of toppings and side dishes.
Address: , Cristal Palace Transversal 2, Caracas,Telephone: +58 212 2851 125.
Pizzeria Romana
Cuisine: PizzaAn authentic pizzeria serving up wood-fired pizzas in Mercedes, with a cosy, family-friendly atmosphere.
Address: Metropolitan District, Calle Madrid, Caracas,Telephone: +58 212 9926 204.
Pollo en Brasas El Coyuco
Cuisine: ChickenOpen 24-hours-a-day, this classic pollería restaurant is popular with Caraqueños for its rotisserie chicken and yucca.
Address: Los Palos Grandes, Avenida 3A Transversal, Caracas,Telephone: +58 212 2859 354.
