Bars and Cafes

The Huasai is easy to find, at Fitzcarrald # 131, across the street and a few doors from the Plaza de Armas, northwest, away from the river.

They feature fast service, several choices of specials, hand written in Spanish and clipped onto the printed menu. The choice of specials nearly always includes, a beef, a pork, a chicken, a fish, and a vegetarian dish. Try a meal cooked in the oven, "asado al horno". Enjoy a beautifully prepared and presented meal, with great sauces, plus a pitcher of juice for only $2.50.

There are always choices of juice, depending on what is in season. Choose from a pitcher of maracuya, (passion fruit), carambola (star fruit), camu-camu, (highest vitamin C content), cocona, tumbo, maiz marado, (purple corn and lemon juice), or for something really different, try cebada, root beer with lemon but no carbonation.

The Huasai is a great value for $2.50. The proof can be seen between 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM, when it can be difficult to get a table. The Huasai is very popular with local business people.