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What restaurants are in Machu Picchu?

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The old Inca citadel of Machu Picchu has no restaurants; it is in ruins. In the valley below this city, the town of Aguas Calientes (officially called Machu Picchu Pueblo) has numerous restaurants to cater to the large tourist population.

Beware of assuming things from menus—a word may look like English but mean something entirely different, such as salsa, which refers to a salty cheese sauce. For a spicy tomato sauce, ask for picante (peek-on-tay). Mariscos, shellfish, generally refers to seafood of the rubbery variety, and civiche is raw fish "cooked" by marinating in highly acidic lime juice to a very mild flavor. If you are not feeling quite that adventurous, maybe chicharrón would suit you better: pork rinds and cabbage. Cuy, a common food in some Peruvian regions, is guinea pig. Avoid foods that are rinsed with water, like salads, or risk Montezuma's Revenge!

Because of the sheer number of restaurants in Aguas Calientes, the following is merely a sampling. Many of the hotels also have public restaurants.

In the following restaurant summaries, the Peruvian monetary unit sole is abbreviated S. One US dollar currently equals a little over 3 soles.

Chez Maggy
Type of food served: Pizza
Cost per plate: under 20 S

Notes: Peruvian pepperoni tends to be Italian sausage.

Indio Feliz
Type of food served: French
Cost per plate: under 20 S to 35 S

Notes: Closed for Sunday dinner.

Menu sampling: apple pie, flan, ginger chicken, quiche lorraine, trucha macho (trout in hot pepper and wine sauce)

Pueblo Viejo
Type of food served: Argentine
Cost per plate: under 20 S to 35 S

Notes: Argentina is a world producer of beef.

Toto's House
Type of food served: Peruvian
Cost per plate: under 20 S to 35 S

Notes: Offers civiche and chicharrón on the evening menu and has a folklore music show.

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