Food

There is one "Indian-Fusion" food restaurant in Caracas. Vegetarians can find a variety of vegetables, fruits, pasta, pizza etc. besides the following vegetarian restaurants:

Indian

Masala Indian Bistro
Av. Francisco Miranda,
entre Av. Sur de Altamira y Av. Coromoto,
Torre Delta, PB, Caracas
Phone: +58 (212) 267.08.78 / 26636.12

Vegetarian

1. Rest. El Buffet Vegetariano
Av. Los Jardines No. 4
La Florida
Phone: 730-7512

2. Rest. Canalito
Av. Ppal. De Los Ruices
Edif. Dak Doul (frente al Canal 8)
Phone: 238-1952

3. Rest. La Juliana
La Castellana
Phone: 263-2376

4. Al Gusto
Edif. Tajamar, sótano 1
Parque Central
Phone: 5761712 - 5738301

5. El Salón del Sabor
Av. Urdaneta, Esqu. de Ánimas
Edif. Ibéria, P.B.
La Candelaria
Phone: 5649396

Caracas has a large number of international restaurants (Spanish and Italian predominate) besides fast food chains such as Mc Donalds and Pizza Hut.

Chinese

1. Chez Wong
Plaza la Castellana, Edif. IASA
Phone: 2665015

2. Salón Cantón
Calle los Chaguaramos, la Castellana
Phone: 2670907

3. Lai King
3ra. Avenida con 3ra Transversal
Los Palos Grandes
Phone: 2839742

Meat:

1. El Maute Grill
Av. Rio de Janeiro
Quinta el Portal
Las Mercedes
Phone: 9910892

2. Rua's
Av. Orinoco
Las Mercedes
Phone: 9921104

Italian

1. Mamma Mia
Av. Principal, Centro Ariedan
Las Mercedes
Phone: 9936974

2. Mamma Nostra
Av. San Juan Bosco
Entre 2da y 3ra Transversal
Altamira
Phone: 2635554

The typical Venezuelan dishes are:

Arepa : Thick Pancake made of maize and stuffed with cheese, meat etc.

Pabellon Criollo : Popular dish with shredded beef, Black beans, Rice, cheese and fried Banana.

Parilla : Barbecue

Empanadas : Samosa-like with meat, chicken or cheese inside

The popular Venezuelan drink is Black Label (Etiqueta Negra) whisky on the rocks.

Tipping

Most restaurants include ten percent service charges. Additional five percent can be offered if the service is good.

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