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MAP Café Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

Plaza Nazarenas 231, Cusco

Frommer's Review
Cuisine International, Novo Andino
Hours Daily noon-3pm and 6pm-midnight
Location Casa Cabrera (in Museo de Arte Precolombino), Around Town
Reservations Reservations required
Phone 084/242-476
Prices Main courses S/24-S/50; Pre-fixe dinner menu $50
Credit Cards AE,DC,MC,V

MAP Café Review

Though the name might seem a bit misleading, causing one to conjure a globe-trotter's bohemian hangout, this is in fact one of Cusco's most stylish and elegant restaurants. Housed in a modern, minimalist glass-and-steel box with few adornments other than views of the handsome colonial patio it sits in the middle of -- Casa Cabera, now the beautifully designed Museo de Arte Precolombino -- it places its focus squarely on the elegantly prepared and artistically presented food. At dinner, the chef presents a prix-fixe menu (including a pisco sour), which is a bit pricey for Cusco. Standouts include the fresh trout tartare and sampling of Lima-style causas (cold mashed-potato-and-vegetable casseroles). For diners in the mood for a taste of creative Andean cuisine, the guinea pig confit is a daring dish. As a bonus, the museum is open until 10pm, making it possible to make a dinner and pre-Columbian date of the evening.

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