There has been a flurry of new restaurants recently opening for business in La Paz. We are starting to try them out and report our findings.
So far we went to:
Caprichios: Beautiful building belonging to the Aramburo clan. Nicely decorated, great ambiance. The service was lousy, some of the items were not available on the menu, food OK but nothing to write home about. Supposedly they have great pizzas, so will give it one more try. But currently not on our list of must-go-to places.
Las Tres Virgines: Even in their new location still on the top of our list. Great ambiance, also an old Aramburo house (the first residence for the governors of Baja California), the food is consistently incredible good as is the service. A bit on the pricey side, but hey, we don't go there every day. Definitely on our must-go-to place list.
Placeres Argentinos: Dennis and Susan of Two Can Play told us about this place and we went together to check it out. Located in a residential area close to the government offices on Isabela Catolica, it has great ambiance, the food is very good (try the lomo pampeano), reasonable wine prices and great service. On our will-go again list.
Il Rustico: A new Italian Trattoria style restaurant in downtown La Paz, is very nicely decorated, has great thin crust pizzas (try the Parma ham pizza, it's delicious), very reasonable wine prices and fantastic service. Again, a definite will-go again place.
As we try out more new digs, we'll report accordingly.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Thursday, January 1, 2009
New Years La Paz 2008-2009
We ended the year having a last nice dinner at "Las Tres Virgenes" on December 30Th, since we are not a fan of fixed New Years Eve menus. As usual, the food and service was exceptional.
As an appetizer, we had Maria Jose's famous Caesar salad. Jesse, one of the owners, had been telling us about the new source of Arborio rice he found for his risottos. We both ordered risotto based dishes, Sue a medallion of beef and Alex shrimp. Both dishes were barbecued over mesquite coals accompanied by a Porta Cabernet Sauvignon from Chile.
The aroma coming from these meals when they were served was amazing. Just sitting at the table inhaling the smells coming off your dish was already half the meal. Incredible.
A small flan rounded up the meal with a couple of Don Pedro's to help settle it all down in its proper places. As usual, dining at the "Virgins" is an experience you'll never forget.
For New Year's eve, we decided to stay on the boat. If not only for our own personal safety, but also the boats and Gigi, our Siamese cat. We didn't want her to go crazy with all of that noise going on outside the boat. Mexicans have a tendency to shoot guns into the air around midnight and fireworks, regardless of where they land. And what goes up will eventually come down, just in the case of the bullets you don't hear or see them.
So we decided to prepare a lavish meal. Sue went digging in the freezer and came up with the perfect meal: a lobster tail and a pair of thick and juicy Angus T-bone steaks.
The lobster was diced and prepared in a butter/garlic sauce and served as an appetizer. The steaks ended up on a grill for it's proper grilling. Along with some baked potatoes with all the trimmings came a bottle of 1994 Navarro Correas Pinot Noir, a present from Roberto, an old Uruguayan friend living in Puerto Rico. We had saved the bottle for a special occasion and thought, this was a appropriate one.
The rest of the evening was spent playing cards and walking the dock before the big bang. Yes, they do know how to celebrate New Year's in Mexico, gauging from the amount of fireworks and fire crackers going off for hours.
We popped a bottle of Chilean Concha y Torro bubbly to welcome the New Year and pay tribute to Neptune (even that dude needs a little bit of the good stuff despite living in the Ocean. Gotta keep him happy).
As an appetizer, we had Maria Jose's famous Caesar salad. Jesse, one of the owners, had been telling us about the new source of Arborio rice he found for his risottos. We both ordered risotto based dishes, Sue a medallion of beef and Alex shrimp. Both dishes were barbecued over mesquite coals accompanied by a Porta Cabernet Sauvignon from Chile.
The aroma coming from these meals when they were served was amazing. Just sitting at the table inhaling the smells coming off your dish was already half the meal. Incredible.
A small flan rounded up the meal with a couple of Don Pedro's to help settle it all down in its proper places. As usual, dining at the "Virgins" is an experience you'll never forget.
For New Year's eve, we decided to stay on the boat. If not only for our own personal safety, but also the boats and Gigi, our Siamese cat. We didn't want her to go crazy with all of that noise going on outside the boat. Mexicans have a tendency to shoot guns into the air around midnight and fireworks, regardless of where they land. And what goes up will eventually come down, just in the case of the bullets you don't hear or see them.
So we decided to prepare a lavish meal. Sue went digging in the freezer and came up with the perfect meal: a lobster tail and a pair of thick and juicy Angus T-bone steaks.The lobster was diced and prepared in a butter/garlic sauce and served as an appetizer. The steaks ended up on a grill for it's proper grilling. Along with some baked potatoes with all the trimmings came a bottle of 1994 Navarro Correas Pinot Noir, a present from Roberto, an old Uruguayan friend living in Puerto Rico. We had saved the bottle for a special occasion and thought, this was a appropriate one.
The rest of the evening was spent playing cards and walking the dock before the big bang. Yes, they do know how to celebrate New Year's in Mexico, gauging from the amount of fireworks and fire crackers going off for hours.
We popped a bottle of Chilean Concha y Torro bubbly to welcome the New Year and pay tribute to Neptune (even that dude needs a little bit of the good stuff despite living in the Ocean. Gotta keep him happy).
The night was over around 12:30 AM
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