Location: Iquitos
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Most Popular Mexican food in Iquitos, Loreto Region, Peru
Discover Restaurants offering the best Mexican food in Iquitos, Loreto Region, Peru. Make the port town of Iquitos your base camp for exploring the Peruvian Amazon basin. The river and rainforest are the main attractions, of course, and once in Iquitos it's easy to book a stay at one of numerous nearby jungle lodges. Closer to town, travelers recommend visiting the market and "floating village" of Belen, seeing colorful creatures at the butterfly farm and animal rescue center, and taking a cruise on the great river.
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1. Taquito Feroz
Overall Ratings
4 based on 29 reviews
Reviewed By holycowwow
I'm an American who has been living in Iquitos for four months. I'm not crazy about the food options here. I don't have a huge budget and so have explored every cheap option in town, as well splurging occasionally at the various westernized joints near the plaza (the two pizza places, Karma Cafe, Yellow Rose, Dawn on The Amazon). The food at the tourist places is decent but has little personality - although I can't deny the scrumptiousness of the wood-oven pizza, but can't afford it often. I am happy to report to have found an amazing new-ish restaurant that, in my humble opinion, has the best food in town, and cheap too! It's called Taquito Feroz at Moore 128 (at Napo/Putumayo). This is only five blocks from the Plaza (near the University), but off the tiny tourist loop enough that most gringos miss it. They serve MEXICAN FOOD (and vegetarian food), and it's some of the best I've ever sampled. You can get a large meat, chicken, or vegetarian burrito for under 10 soles ($4), and it's served generously with five separate dishes (!!!) of unique salsas, unidentifiable but undeniably delicious sauces, and guacamole, which, all piled on, make for a most tasty full-meal burrito. Their fruit juices (with treated water) are served in huge glasses - very large portions for only 3 soles (a bit over a buck). They also serve tacos, enchiladas, quesadillas, hamburgers, and sandwiches. The place is run by a very cool, friendly, young, artistic Peruvian couple who just had their first baby. They obviously are passionate about the food, have done their homework, and know what tastes good. I've traveled much around Peru, Columbia, and Ecuador and found it actually quite difficult to find any real Mexican food. Sometimes you can get a "taco" or "burrito" by definition, but it has none of the charm or distinction of real Mexican food. Taquito Feroz is small, quaint, clean, and features glass tables which seal in a view of various art objects underneath the glass. There are some old records (LPs) hanging on the wall, plus a flat screen TV on the wall (but, unlike many food places here, it is usually set to silent). I've never written a restaurant review online before, but every time I eat there (at least twice a week), I think, "I need to spread the word about this place". Also, I should add, they even deliver!
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2. Los Burritos De Mila
Only restaurant with authentic Mexican food
Reviewed By drefenlat
My recommendation... Watermelon juice. Very, very good. Delicious. Prices are no expensive, mexican food has good taste and the menu offers several alternatives, all of them good. The service is fine.
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3. BIG AL'S Restaurante Cevicheria
80 seats plus restaurant with fully stocked bar with eating area, main dining area and shielded patio eating area. Beautiful bloodwood bar and floors throughout, decorated in art deco and horse brass in the bar area, mirrored with pop art on the walls in
Reviewed By CedricG_69
A new restaurant is born! Quality of the food is excellent with fresh products and nice atmosphere, surrounded by Capone & Co! Very good smiling service.Love the bar⦠English style with several good bottles (whisky, etc)!Cedric thank you for your kind review of Big Al's Restaurant. I am happy you enjoyed your dinning experience.
4. La Casa de las Enchiladas
Reviewed By dadouben
The staff is very very nice and always smiling and available.The food is more than so so.Went to have a sandwich and didnât eat the fries as they were so hard and barely hot.The sandwich was ok but the meat... donât know where it came from.Disappointed.I also got the debido de queso and that was good but fried food is usually tasty.
