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"Tucked away on a residential street in Sopocachi, this vegan cafe is only open for lunch, when the kitchen offers a rotating handful of well-seasoned main dishes. The team specializes in “veganizing” national dishes (which tend to be heavy on meat) using seitan, soy, mushrooms, chickpeas, lentils, and other legumes. If it’s available, be sure to order the vegan take on pique macho, a dish that typically features stewed beef, chorizo, hard-boiled egg, tomato, and onion on a bed of fries; the version at Lupito uses seitan for beef, spiced vegan chorizo, and flax in place of eggs. The vegan anticucho with oyster mushrooms is another great option. Grab a cookie on your way out for the perfect afternoon snack." - Valeria Dorado