Ali Pacha
Vegetarian restaurant · La Paz ·
Plant-based fine dining with tasting menus and Bolivian wines
Plant-based fine dining with tasting menus and Bolivian wines
"There aren’t many places like Ali Pacha in La Paz. The restaurant specializes in vegan fine dining, with a tasting menu that reimagines how local ingredients like quinoa or tarwi (Andean lupine bean) can be prepared. Located in the heart of the city, Ali Pacha boasts an intimate space with well-curated decorations and an open kitchen, creating a scene that will whisk you away from the chaos of downtown La Paz. A great selection of Bolivian wines and cocktails helps too." - Valeria Dorado
"My favorite lunch pit stop, though, is Ali Pacha, one of the most progressive restaurants in South America. After training at London’s Cordon Bleu and working at Gustu, owner Sebastián Quiroga saw a film about animal welfare and had an epiphany: La Paz needed a vegan restaurant. The menu at Ali Pacha features roots and shoots, flowers and fruits: all exquisite to look at and thrilling to taste. I have crispy palm hearts, freshly whipped coconut butter, an “ash” made from beet, sweet quinoa, and ice cream made with cupuaçu from the rain forest. 'It’s not unrealistic to think of our native cuisine as largely vegan,' he says. 'Before cattle and sheep were introduced, the Aymara ate a diet of vegetables, pulses, and grains.'"
"A vegan fine-dining destination from Bolivian chef Sebastian Quiroga, Ali Pacha will draw on Quiroga's classical training at Le Cordon Bleu in London and his experience cooking at Astrid & Gaston in Lima as well as Relae and Studio in Copenhagen." - Tierney Plumb
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