Lido Bar

If you ask a Paraguayan where you can get good local food, they immediately will say Lido Bar. So we tried it out on the very first day in Asunción. It is very busy at lunchtime and we had to wait a little for a seat. When seats became available at the bar, it took us a while to get the menu. The atmosphere is very hectic and somewhat chaotic, but that's also what makes Lido Bar kind of special. After a while we ordered typical dishes such as Sopa Paraguaya, Empanada Chilena De Pollo, Lomito Relleno and Bife de Lomito a caballo. Everything was delicious but not outstanding. Definitely worth a visit to eat with and like the locals, but not the best food in my opinion.

One of our best meals in Asunción. We're pescatarians so they had a fish milanesa, thanks to that we were able to try milanesa. So good. The service was so friendly. Everything was tasty, even the "regular" green salad.

This is the real flavor of Paraguay. I’ve been here every night and have been amazed by the quality of the food and service. Try the vori vori first.

Empanadas too overpriced. Not juicy, not generous size and most of all, too pricy! The service was outstanding, the new place a much better location and more space filled.

The restaurant to go to if you want to try traditional Paraguayan cuisine! They have a huge menu so there are plenty of dishes to try, I tried their empanadas which were great, Mbeju (which is a traditional white cake with cheese in it) and a paraguayan steak schnitzel! The latter was brought to Paraguay by german settlers and it's now seen as a national dish. It was very interesting to explore the gastronomy of Paraguay and I will definitely return here to try more if I ever come back to Asuncion!

Decent food. Reasonably priced. Well located. In my opinion, a bit overrated, but is a matter of taste and preferences.

Considered the essential place to grab a bite to eat in Asuncion. They have an expansive menu and traditional Paraguayan "cakes" such as Sopa Paraguay and Chipa Guazu. One can seat themselves and order food accordingly. Note that while the food is delicious, service is quite slow even when the restaurant wasn't too busy, it took about 20 minutes before I could place my order and another 40 minutes before I received my food.

From the time I sat down until I received my food, it took 1 hour 20 minutes. Food arrived cold. Place was very busy, so it must be popular with the locals, but it just wasn't for me