Vegetarian Restaurants in Santa Cruz
Cruceños just love their steak, so I was afraid I wouldn't find many vegetarian restaurants or meat-free fare here. However, research led to a surprising find! There are several very good ones! The upside of living here is that this tropical paradise produces an amazing variety of fruit, vegetables, and grains, and for those of you who do eat eggs and dairy products, it is also the dairy capital of Bolivia. So if you can cook you’ll find plenty of healthy, organic produce to choose from. In addition there is a really great organic and health food store in Santa Cruz, just a few blocks South of the central plaza called Naturalia. My friend Cecilia Zbinden sells all natural, organic foods and even has her own all organic-bred chicken farm. At Naturalia you can find tons of books and recipes, music, candles, handcrafts and other items. She occasionally has super chefs give cooking classes to her customers, and if you’re into yoga, Reiki, meditation, and other healthy lifestyles, you’ll find what you need at Naturalia. She has a small café inside – try the wheatgrass juice! Choose your ingredients and they’ll make you a sandwich. Sample the ice creams and yogurts, organic jams and jellies, free range chicken eggs, etc. So although Naturalia isn’t strictly a restaurant, you actually can have a meal there. Here are some of Santa Cruz' great vegetarian restaurants:
MED RESTO BAR Cañada Strongest 37 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Tel: (591-3) 339-9999
RESTAURANT VEGETARIANO BUFFET Av. Irala 437 Entre Chuquisaca y Las Américas Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Tel: (591-3) 330-2362
CUERPO Y MENTE Velasco 358 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Tel: (591-3) 337-1733
CADA DÍA Av. Melchor Pinto 52 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Tel: (591-3) 333-0947
RESTAURANT VEGETARIANO 24 de Septiembre 351 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Tel: (591-3) 332-1794
VIDA Y SALUD Ayacucho 444 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Tel: (591-3) 333-0728
SU SALUD Calle Quijarro 115 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Tel: (591-3) 336-0168
NATURALIA
Actually an organic, gourmet, vegetarian and health food store, but it has a café inside and you can eat there - it's my fave! If you're touring, great place for travel snacks! Calle Independencia 452 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Tel: (591-3) 333-4374
Be sure to check out my section on
etiquette in Bolivia
before you go! Add your comments about your visit to our
Santa Cruz Restaurant Review
and be sure to take a look at my
Bolivian Food and Recipes
section for great recipes!

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