On Leticia’s main drag is Restaurante Sancho Panza, a favorites eatery for villagers of more modest means. The front veranda has a few tables and inside this faded red wood building is a long counter. Only simple comidas corrientes (fast food) are on the menu here, with the usual soup,...
Restaurante El Sabor is one of the old standbys for visitors to Leticia and for locals, too. It offers no comida corriente—just foods straight off the barbecue grill. Pull up a table on the palm-thatch patio in front or in the large dining room inside and order up a serving of pork, beef or...
The décor of Restaurante Tropical is just as delightful as the food it serves. Jungle kitsch abounds amongst the plants and aquariums. The jaguar with the safari helmet is a kick. The tables out on the front porch are a delightfully cool place to enjoy breakfast ($2.65-3.20) or a menu ejecutivo...
Cozinha da Fazenda is a truly international restaurant here at the triple border. With a Portuguese name in Spanish-speaking Leticia, its menu offers French toast and pancakes for breakfast ($1.60 for one, $3.20 for a stack of three). For other meals it has pizzas with your choice of toppings...
Need to cool down on a sultry day? Mimo’s is the place to go for any kind of ice cream treat, from simple soft-freeze cones ($1.05-2.10) to gourmet sundaes ($2.25-4.45). There are even special creations for the kids, like the snowman and the Medusa with gummy-worm hair. On a special diet? No...