• Lasserre French, Phone: 58-212-283-4558
  • Fodor"s Review: "For more than 30 years Venezuelans have enjoyed the finest in classical French food here."

• • Yahoo! Travel 4.5 Stars (Note: Community rating; may change)

• Hoja Santa Latin American, Phone: 58-212-283-3767
  • Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "This hip new restaurant raised the bar for Nuevo Latino cooking in Caracas. Influences, ingredients, and recipes are pulled from across the Americas."

• Restaurante Urrutia Spanish, Phone: 58-212-763-0448
  • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "The place has an intimate family feel, with low ceilings and dark-wood beams. Start with a carpaccio of beef or salmon, or a tapa of Spanish tortilla (a potato-and-egg omelet)."

• Bar Si Asian, Phone: 58-212-993-9124
  • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "The bar here is extremely popular on weekends, and sometimes features live music. The food is expensive, but definitely top-notch."

• Mokambo South American, Phone: 58-212-991-2577
  • Lonely Planet Selection: "Dine in the cool, safari-themed interior or on the terrace, surrounded by tropical foliage."

• La Guayaba Verde South American, Phone: 58-212-415-5063 Map
  • Lonely Planet Selection: "This trendy lunch restaurant offers large portions of lip-smacking Venezuelan home-cooking in cool lime-green surroundings with ceiling fans shooting you a breeze."

• La Cocina de Francy Venezuelan, Phone: 58-212-576-9849
  • Lonely Planet Selection: "While La Cocina is certainly Spanish in style, it specializes in delicious Venezuelan cuisine, rooted in ancestral recipes."

• Maute Grill Steakhouse, Phone: 58-212-991-0892
  • Yahoo! Travel 4.5 Stars (Note: Community rating; may change)

• Mamma Mia Italian, Phone: 58-212-993-6994
  • Yahoo! Travel 3.5 Stars (Note: Community rating; may change)

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• News Cafe International, Phone: 58-212-286-5096
  • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "This multifaceted joint tries to do it all, and does a great job on all counts. Part bookstore, part cafe, part jazz club, and full-time restaurant, it serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily."

• El Fogon South American, Phone: 58-212-963-1068
  • Frommer's Highly Recommended: "Take a table on the second-floor open-air balcony of this popular local joint. Hanging ferns and wind chimes give the place an air of sophistication, but the food is as traditional as it comes."

• Taz Sport Bar International, Phone: 58-212-992-5989
  • Yahoo! Travel 4 Stars (Note: Community rating; may change)

• HappyCow: Caracas Vegetarian Restaurants

• El Gourmet Vegetariano Phone: 58-212-730-7490
  • Lonely Planet Selection: "After 50 years of successfully pulling in the customers, they must be doing something right. El Gourmet is a venerated vegetarian spot, renowned for its quality buffet."