A hip new restaurant in Caracas is Hoja Santa. Chef Carlos Walter pulls recipes from all across the world and brings them to this fine dining restaurant. With local dishes such as Portabello arepa and main courses of meat, seafood and poultry, there is defiantly something on the menu for everyone.

The Maute Grill is one of the favorites in town for grilling. Here you can get a steak and beer while listening to live music. Also included in the menu is loin of pork, sausages, baked or fried yucca, tamales (boiled corn balls wrapped in maize husks), fried maize cakes and a wide variety of salads and desserts.

If your in the mood for catching a sports game, make sure you visit the El Taz Sports Bar. Here they have large screen televisions, cold beer and menu items such as hamburgers, salads, fajitas, tamales and sandwiches. This bar is not recommended for minors, the waitress's are topless.

While planning your trip, please see Caracas Vacation and Caracas Hotels.

• 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."