La Ocopa
Traditional Picantería (l; $$)
Named for a traditional green sauce used to smother many Arequipeñian dishes, Ocopa is a picantería where meals usually last 2-3 hours.
This is an excellent place to pile a plate with three or four different traditional Arequipeñian dishes.
Picanterías serve plenty of spicy (picante) options, which locals wash down with lots of local Arequipeña beer.
On the Yanahuara plaza
Open daily 11am-5pm.