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Ciudad de la Paz is really heating up these days and La Parra Club is further proof of that. I'd passed it a few times before I really had a reason to enter: artesanal beer night!
I just want to point out that beer was all I wanted, but I also left with a big bottle of olive oil and plans to order sandwiches the next day. Oh and a lovely glass of malbec that came with some conversation.
La Parra specializes in sourcing from small boutique wineries and has a surprisingly affordable array of wines available. As the owner, Juan Bautista, said: "at least 80% of the wines you can't find in the supermarket." Damn right. They also have Argentine products, everything from high-quality dried pasta, to some of the best olive oil i've ever had (they have a special relationship with an olive oil company that only exports). I also had Gante's artesanal i.p.a., which was really delicious! We'll be back for it.
La Parra also does wine tasting on Fridays for $150 pesos, including a picada. For anyone working in the area, they have a sandwich promo from 12-3pm that includes a cheese and meat sammie with a soda for $40.
Cheers to one more great spot in the neighborhood!