Copacabana Restaurant, Bolivian restaurant in Pike Place Market, Seattle, United States.
Copacabana Restaurant sits in the Triangle Building at Pike Place Market with indoor seating and an outdoor patio overlooking the market. The kitchen prepares Bolivian dishes using family recipes passed through multiple generations.
Ramon and Hortensia Pelàez opened the restaurant in 1964, bringing Bolivian cooking to Seattle for the first time. The family business has operated continuously for more than half a century, making it a fixture in the local food scene.
The name comes from the Copacabana shrine in La Paz, Bolivia, connecting the family to their birthplace and faith. Walking through here, you experience how Bolivian traditions remain part of daily life in Seattle.
You reach it by climbing stairs from Post Alley on the market side. The best time to visit is midday when the market is busiest and you can combine it with exploring the surrounding Pike Place area.
It is the only Bolivian restaurant in all of Washington State, which means it holds a culinary tradition found nowhere else in the region. This rarity has allowed the family to keep their original recipes unchanged for decades.
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