1Arepa
Eaten all over Venezuela
Corn cakes split and stuffed, the daily bread.
‹ The dishes of every country › The Americas
What to eat in Venezuela
The 8 dishes to eat in Venezuela
Arepas and the Christmas table.
1
2Pabellón criollo
Eaten all over Venezuela
Shredded beef, black beans, rice and plantain, the national dish.
3Hallaca
Best: Everywhere at Christmas
Corn dough wrapped around stew in plantain leaves.
4Cachapa
Eaten all over Venezuela
Sweet corn pancakes with fresh cheese.
5Tequeños
Eaten all over Venezuela
Fingers of white cheese wrapped in dough and fried.
6
7A photo like it
8Empanadas
Eaten all over Venezuela
Corn flour turnovers filled with cheese, beef or shark, fried crisp.
Where to eat in Venezuela
Chef is checking the restaurants worth it here, one by one, and posts each once it's confirmed open. See the list so far
Eat your way through Venezuela
Tell Chef when you're going and he'll lay out the days: the dishes, the markets, a walk and dinner, with places that are open.
Next door
Photos: each dish's lead photo on its Wikipedia article (license and author on Wikimedia Commons); "a photo like it" is a food photo of the same kind, not that dish. Cook it opens a recipe in Chef Amazing, or Chef writes one for you. Picked by Chef Amazing, November 2026.
Chef Amazing remembers every place you ate, keeps the lists friends send you, and helps you cook it at home.
Our founder's story · For chefs and food creators · Privacy · Terms