Arequipa's picanterías (informal local restaurants) are traditionally communal, and you might be encouraged here to sit at long tables alongside strangers to compare notes on the artfully served alpaca steaks and 'rescued' Arequipan dishes like camarón al rescoldo (ember-cooked prawns on wild quinoa). The ample tasting menus cover all the flavors.
Intimate tables provide options for privacy in the beautiful spaces of the sillar (white volcanic rock) building.