Lonely Planet

"This bakery, with seating under umbrellas in the courtyard of a lovely whitewashed building, specializes in salteñas (meat and vegetable pasties); get there early as they sell out fast."

Kieu Nguyen

"And it’s by far the juiciest, most flavorful empanadas we’ve had all trip long."

Stephanie Ockerman

"El Patio is where I went! I didn’t eat them anywhere else after that because you could just tell by looking at them at the other shops, they wouldn’t match up."

Brigid Mossop

"Those new to El Patio are in for a delight with several delicious fillings to choose. Made lovingly with meat (chicken or beef) and vegetables, the pastry around the salteña is semi-sweet and the filling deliciously juicy, so prepare yourself with napkins just in case!"

Jordan Adkins

"If you are visiting Sucre, you absolutely have to try the saltenas – a savory pastries filled with beef or chicken). Saltenas is a traditional dish of Bolivia. Where you can eat a nice saltenas in Sucre: Salteneria El Patio."

Nathan Lustig

"I really enjoyed salteñas, Bolivian empanadas, especially from El Patio Salteñaria. They have a sweet, flaky dough and have a bit of sugar on the top and are filled with meat and vegetables."

Bolivia Online

"El Patio is probably the most famous place in Sucre to eat Salteñas. You can choose to sit either in the beautiful courtyard at the white tables under umbrellas or in one of the ancient halls to enjoy one of the salteñas of "res con caldo", "pollo y caldo" or "santa clara".

Xinen Chua

"Beautiful courtyard / Piping hot saltenas / 8 boliavianos / Zero complaints"

Joni Hargrave

"Fantastic salteñas."

Troy Wong

"This cafe called El Patio had some of the best Salteñas."