SUNNYSIDE, QUEENS
Bolivian Llama Party
Soupy, crimped Bolivian salteñas, chola sandwiches and mocochinchi at a Sunnyside counter.
Bolivian Llama Party began as a food stand and settled into this counter on a quiet Sunnyside block — one of the very few places in New York where you can eat Bolivian food on purpose. The name is a joke; the salteñas are not.
A salteña is Bolivia's mid-morning ritual: a sweet, crimped, baked pastry holding a spoonable stew of beef or chicken, potato, olive and egg. Bite a corner, sip, then eat — and get the llajua, the fresh tomato-and-locoto salsa, alongside. Beyond them, try the brisket chola sandwich, silpancho (thin breaded beef over rice and potatoes with a fried egg), and a cold mocochinchi, the peach drink from the highlands.
Editor’s tip
Eat a salteña at the counter while it's hot — bite a corner and sip the filling first.
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Editorial draft — core details last reviewed October 13, 2026. Confirm practical details with the official site before you go.