Café Inkaterra sits under a traditional Ese'Eja palm-thatched roof, decorated with regional crafts, overlooking the Vilcanota River. The kitchen serves Andean cuisine reworked with contemporary, fusion-style technique. It seats up to ninety guests across twenty-three tables, in a setting intimate enough to feel apart from the crowds at the Machu Picchu Citadel nearby. It works as a place to eat and as a place to pause: travellers use it to unwind after visiting the ruins, or while waiting for a train out of Aguas Calientes. Reservations are taken on arrival.