The locals, of course, are already well acclimatised.
The 15-course tasting menu, with an alcohol pairing for each course, will set you back 925 bolivianos around £87; the five-course version costs £39.
A small corner cafe in the Bolivian city of El Alto and a steamy bowl of soup plonked down in front of me.
I have managed to steal Mauricio López, one of the Gustu sous chefs, to explain the weird and wonderful produce on display: fruits and vegetables I simply didn't know existed, alien shapes and forms, undiscovered tastes.
My tour of the city also includes a visit to Villaserena Avenida Ecuador 2582, +591 2 241 8151, mains £5-10 , a bohemian joint in an old building that also functions as a cultural centre.
There will be very fresh and modern outlook when you have access to best interior designers.