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Lima Travel Guide
Where to eat
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For those in the know, Lima is considered one of the top dining capitals in the world. It is certainly the top spot to sample Peru’s diverse, dynamic gastronomy, from chef-driven haute cuisine and chic fusion spots to neighborhood ceviche restaurants.
Lima’s dining scene is dominated by three distinct culinary branches: criolla food, or the traditional mix of indigenous and Spanish cooking; seafood / coastal cooking; and chifas, a unique blend of Chinese and Peruvian cooking that has become a staple of dining in the capital. There are dozens of restaurants in Lima specializing in each cuisine; the following are selected restaurants and recommended dishes.
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As the renowned local chef Gastón Acurio has said, “criolla cooking is the the umbrella that guarantees, protects and permits new culinary propositions emanating from every corner of Peru.”
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Astrid y Gastón. Long one of Peru’s most renowned restaurants, the first in the empire of celebrity chef Gastón Acurio, the celebrity chef of the moment. Warm, elegant and sophisticated.
o Recommended dish: lomo saltado and deserts.
o Address: Cantuarias 175, Miraflores. Tel: 444-1496
o Website: www.astridygaston.com |
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Brujas de Cachiche. A classic Lima criolla restaurant focusing on Peruvian culinary traditions, enriched by old family recipes, with a reinvigorated menu every year.
o Recommended dish: lomo saltado and pisco sour (of several varieties)
o Address: Bolognesi 460/472, Miraflores. Tel: 446-6536
o Website: www.brujasdecachiche.com.pe |
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Señorio de Sulco. A family-run restaurant, located facing the sea on the boardwalk of Miraflores, which pays homage to Peru’s continually evolving cuisine.
o Recommended dish: Causa Sensación
o Address: Malecon Cisneros 1470, Miraflores. Tel: 441-0389
o Website: www.senoriodesulco.com |
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Lima’s renowned coastal cuisine is based on fresh seafood and shellfish caught right in the Bay of Lima; the star dish is, of course, ceviche, which has become famous the world over.
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Pescados Capitales. A fashionable ceviche and fish restaurant that’s hugely popular with Lima’s smart set, with a large open-air terrace and airy dining room under a bamboo and glass roof.
o Recommended dish: grilled octopus and tuna tiradito
o Address: Av. La Mar 1337, Miraflores. Tel: 421-8808
o Website: www.pescados-capitales.com |
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La Mar. Another of Gastón Acurio’s celebrated Lima restaurants, with a varied and extensive and varied menu offering 120 diverse dishes, including 12 versions of ceviche and 9 of tiraditos.
o Recommended dish: ceviche mixta and causa mixta.
o Address: Av. La Mar 770, Miraflores. Tel: 421-3365
o Website: www.lamarcevicheria.com |
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La Red. Near Pescados Capitales and La Mar, but somewhat more modest – closer to what’s called in Lima a huarique, but no less recommended for fresh fish and seafood.
o Recommended dish: Tuna fillet with tacu tacu & Spaghetti with langoustines.
o Address: Av. La Mar 39, Miraflores. Tel: 441-1026
o Website: www.cevichelared.com |
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A unique fusion cuisine developed by Chinese immigrants at the beginning of the 20th century, it married Chinese and Peruvian ingredients and cooking styles to create an entirely new cuisine.
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Wa Lok. Known for its excellent cooking, attentive service, and wide variety of dishes, with two locations in Lima Centro and Miraflores.
o Recommended dish: fried and steamed bocaditos; steamed shrimp with garlic cream & salted chicken with lychee.
o Address: Av. Angamos Oeste 700, Miraflores. Tel: 447-1329 / Jr. Paruro 878, Lima. Tel: 427-2750
o Website: www.walok.com |
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Royal. With a distinguished kitchen, buffet-style lunches and traditional Dim Sum, with live music.
o Recommended dish: Piqueo Royal, Chinese ceviche & Lomo Kin Tou
o Address: Av. Guillermo Prescott 231 – 237, San Isidro. Tel: 422-9547
o Website: www.restauranteroyal.com |
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For anyone wishing to sample the most representative dishes of Peruvian cuisine, we’d suggest a pisco sour, ceviche and lomo saltado. According to prestigious SummMum local culinary guidebook, the best spots to sample these classics are: for ceviche; La Mar; for pisco sour, the bar Huaringas; and for lomo saltado, the restaurant José Antonio.
Worthy of special mention are La Gloria (Atahualpa 201, Miraflores), a favorite of Limeños for its international menu with a good sampling of Peruvian dishes, as well as La Huaca, for its high quality and location near the archaeological site Huaca Pucllana, in Miraflores (Calle Gral. Borgoño cdra.8 #s/n). At lunch, meals can be accompanied by guided visits to the site and museum.
Casa Andina’s own flagship restaurant, “Alma”, may be too new to be ranked in restaurant guides, but it is also a superb option for those wishing to try some of the best creative Peruvian cooking without having to leave the confines of the hotel. |
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“Alma” Cocina Viva. (Casa Andina Private Collection – Miraflores). The flagship Casa Andina restaurant, serving chef Teddy Bournocle’s creative, upscale Limeño and Andean menu in a refined setting.
o Recommended dish: Lomo Saltado, and the Grouper in seafood infusion and Spanish sausage
o Address: Av. La Paz 463, Miraflores. Tel. 213-4300 |
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For additional dining options, see the section “Off the Beaten Track,” which details several spots that may be less conventional but highly recommended just the same. |
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| Casa Andina Hotels in Lima Peru |
| Casa Andina Activities in Lima Peru |
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More than 15 years of publications, including 220 books and guides about Peru and its environment. |
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More than 15 years of publications, including 220 books and guides about Peru and its environment, five encyclopedias and more than 1,000 articles in magazines in Peru and abroad. He is considered the most prolific publisher on ecological topics in the country in the last decade. Forest engineer, journalist, publisher, professional photographer and analyst of environmental topics, Wust is the only Peruvian to publish five articles in National Geographic magazine. Currently he is the director of Wust Ediciones. |
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Ten years crisscrossing Peru, producing 240 TV programs on diverse topics. |
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Ten years crisscrossing Peru, producing 240 TV programs on diverse topics. A journalist and writer, for nearly a decade he has directed and hosted the TV program Tiempo de Viaje, in which he travels throughout Peru (and occasionally other countries), documenting natural, historical and human scenes infrequently visited by conventional tourism. His perspective is not that of a tourist, but of a traveler, who immerses himself in what he finds and shies away from nothing in his reporting. He is also the author and/or publisher of an extensive series of books about Peruvian culture. |
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The author of 15 travel guides to cities and countries around the world, including 4 editions of Frommer’s Peru. |
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The author of 15 travel guides to cities and countries around the world, including 4 editions of Frommer’s Peru, and articles on subjects ranging from the travel industry to food and wine. A travel writer, journalist and photographer, Schlecht first traveled to Peru and trekked to Machu Picchu as a student in 1983, and he has returned repeatedly to Peru over the last two decades. He has also been a consultant on international development projects for the European Union and USAID, as well as a correspondent for a Spanish art magazine. |
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With nearly 15 years of travel experience, and having lived in different places in Peru. |
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With nearly 15 years of travel experience, and having lived in different places in Peru. Agronomist, theologist, and holding an M.A in Amazonian anthropology. He’s lived 7 years with the Aguarunan people of Alto Marañon; also in Huanchaco (Trujillo), Urubamba (Cusco), and Madre de Dios. Consultant in tourism, collaborator for several media resources and professor of Sustainable Tourism Diploma at Ruiz de Montoya University. |
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