Peruvian food is the fusion of Quechua-Aymara Andean ingredients (potato, quinoa, ají chiles, corn), Spanish colonial techniques, Chinese (chifa) and Japanese (Nikkei) immigrant traditions, and African Pacific-coast influences. Lima's modern restaurant scene led by Central (Virgilio Martínez), Maido (Mitsuharu Tsumura), and Astrid y Gastón made Peru the World's 50 Best capital of the 2010s.

Cities in Peru

Each city has its own way of feeding you. Pick where to start.

By state

State-level food guides aggregating every city in that state.

Top across Peru

Country-wide editor lists across every category we cover.

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Signature dishes of Peru

A growing index of the canonical dishes from Peru, what they are, where they came from, and where in the country to eat them.

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