22 editor picks across Peru.
22 peruvian restaurants worth the trip across Peru, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Peru.
Central in Barranco is Virgilio Martinez and Pia Leon's flagship at Pedro de Osma 301, the Lima house that took World's #1 Restaurant in 2023.
OrderThe Mundo Mater tasting menu, an altitude journey from Pacific coast to Andean peaks.
TipBook 8 weeks ahead; the kitchen runs two seatings only, 12:45 lunch and 19:00 dinner.
Central in Barranco is Virgilio Martinez and Pia Leon's flagship at Pedro de Osma 301, the Lima house that took World's #1 Restaurant in 2023.
OrderThe Mundo Mater tasting menu, an altitude journey from Pacific coast to Andean peaks.
TipBook via the website 8 weeks ahead; the kitchen runs two seatings only, 12:45 lunch and 19:00 dinner.
Kjolle in Barranco is Pia Leon's solo room at Pedro de Osma 301, sharing the building with Central; she holds the World's Best Female Chef award.
OrderThe Kjolle tasting menu, with Pia Leon's Andean-Amazonian plating across 8 courses.
TipClosed Sundays and Mondays; lunch is the easier reservation than dinner.
Kjolle in Barranco is Pia Leon's solo room at Pedro de Osma 301, sharing the building with Central; she holds the World's Best Female Chef award.
OrderThe Kjolle tasting menu, with Pia Leon's Andean-Amazonian plating across 8 courses.
TipClosed Sundays and Mondays; lunch is shorter and slightly easier to land than dinner.
Astrid y Gaston at Casa Moreyra in San Isidro is Gaston Acurio and Astrid Gutsche's 1994 flagship, in a 17th-century San Isidro hacienda from 2014.
OrderThe tasting menu, anchored by the cuy pekines (Peking-style guinea pig).
TipClosed Mondays; request the patio of the hacienda when booking.
Mayta on Av Mariscal La Mar 1285 in Miraflores is Jaime Pesaque's modern Peruvian tasting room, ranked No.39 in The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025.
OrderThe Mayta tasting menu, focused on Amazonian and altitude Peruvian ingredients.
TipOpen every day including Sunday; reservation-only and busy on weekends.
Astrid y Gaston at Casa Moreyra in San Isidro is the 1994 flagship of Gaston Acurio and Astrid Gutsche, in a 17th-century San Isidro hacienda from 2014.
OrderThe tasting menu, anchored by the cuy pekines, Peking-style guinea pig.
TipClosed Mondays; the patio of the hacienda is the seat to request when booking.
Mayta on Av Mariscal La Mar 1285 in Miraflores is Jaime Pesaque's modern Peruvian tasting room, ranked No.39 in The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025.
OrderThe Mayta tasting menu, focused on Amazonian and altitude Peruvian ingredients.
TipOpen every day including Sunday; reservation-only and busy on weekends.
Rafael at Calle San Martin 300 in Miraflores is Rafael Osterling's twenty-year republican-house flagship in Lima with a contemporary art collection.
OrderThe chef's tasting menu plus a cocktail from the marble bar, an attraction in its own right.
TipBook via mesa247 or rafaelrestaurante.pe; the bar accepts walk-ins for cocktails only.
Statera Bistro at Av Mariscal La Mar 463 in Miraflores is Peruvian-Greek chef Andre Patsias's 28-seat native-Peruvian-ingredient tasting room daily.
OrderThe Statera tasting menu, a journey across Peruvian landscapes in 9 courses.
TipBar seats face the marble bar; book through Instagram DM or mesa247.
Isolina at Av San Martin 101 in Barranco is Jose del Castillo's 2015 criolla taberna, a tribute to his mother Isolina Vargas and her Lima home cooking.
OrderThe tacu tacu with steak and a portion of the carretillero ceviche.
TipWeekend brunch service runs 09:00-11:00 before the regular lunch carta.
Isolina at Av San Martin 101 in Barranco is Jose del Castillo's 2015 criolla taberna, a tribute to his mother Isolina Vargas and her Lima home cooking.
OrderThe tacu tacu with steak and a portion of the carretillero ceviche.
TipWeekend brunch service runs 09:00-11:00 before the regular lunch carta.
Statera Bistro at Av Mariscal La Mar 463 in Miraflores is Peruvian-Greek chef Andre Patsias's 28-seat native-Peruvian-ingredient tasting room daily.
OrderThe Statera tasting menu, a journey across Peruvian landscapes in 9 courses.
TipBar seats face the marble bar; book through Instagram DM or mesa247.
Rafael at Calle San Martin 300 in Miraflores is Rafael Osterling's twenty-year republican-house flagship in Lima with a contemporary art collection.
OrderThe chef's tasting menu plus a cocktail from the marble bar, an attraction in its own right.
TipBook via mesa247 or rafaelrestaurante.pe; the bar accepts walk-ins for cocktails only.
Cosme at Calle Tudela y Varela 162 in San Isidro is chef James Berckemeyer's comfort-Peruvian room, opened 2015 after training under Gaston Acurio.
OrderThe chef's tasting plates, anchored by the modern aji de gallina and beef tartare.
TipSunday lunch is the easier reservation; closed for dinner Sunday.
Cosme at Calle Tudela y Varela 162 in San Isidro is chef James Berckemeyer's comfort-Peruvian room, opened 2015 after training under Gaston Acurio.
OrderThe chef's tasting plates, anchored by the modern aji de gallina and the beef tartare.
TipSunday lunch is the easier reservation; closed for dinner Sunday.
Wa Lok at Jr. Paruro 878 in Barrio Chino is among the oldest chifa restaurants in Lima's Chinatown, with 100-plus Cantonese dishes and Peking duck nightly.
OrderThe dim sum sequence at breakfast or the Peking duck for dinner.
TipGo for Chinese breakfast (09:00-11:00) for the dim sum variety; lomo saltado at lunch.
Antigua Taberna Queirolo at Av San Martin 1090 in Pueblo Libre is the 1880 Santiago Queirolo cantina, criolla snacks and a Lima pisco-bodega buffet daily.
OrderChoritos a la chalaca and butifarra de jamon del pais with a chilcano of Queirolo pisco.
TipLunch buffet from S/79 per person; cash safer than card; the connected Queirolo wine and pisco shop sells direct.
Salon Capon at Jr. Paruro 819 in Barrio Chino is a Cantonese-Peruvian institution on Calle Capon in Lima, a multi-level chifa with a vast classic menu.
OrderA dim sum tower plus arroz chaufa and the wantan frito, the chifa trinity.
TipLunch service is calmer than dinner; cash is safer than card on weekends.
El Bolivariano in Pueblo Libre Lima is the criolla institution housed in a republican casona, tracing tradition to the 1780s with the canonical carta.
OrderThe aji de gallina and the lomo saltado; finish with a suspiro limena.
TipOpen from 07:30 for breakfast, useful for tamales and pan con chicharron.
Tanta at Malecon de la Reserva 610 in Miraflores is Gaston Acurio's casual Peruvian chain in Larcomar, the lomo saltado and ceviche carta over the Pacific.
OrderLomo saltado with chaufa and a chicha morada; the anticucho de corazon is the appetiser.
TipOther Tanta branches: Av Felipe Salaverry 2370 (Jesus Maria), Pancho Fierro 115 (San Isidro), same carta everywhere.
Madam Tusan at Av Santa Cruz 859 in Miraflores is Gaston Acurio's chifa house, a celebration of Chinese-Peruvian cuisine in a dramatic dragon dining room.
OrderThe lomo saltado is the canonical version; add a chaufa and a wantan frito.
TipOpen till midnight every night, useful for late dinner; reservations recommended on weekends.
