Ceviche is a signature dish of Peru; we have verified places to eat it in Lima. Start with where to eat Ceviche in Lima.
Ceviche · Lima
Lima ceviche is the Pacific-coast dish of raw white fish cured in lime juice for 5 minutes, dressed with red onion, aji limo, salt, served with sweet potato and choclo (Andean corn).
Pre-Inca Moche coastal cooks marinated fish in tumbo passionfruit for centuries. Spanish citrus from 1532 replaced tumbo; Japanese Nikkei technique from 1899 shortened the marinade to 5 minutes, abandoning the Mexican-style long cure. Ceviche became Peru's national dish; June 28 is the national day since 2008.
Where to eat in Lima:
- La Mar Cebicheria
- Pescados Capitales
- Punto Azul
- El Mercado
- Canta Rana
Where to eat Ceviche in Lima: the editor picks