Eat well in Lima for under €15 a plate: the places locals on a budget actually use.
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Order Three sticks anticuchos with choclo y papa and a chicha morada (around S/25).
Grimanesa Vargas at Calle Ignacio Merino 466 in Miraflores Lima serves beef-heart anticucho sticks from S/22, on TasteAtlas's best-anticucho list worldwide.
Order Ceviche mixto with leche de tigre at Don Cevichero, on a stool at the stall.
Mercado N1 de Surquillo Lima ceviche stalls serve S/15-25 ceviche plates, the cheapest credible ceviche at Don Cevichero and Bam Bam Medrano food carts.
Order A butifarra de jamon del pais at the marble bar plus a pisco sour, total S/22.
Bar Cordano at Jiron Carabaya 103 in Centro Historico Lima serves the canonical butifarra de jamon del pais and pisco sour from S/12, in the 1905 cantina.
5 of the budget eats on this list are in Miraflores. So are these tours and tastings.
Order Sandwich de chicharron with papas nativas and a chicha morada, total around S/25.
La Lucha at Av Jose Larco 999 in Miraflores serves the canonical Lima criolla sandwich from S/15, the chicharron sandwich plus papas nativas plate till 02:00.
Order Sandwich de chicharron plus pavo with a chicha morada (S/35).
El Chinito at Av Angamos Este 2482 in Surquillo serves the Lima chicharron sandwich from S/14 since 1960, the Felix Yong cathedral, 12 branches now.
Order Half-dozen churros and a cup of thick chocolate at the marble counter (around S/18).
Manolo at Av Jose Larco 608 in Miraflores serves churros and Spanish-style hot chocolate from S/10 since Juan Ruiz opened in 1968, the Larco churreria.
Order Quarter chicken pollo a la brasa with papas fritas and ensalada (around S/40).
Pardos Chicken at Av Alfredo Benavides 730 in Miraflores is Lima's canonical pollo a la brasa house, quarter chicken with chips and salads from S/30.
Order Lomo saltado with chaufa and a chicha morada (around S/55).
Tanta Larcomar at Malecon de la Reserva 610 in Miraflores is Gaston Acurio's casual Peruvian chain in Larcomar, the lomo saltado and ceviche carta from S/35.
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