Lima: Ultimate Peruvian Food Tour
Taste a variety of up to 14 Peruvian flavors in one of the most colorful districts of Lima. Take part in interactive workshops and learn how to prepare ceviche, lomo s...
Causa rellena is a cold layered terrine of mashed yellow potato seasoned with aji amarillo, lime and oil, layered with chicken, tuna, crab or avocado, plated as a cylinder.
Causa descends from pre-Columbian Andean potato cuisine; the modern layered form emerged in 19th century Lima, the name meaning a fundraising cause during the War of the Pacific (1879-1883). The yellow papa amarilla and aji amarillo give the canonical Lima version its colour. Cosme, Isolina and Wa-Lok keep the classic chicken or tuna stuffing alive; the modern Nikkei versions stack avocado, mayo and sashimi-grade fish.
4 editor picks for Causa Rellena in Lima, ranked by editorial score. All Lima signature dishes · Causa Rellena across every city.
La Mar Cebicheria ★ 4.6
miraflores · Av Mariscal La Mar 770, Miraflores, Lima 15074
La Mar at Av Mariscal La Mar 770 in Miraflores is Gaston Acurio's 2005 cevicheria, No.26 on Latin America's 50 Best 2025 and a Lima lunch institution.
Cosme ★ 4.5
san-isidro · Calle Tudela y Varela 162, San Isidro, Lima 15073
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.
Punto Azul ★ 4.4
miraflores · Calle San Martin 595, Miraflores, Lima 15074
Punto Azul at Calle San Martin 595 in Miraflores is one of Lima's most popular cevicherias, fifteen years on the map serving daily generous ceviche plates.
El Bolivariano ★ 4.3
pueblo-libre · Pasaje Santa Rosa 291, Pueblo Libre, Lima 15084
El Bolivariano in Pueblo Libre Lima is the criolla institution housed in a republican casona, tracing tradition to the 1780s with the canonical carta.
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