Chupe de camarones is the Lima-Arequipa creamy river-shrimp chowder: prawns simmered with aji panca, potato, evaporated milk, queso fresco, choclo, rice and a poached egg per bowl.
A criolla colonial chowder built on the Arequipa river-shrimp catch and brought along the highway to Lima during the 19th century. The queso fresco-and-milk thickener is the limena innovation; the aji panca colour comes from the Andean foothills. The Wednesday lunch standard for criolla restaurants since the 19th century. Las Brujas de Cachiche, El Bolivariano and Punto Azul keep the dish in regular rotation through the Lima winter.
3 editor picks for Chupe de Camarones in Lima, ranked by editorial score. All Lima signature dishes · Chupe de Camarones across every city.
Astrid y Gaston ★ 4.7
san-isidro · Av Paz Soldan 290, San Isidro, Lima 15073
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.
Pescados Capitales ★ 4.4
miraflores · Av Mariscal La Mar 1335, Miraflores, Lima 15074
Pescados Capitales on Av Mariscal La Mar 1335 in Miraflores pioneered the cevicheria corridor, with a sin-named menu and sophisticated seafood program.
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.