Lomo saltado is the canonical chifa dish: beef strips stir-fried in a wok with red onion, tomato, aji amarillo and soy sauce, served with French fries and white rice.
Lomo saltado emerged from the 1849-1874 Chinese contract-labour wave that settled around Calle Capon in Lima's Barrio Chino. Cantonese wok technique met Peruvian aji and the Spanish-introduced beef and tomato; the French fries arrived in the 20th century. Now the most-ordered Peruvian dish nationwide.
5 editor picks for Lomo Saltado in Lima, ranked by editorial score. All Lima signature dishes · Lomo Saltado across every city.
Isolina ★ 4.6
barranco · Av San Martin 101, Barranco, Lima 15063
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.
Wa Lok ★ 4.4
barrio-chino · Jr. Paruro 878, Centro Historico, Lima 15001
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.
Salon Capon ★ 4.3
barrio-chino · Jr. Paruro 819, Centro Historico, Lima 15001
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.
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.
Madam Tusan ★ 4.0
miraflores · Av Santa Cruz 859, Miraflores, Lima 15074
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.