Cosme is a peruvian fine-dining restaurant in San Isidro, Lima.
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.
Signature dishes: Comfort-food tasting plates, Beef tartare, Modern aji de gallina
Must order: The chef's tasting plates, anchored by the modern aji de gallina and the beef tartare.
Tip: Sunday lunch is the easier reservation; closed for dinner Sunday.
Address: Calle Tudela y Varela 162, San Isidro, Lima 15073
Astrid y Gaston at Casa Moreyra in San Isidro is the 1994 flagship of Gaston Acurio and Astrid Gutsche, in a 17th-century San Isidro hacienda from 2014.
Signature: Cuy pekines, Tasting menu, Tiraditos sequence
Order: The tasting menu, anchored by the cuy pekines, Peking-style guinea pig.
Tip: Closed Mondays; the patio of the hacienda is the seat to request when booking.
Statera Bistro at Av Mariscal La Mar 463 in Miraflores is Peruvian-Greek chef Andre Patsias's 28-seat native-Peruvian-ingredient tasting room daily.
Signature: Statera tasting menu, Peruvian-Greek courses, Native ingredient plating
Order: The Statera tasting menu, a journey across Peruvian landscapes in 9 courses.
Tip: Bar seats face the marble bar; book through Instagram DM or mesa247.
Rafael at Calle San Martin 300 in Miraflores is Rafael Osterling's twenty-year republican-house flagship in Lima with a contemporary art collection.
Signature: Chef's tasting menu, Octopus, Pasta del dia
Order: The chef's tasting menu plus a cocktail from the marble bar, an attraction in its own right.
Tip: Book via mesa247 or rafaelrestaurante.pe; the bar accepts walk-ins for cocktails only.
Central in Barranco is Virgilio Martinez and Pia Leon's flagship at Pedro de Osma 301, the Lima house that took World's #1 Restaurant in 2023.
Signature: Altitude tasting menu, Mater ingredient sequence, Andean tubers
Order: The Mundo Mater tasting menu, an altitude journey from Pacific coast to Andean peaks.
Tip: Book via the website 8 weeks ahead; the kitchen runs two seatings only, 12:45 lunch and 19:00 dinner.
Maido at Calle San Martin 399 in Miraflores is Mitsuharu Tsumura's Nikkei tasting room, named The World's Best Restaurant 2025 in Turin on 19 June.
Signature: Nikkei Experience tasting menu, Tiradito, Sea-and-jungle Nikkei courses
Order: The full Nikkei Experience tasting menu, Pacific coast to Peruvian Amazon in 14 courses.
Tip: Book via mesa247 the moment a slot opens; the kitchen takes a single seating with reservation-only access.
Kjolle in Barranco is Pia Leon's solo room at Pedro de Osma 301, sharing the building with Central; she holds the World's Best Female Chef award.
Signature: Kjolle tasting menu, Andean-Amazonian plating, Native fruit dessert
Order: The Kjolle tasting menu, with Pia Leon's Andean-Amazonian plating across 8 courses.
Tip: Closed Sundays and Mondays; lunch is shorter and slightly easier to land than dinner.
Astrid y Gaston at Casa Moreyra in San Isidro is the 1994 flagship of Gaston Acurio and Astrid Gutsche, in a 17th-century San Isidro hacienda from 2014.
Signature: Cuy pekines, Tasting menu, Tiraditos sequence
Order: The tasting menu, anchored by the cuy pekines, Peking-style guinea pig.
Tip: Closed Mondays; the patio of the hacienda is the seat to request when booking.