8 street food worth the trip across Peru, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Peru guides.
Grimanesa Vargas Anticuchos ★ 4.7 · Lima
miraflores · Calle Ignacio Merino 466, Miraflores, Lima 15074
Grimanesa Vargas at Calle Ignacio Merino 466 in Miraflores Lima is dona Grimanesa Vargas's 50-year anticucho stand, now a fixed shop after starting as a cart.
Tip: Queue starts at 18:00; afternoon service is calmer than evening.
Picarones Mary ★ 4.7 · Lima
miraflores · Parque Kennedy, Miraflores, Lima 15074
Picarones Mary at Parque Kennedy in Miraflores Lima is the family picarones cart of 25-plus years, the canonical Lima dessert fry-cake with chancaca syrup.
Tip: Opens 15:00; the cart at Parque Kennedy is the original Lima outlet, Surco branch opens 12:30.
Anticucheria El Tio Mario ★ 4.6 · Lima
barranco · Jr. Zepita 214, Barranco, Lima 15063
El Tio Mario at Jr. Zepita 214 in Barranco is the 1987 anticucho and picarones stand beside the Puente de los Suspiros in Lima, the Sunday classic.
Tip: Sister shop one block away on Av San Martin 99; queue past 20:00 on weekends.
La Lucha Sangucheria Criolla ★ 4.5 · Lima
miraflores · Av Jose Larco 999, Miraflores, Lima 15074
La Lucha Sangucheria Criolla at Av Jose Larco 999 in Miraflores is Lima's most-known sandwich counter, criolla sandwiches with the late-night queue.
Tip: Open till 02:00 daily; the Diagonal 308 sister branch in Parque Kennedy serves the same carta.
Manolo Churros ★ 4.5 · Lima
miraflores · Av Jose Larco 608, Miraflores, Lima 15074
Manolo at Av Jose Larco 608 in Miraflores is the Lima churreria since Juan Ruiz opened in 1968, churros and hot chocolate at the Larco counter till midnight.
Tip: Open till midnight daily; the take-out counter handles dessert pickup, sit-down cafe upstairs serves the chocolate cup.
Anticuchos Betty Barranco ★ 4.4 · Lima
barranco · Calle Pazos 99A, Barranco, Lima 15063
Anticuchos Betty at Calle Pazos 99A in Barranco Lima is the late-night anticucho grill, smoke-billowing coal cart for evening criolla classics past midnight.
Tip: Cash only; queue past 22:00 every night and the line stretches to the corner Friday-Saturday.
El Chinito Sangucheria ★ 4.3 · Lima
surquillo · Av Angamos Este 2482, Surquillo, Lima 15036
El Chinito at Av Angamos Este 2482 in Surquillo is the 1960 Felix Yong sangucheria, 12 Lima branches, the Catedral del Chicharron of the city.
Tip: The original 1960 shop is at Calle Chancay corner Zepita in Centro; this Surquillo branch handles late-morning queues better.
Mercado N1 Surquillo Ceviche Stalls ★ 4.1 · Lima
surquillo · Av Paseo de la Republica esq. Narciso de la Colina, Surquillo, Lima 15047
Mercado N1 Surquillo Lima ceviche carts serve S/15-25 ceviche straight from market fish, Don Cevichero and Bam Bam Medrano the popular morning stalls.
Tip: Best at 11:30-13:00 when the fish is freshest; cash only at most stalls.