6 editor picks across United States.
6 japanese peruvian restaurants worth the trip across United States, editor-ranked. All cuisines in United States.
Matsuhisa in Denver is Nobu Matsuhisa's Cherry Creek dining room since 2009, the chef's third Colorado location with the canonical Nobu-style.
OrderThe black cod miso and yellowtail jalapeno are the Matsuhisa signatures.
TipThe sushi bar pours through a separate booking link from the dining room. The Aspen location is the chef's original; Denver is the day-trip Front Range version.
Matsuhisa Denver is Nobu Matsuhisa's Cherry Creek dining room since 2009, the chef's Colorado location running the canonical Nobu-style Japanese-Peruvian.
Yunta in South End is Bruno Macchiavello and Randy Garcia's Peruvian-Japanese Nikkei kitchen, opened by the team behind Viva Chicken on South Boulevard.
OrderThe tiradito; the kitchen runs it with a Pisco-led cocktail programme designed by mixologist Bob Peters.
TipBar seats take walk-ins; the omakase counter is reservation-only via Tock.
Yunta Nikkei in South End is Bruno Macchiavello and Randy Garcia's Peruvian-Japanese kitchen, with pisco cocktails by Bob Peters on South Boulevard.
OrderThe tiradito and a pisco sour from the Bob Peters list.
TipWalk-up bar takes seats; the dining room is on OpenTable Walk-ins usually OK.
NUNA at the Four Seasons Miami is chef Jaime Pesaque's Nikkei rooftop on Brickell Avenue, the Peruvian-Japanese room that opened above the hotel in May 2025.
OrderCeviche Limeno with corvina in leche de tigre, sweet potato and cilantro.
TipDinner only, Monday to Saturday from 6pm; the rooftop terrace seats are the booking to request at sunset.
Nobu Matsuhisa's original Beverly Hills, Los Angeles room from 1987 invented black cod miso and yellowtail jalapeno. Matsuhisa is the source.
OrderBlack cod miso and a round of yellowtail jalapeno.
TipSit at the omakase counter for the strongest meal; the dining room serves the same a la carte but with no chef interaction.
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