
Gourmet Restaurants
| Lima | Astrid & Gaston | Consistently rated as one of Lima's best restaurants, Astrid y Gastón is located on a little side street not far from Parque Miraflores. The food is outstanding, and don't forget to save room for dessert |
| Señorio de Sulco | Overlooking a clifftop park, with ocean views from upstairs. Forget the Footprint grading, this is a ‘five-fork’ restaurant that some believe is the best in Lima, all Peruvian food, à la carte and buffet, piscos, wines, piano music at night. |
| Brujas de Cachiche | The Peruvian Cuisine, one of the most unique gastronomic experiences in the world, has a warm and exclusive scenario in our five-forks restaurant Brujas de Cachiche. |
| Chala | Chala is a ancient word used by our native people, way before castilian was even spoken. Chala is a strep of coastal land which expands inland from the shores of Peru, up to 500 meters above the seal level. | |
| Huaca Pucllana | Pucllana was an important ceremonial and administrative location. Its magnificence was reflected by the configuration of a monumental architecture. It was built with small adobe bricks wrought on a continuous base of blocks and remodeled during the three centuries of the Huaca existence. | |
La Gloria | La Gloria del Campo is located in the Pachacamac countryside south of Lima, amid fields full of colourful organic vegetables. The building, made from timber and cane, provides a panoramic view of the valley. Authentic, simple and delicious dishes: suckling pig, lamb and kid goat cooked in mud-brick ovens; charcoal-grilled chicken, fresh grilled vegetable escalibada; highland bread and Andean potatoes. A beautiful place in which to eat and enjoy. | |
| La Rosa Nautica | Located in Pier 4 of the Lima Beach Circuit, La Rosa Náutica offers a public eager for new experiences the most complete selection of Peruvian and International cuisine, as well as the most sophisticated bar to be found on the Pacific shores. All of this combined with an incomparable view |
| Cusco | ||
| Map | It is one of Cusco's most stylish and elegant restaurants. Housed in a modern, minimalist glass-and-steel box with few adornments other than views of the handsome colonial patio it sits in the middle of -- Casa Cabera, now the beautifully designed Museo de Arte Precolombino -- it places its focus squarely on the elegantly prepared and presented food. This is much more than a museum cafe. At dinner, the chef presents a four-course, menu (including a glass of wine, selected from one of the city's best wine lists), which is actually a fair deal given the high quality and service. | |
| Divina Comedia | The food is a fusion of local Purvian meat and produce with classic french technique. I had the Ostrich and my buddy had the Alpaca and both were perfectly cooked. We shared three or four tapas to start and those where fantastic too. Desert left me wanting more. Wine list was well rounded and very afordable |
| Chicha | Overlooking Cusco’s charming Plaza Regocijo, the excellent and very popular new restaurant Chicha is the latest venture of Astrid & Gastón, Peru’s best and most intriguing restaurant group, founded by chef Gastón Acurio and his German wife, Astrid, in 1994. (The only son of an old Peruvian family, Acurio was sent to Spain to study law, but eventually discovered his real vocation as a cook and met his wife while doing a course at the Cordon Bleu cooking school in Paris). The very appealing and reasonably priced menu offers a choice between Acurio’s reinterpretation of traditional Andean dishes — Peruvian cuisine is in fact very regional — and a selection of contemporary Peruvian dishes served at the group’s many restaurants in Lima. | |
| Cicciolina | You will find Cicciolina on the second floor of an old colonial house in Cuzco. A restaurant with distinct ambiants that have their own vibes. | |
| Sacred Valley | ||
| Keros | Owner and Chef Ricardo Behar settled in Urubamba a few years ago to open his restaurant 3 Keros. Fresh products, the best meat imported from Argentina and fish flew in from Lima guarantees first class dishes on your table. | |
| Huacatay | El Huacatay derives its name from the typical aromatic Andean herb huacatay, which is commonly used in the Peruvian kitchen. | |
| Arequipa | ||
| Sol de Mayo | A 5-minute taxi ride from the centro in Yanahuara, the city's nicest residential neighborhood, this longtime stalwart (it's been around for more than a century) is the standard-bearer for Arequipeño cooking. A favorite of upscale locals and tourists alike, it has the most delightful setting of the city's restaurants. The colonial tables are set around the edges of a breezy, picture-perfect courtyard with thick grass, geraniums, a small pool and cascading waterfall, and strolling altiplano musicians. There are also indoor dining rooms inside the brick-red and yellow sillar stone building, but nothing beats eating outdoors here. Peruvian specialties are Sol de Mayo's calling card: chicharrón de chancho (fried pork), ostrich, fresh shellfish, and a tantalizing lineup of ceviche. Starters include a yummy mixed salad of choclo (white corn), tomato, and avocado | |
| Tradicion Arequipeña | Among the restaurants in Arequipa, Tradición Arequipeña is one of the most highly recommended by locals. Located a few kilometers outside of town in the district of Paucarpata, this restaurant has an elegant atmosphere with gardens and spectacular views of the snow-capped peak of El Misti. The menu includes such traditional Peruvian dishes as cuy, adobo, ceviche, and a variety of chupes, or seafood soups. In addition to the stunning views, the restaurant serves its heaping plates of Peruvian food with a side of live music, and on Saturdays at 5 p.m. an orchestra will accompany your meal. | |
| Truco II | If you’re in the mood for Middle Eastern food, then El Turko II is definitely the place to go. The immaculate wood floors, high sillar ceilings, and intriguing modern art provide a great atmosphere to savor the Middle Eastern flavors so rarely found in Peru. Choose from a menu of mouth-watering hummus, falafel, lamb kebab, and eggplant dishes. A slightly smaller, more affordable version of this restaurant is located down the street. | |
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