The best restaurants Peru

A simple author's cuisine served with excellent products. There are many generous meat dishes, homemade chorizo from alpaca, braised osso buco cooked with love for hours, homemade pasta and crispy vegetables. Home made ice cream. Atmosphere between bistro and warm brasserie. Cherry on a satisfied stomach, the house often offers chilcanos during special promotions. In short, enter this little yellow house with your eyes closed, the chef will do the rest. Another quality and creative address that seduced us.

This Peruvian tavern, located in a pretty casona with a wooded decor and azulejos on the floor, is a gastronomic boom. The place is always busy with a simple formula: generous grandma's cooking to share. You can find stews, sautéed spaghetti, giblets, a well-served lomo saltado... and, on weekends, breakfasts of the same order. Book via their website. On Sundays, go early or queue up in a good mood. Isolina was very well placed in 20th position of the World's 50 Best in Latin America.

Mullu is an art gallery and craft shop on the ground floor selling t-shirts and paintings, and a rather simple café/resto upstairs with a few small tables and colourful walls. You can try the tajine de cordero or the Thai curry and other exotic flavours. Nice little terrace and balcony overlooking the Plaza. It's slow, but as usual. Sometimes music and events in the evening which is a real plus in this very quiet village. To test, the establishment had just been taken again and it has the merit to change a little the menu.

This casona with contemporary touches hosts a correct and multi-faceted restaurant. At lunchtime, the menu and traditional dishes are slightly revisited by the chef Christian Casas. In the evening, picos and cocktails in a more subdued atmosphere. Calientitos (cocktails served hot) for cold evenings. The place is vast and still lacks a bit of human warmth, but you can have a look around with confidence before deciding. The place had not yet reopened.

This is a contemporary and elegant address located inside the Antigua Casona San Blas hotel that stands out for its short menu based on fresh and seasonal products. The space is warm and intimate with soft chairs and a quiet atmosphere. On the plates, soups, salads and sandwiches for the hungry. Trout, alpaca, lomo saltado or sautéed quinoa for vegetarians, two generous specialities stand out: osso buco or lamb seco, meats cooked in spices and over a low heat. Generous desserts and coffees. Good quality.

Ideally located on the side of the Plaza de Armas. You go up to the^second floor and enter a world of wood, soft armchairs and bar stools that serves Andean cuisine based on local products and traditional recipes. Crunchy corn, local cheeses, seaweed, Amazonian roots, local tubers,alpaca meat, cuy, mutton or trout. Everything can be discovered and combined. The curious will leave convinced that there are still many treasures to discover in Peruvian gardens and plates.

Seledonia is a little woman who practices her chef's skills with her family and creates tasty local cuisine. You'll find crispy maracuya trout, quinoa-covered pollo novo andino, alpaca meat cooked in dark beer or generous carnivorous sandwiches. Don't miss the quinoa and dried fruit croquettes in a sweet red wine sauce for dessert. The room has a nice height, bright and two small tables on a balcony. A bit slow if busy. Cooking classes from 8am to 11am or 3pm to 6pm, US$49

A picanteria is a kind of local canteen that offers a homemade and generous cuisine. In this neighbouring district of Miraflores (on the other side of the expressway) this address where you are neck and neck offers fish dishes by the kilo and prepared just now, traditional Creole dishes to share and turn off the wifi to talk to your neighbour. Gaston Acurio recommends it. Be careful though, even if the atmosphere is popular, the prices are high, but the result is to lick your lips. Try to get there early instead.

This rural restaurant located on the heights of the village offers a superb view on the surroundings. It offers Peruvian cuisine with international flavours and mostly local products. Soups, salads, traditional local and fusion dishes such as trout with curry and coconut milk or Vietnamese brochettes. The idea is also to take advantage of the place for a walk on the surrounding paths, mountain bike or climbing course. The place is linked to the association Mama Alice which works with the most fragile local populations.

A tourist picanteria a little away from the center (count S/ 6 by taxi to get there). It serves typical dishes in a friendly atmosphere with large tables for family meals or small round tables under parasols for more privacy in the large garden. The restaurant is very popular with large families at weekends, but the quality is uneven. The menu is long and offers all types of dishes, all delicious. The starters to share allow you to discover a bit of all the local flavours!

A beautiful space with parquet flooring and piano in a corner. It offers homemade soups, classic Peruvian dishes and pasta to suit everyone. Micro balcony if you arrive first. The prices are correct and they are quiet.

This popular canteen next to Plaza San Francisco offers generous menus (starter + soup + main course). The dishes are traditional, wide choice. It goes fast, it's noisy and lively. The dishes are well served and of good quality.

It's all in the title. Here it's casual local cuisine and craft beers. Tartars, salads, meat dishes, trout, hamburger, a creamy aji de gallina and an ever tempting lomo saltado. In short, a comforting cuisine. Atmosphere-wise, it's close to a cafeteria with its wooden tables and pub posters on the wall. The tables with a view on the river at the back are nicer. They are along the rails once you cross the bridge.

Located just next to the Place des Armes, this restaurant welcomes you on the first floor of the building. The place is very simple, the decoration limited. Here it is waxed tablecloth and small wooden tables. The regulars meet at lunchtime to eat freshly caught fish. You can taste all the specialities of the region based on fish or seafood. Some meat and chicken dishes are also served à la carte, but we recommend the fish. The cuisine here is honest and popular.

Next to the Museo Nacional de Arqueologia, this is a great place to go back in time and find yourself in the bohemian Lima of the beginning of the century: a café in its original state with photos on the walls, beams on the ceiling, and a huge wooded bar. On the menu, Creole specialties or sanguches de pejerrey (small fried fish) or lomo ahumado (smoked beef). A mythical and popular address that is worth the effort for its unique atmosphere. The founding address is this one, a^second address El Queirolo de Lima is open during the week with the same charm.

A few steps away from the rather classic Gran Hotel Bolivar, here is the more popular Bolivar or Bolivarcito. A famous cantina with large couches and colorful walls and a great bar. Here you can enjoy rich and hearty Creole dishes. The chef recommends the Blanquirroja made with the catch of the day (a reinterpretation of ceviche) or the fetuccini a la huancaina accompanied by lomo saltado. Finally, around the piqueo bolivar you can also come and discover some emblematic cocktails with names inspired by important people.

This small quality canteen is a low-budget address that is passed on by word of mouth. Excellent daily menu with starter, main course and refresco as it should be. Fresh food and generous dishes. Its plus, its small shaded terrace behind. At the end of the main avenue, it almost looks like an outdoor roadside restaurant, but you feel good and the food is good for the price. Wifi. The interior is a bit dark and the service sometimes a bit slow. A la carte, interesting dishes, but a bit expensive for the setting.

This address offers original recipes based on fish and seafood. Located on the 4 ^th floor of a building that is reached by a lift (rare enough in Peru to report it), you can dine, dine or enjoy a cocktail in a well decorated place with a view of the Baie bay. The boss, José Rosas Zarich, also offers water activities: kite surfing, catamaran, paddle but also paragliding. On the ground floor, pizzeria opened on the avenue and bar open on the beach. A complete address.

A country restaurant, on the banks of the Urubamba river and next to the Paz y Luz lodge. The menu is typical of the classic Peruvian gastronomy with trout, beef or chicken in all sauces. Special mention for the lomo saltado. Andean dishes as specialties, including an excellent quinoa soup. The place is nice with colorful frescos and beams on the ceiling. Many groups stop here. The view of the mountains and the large garden make it a different place to take the time to enjoy the surrounding nature.

A simple but trustworthy restaurant where the few expats of the city come with their eyes closed to eat the few local dishes, including the famous cecina (typical dried and smoked pork), unfortunately less tasty here than in the selva. There are the classic lomos and chicken, good chips and a nice terrace inside. The prices are quite honest, the service friendly. It's more like a cafeteria, but the plates are generous and the atmosphere is friendly. In short, a good address

This elegant Creole restaurant has been in existence for over 20 years. An excellent place to try regional specialties such as el adobo de chancho or tacu-tacu . Seafood, soups, pasta and pizzas are also available. The menu is varied and the dishes are generous. The beautiful interior room with rustic touches is a place that, although a little dark, is attractive for dinner. There is a small balcony for those who prefer to eat outside, but with a view of the street. We advise you to make a reservation as this restaurant has a reputation!

A nice country restaurant with beautiful dimensions, especially for groups returning from the Cruz del Condor. Reservations are essential, as the place is very popular. If you expect a lot of people, it will be a buffet, if there are less people, it will be à la carte. The choice is varied and the menu attractive. Regional dishes, soups, alpaca and trout. Everything is fresh and prepared at the minute by Juanita, the chef who regales us. Very nice view from the dining room on the terraces below. A very good value for money.

A new address in this city which counts few of them and which bets on a good Peruvian cooking with Creole and Asian flavours. They also serve breakfasts and lunch menus. On the menu, ceviche nikkei, crunchy trout covered with quinoa, lomo saltado with a French touch (for its mushrooms)... It remains, in our opinion, a nicely presented but classic local cuisine. The view of the Plaza de Armas is an added bonus. In the evening, in addition to the menu, picos and cocktails. Some evenings musical entertainment.

This popular bistro, which has brought back to life old-fashioned Creole recipes, is still signed Gaston Acurio. Chilcanos and ham sandwiches on the bone, soups, generous pastas with chicken in sour sauce, cauliflower soufflé, creamy rigatonis with beef brains, lomo saltado to share, and soft chocolate cake. In short, it's a warm and comforting meal. The decoration is ad hoc. An excellent address where unfortunately you can't make reservations. Come early, the value for money is great. 10 min walk from the Huaca Pucllana which is also worth a visit.

At Tulipan's, there is a wide selection of typical dishes such as alpaca, lomo saltado, cuy, or trout ceviche, all equally good. The restaurant also offers good pizzas cooked in a wood-fired oven.

If you come at lunchtime, you can eat under a parasol in their cute little garden terrace. A very friendly staff for a perfect meal. This restaurant also makes a very good coffee (espresso). A nice address.

Small coffee at the entrance to the village. Processing of coffee harvested on site.

Another pizzeria that offers a tourist menu at low prices and rather generous. The dishes are good and the menu is varied. There is something for everyone and the portions are generous without being exaggerated. In the evening, this restaurant also offers pizzas cooked on a wood fire. The atmosphere is very warm although the place is a bit dark. You can also come in the morning to have a coffee with a home-made pastry. The staff is very friendly and takes care of the tourists who pass by. A good address!

Restaurant-pizzeria around the Plaza de Armas. Rooms on the first floor.