Lima

Menu is presented in a slender, elegantly bound...book with stories relating each dish to a memory of growing up in Peru, and encompassing flavours from every part of this richly diverse country. — The World's 50 Best Restaurants

Many of the products, like Amazonian fish and high-altitude algae, make their way onto the menu here, including placement on a phenomenal altitude-based tasting menu. — Frommer's

Nikkei food is the Peruvian-Japanese cultural blend that has emerged from more than 100 years of Japanese immigration into Peru. — The World's 50 Best Restaurants

This is one of the few cebicherias that open for dinner, which is usually quieter and more laid-back than the daytime. — Frommer's

Even if Huaca Pucllana were located in the world's most nondescript setting, the food alone—from the crunchy yuca spirals with huancaína sauce to the classic house ceviche—would warrant a visit. — Concierge

Chef Gastón Acurio's reinvention of the traditional cebichería is not only one of Lima's most popular lunch spots, it is also the model for a franchise. — Fodor's

Worth the taxi trek, this mecca of comida criolla was founded by the late Teresa Izquierdo Gonzales, a beloved national icon. — Lonely Planet

Built out onto a pier, this place can be seen from Lima's entire coastline, inspiring a certain amount of "Ooh, I want to go there" in susceptible tourist onlookers. — BlackBook

For those that can find it—even taxi drivers have a difficult time locating the obscure side street it is situated on—Amor Amar has one of the most special atmospheres of any restaurant in Lima. — Frommer's

The Asian- and Mediterranean-inflected Peruvian dishes, such as lomo saltado made with rice vinegar and pisco, are exquisitely prepared. — Travel + Leisure

Voted one of the top restaurants in Lima, chef Pedro Miguel Schiaffino’s modern Amazonian restaurant, Malabar, is worthy of the praise. — Afar Magazine

Although the name conjures up a haunted house, Witches of Cachiche is a modern space with huge windows, soaring ceilings, and modern art. — Fodor's

This brick-walled shop decorated with blackboard specials began as a summer pop-up on the Asia beach boulevard and has since blossomed into one of Lima's finest cafés and bakeries. — Frommer's

Right on the beach, this place is worth it for the views alone - both of the water and the young, beautiful clientele. — BlackBook

This informal lunch-only place in Miraflores, across from the cheesy Parque del Amor and oceanfront malecón, is one of the most reasonable options in Lima for excellent fresh fish and ceviche plates. — Frommer's

Of the dozens of chifas in Chinatown, none comes close to Wa Lok. — Fodor's

This neighborhood cevichería is one of Barranco's most beloved lunch spots. — Frommer's

Every Limeño has their preferred sanguchería (sandwich shop) and it’s fair to say La Lucha tops many a discerning list. — Travel + Leisure

Go for dinner and be serenaded by a chorus of Ave Maria – no joke. But lest you be scared off by the religious undertones, not everything is prudish. — BlackBook

Here you can sample giant river snails, patarashca (fish baked in a leaf), or jungle-inspired ceviches. — Travel + Leisure