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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A chain from the owners of Astrid y Gastón, with reasonably priced sandwiches (beef-and-onion criollo) and a few imports (Spanish tortilla). — Travel + Leisure