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Astrid & GastonvsMaido
Both restaurants are praised by experts. Overall, Astrid & Gaston ranks significantly better than Maido. Astrid & Gaston ranks #1 in Lima with approval from 10 sources like The World's 50 Best Restaurants, Frommer's and Fodor's.
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Cantuarias 175, Miraflores, Lima, Peru
From $25/night
Concierge "Behind an improbably nondescript exterior on a quiet street in Miraflores lies the seat of an ever-expanding culinary empire."
Fodor's "The flagship of Peru's most celebrated chefs this popular restaurant serves inventive variations on traditional Peruvian cuisine."
Frommer's "Hidden discreetly behind a nonchalant facade (though one of an antique colonial house), on a busy side street leading to Parque Kennedy, is this warm and chic modern colonial dining room and cozy bar." Full review
Insight Guides "Arguably Lima’s best restaurant, offering exquisite novoandina dishes, this was listed one of The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2012 (organized by Restaurant magazine)."
BlackBook "Gaston Acurio's flagship establishment is the gold standard of Lima's culinary scene."
Frommer's "If any single restaurant could be credited with revolutionizing Peruvian cuisine it would be this one." Full review
The World's 50 Best Restaurants14.0
"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." Full review
Fodor's "The main restaurant, which includes several private rooms, serves a set menu with 29 separate dishes that takes you on a journey through Peru's culinary traditions and varied biodiversity." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Lima’s original haute-cuisine establishment was founded by Peru’s gastronomic godfather, Gastón Acurio, and pastry chef wife Astrid Gutsche." Full review
Fodor's "The flagship restaurant of Peru's most celebrated chefs, spouses Gastón Acurio and Astrid Gutsche, occupies a meticulously restored colonial mansion named Casa Moreyra. Dishes are..." Full review
Maido The World's 50 Best Restaurants Travel + Leisure Fodor's Frommer's
Calle San Martin 399, Miraflores, (esquina con Calle Colón), Lima Lima 18, Peru
From $0/night
The World's 50 Best Restaurants44.0
"Nikkei food is the Peruvian-Japanese cultural blend that has emerged from more than 100 years of Japanese immigration into Peru." Full review
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Sit up at the bar where you can watch the brigade at work, or at one of the modest tables, and choose from either a relatively simple Japanese menu, with expertly tuned nigiri made with Peru’s first quality fish, or the full 15-course Nikkei version.
Travel + Leisure "Sit at the fish counter for a close-up of the culinary action, and choose the 15-step tasting menu. Delights include Nitsuke beef short rib cooked for 50 hours and guinea-pig nigiri." Full review
Fodor's "Mitsuharu Tsumura is one of Lima's most creative chefs, and his exquisite nikkei (Japanese-Peruvian) creations have established Maido as one of the world's best restaurants." Full review
Frommer's "Maido is innovative, incorporating Amazonian fish like paiche and combining national plates like tacu tacu with chaufa (fried rice) and crispy pork belly. " Full review
