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Maido vs Central Restaurante
Maido and Central Restaurante are both rated highly by those who travel for a living. On balance, Central Restaurante is the choice of most reviewers compared to Maido. Central Restaurante comes in at #2 in Lima with endorsements from 6 publications such as Afar Magazine, Travel + Leisure and Frommer's.
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 Restaurants
44.0
"Nikkei food is the Peruvian-Japanese cultural blend that has emerged from more than 100 years of Japanese immigration into Peru."
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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."
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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."
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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. "
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Central Restaurante
Frommer's
Travel + Leisure
Afar Magazine
Fodor's
Calle Santa Isabel 376, Miraflores, Lima LIMA 18, Peru
From $35 /night
Frommer's
"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."
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Travel + Leisure
"Super-chef Virgilio Martínez has a passion for unearthing ingredients from every corner of Peru and artfully plating them."
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Afar Magazine
"The talk of gastronauts the world over, Peru's undisputed top meal is chef Virgilio Martinez's tasting menu at Central."
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Fodor's
"After years working in some of the best kitchens of Europe and Asia, superstar cuisinier Virgilio Martínez returned to Lima to launch this chic, airy venue for his culinary talents—and quickly garnered a reputation as one of Latin America's best chefs."
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