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Maido vs Huaca Pucllana
Both restaurants are rated very highly by professionals. On balance, Huaca Pucllana scores slightly better than Maido. Huaca Pucllana comes in at 84 with accolades from 6 reviewers including BlackBook, Travel + Leisure and Fodor'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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Huaca Pucllana
Concierge
Fodor's
Frommer's
Travel + Leisure
BlackBook
8 General Borgono Cuadra, Lima, Peru
From $25 /night
Concierge
"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."
Fodor's
"You feel like a part of history at this beautiful restaurant, which faces the ruins of a 1,500-year-old pyramid."
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Frommer's
"This is nothing less than one of the most incredible restaurant settings anywhere in the world, nestled within the compound of a 1,500-year-old adobe pyramid."
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Travel + Leisure
"A large terrace provides up-close views of the pre-Inca pyramid, which is illuminated after dark to create an even more dramatic setting."
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BlackBook
"Crisp white lines and minimalist decor put the focus where it should be: on the impressively lit pre-Inca ruins right outside the window."
