Experts' Choice Award Maido
What the experts agree on
Chef Mitsuharu Tsumura's nikkei cuisine—a creative Peruvian-Japanese fusion—defines Maido. Experts praise the innovative tasting menu featuring Amazonian fish and audacious dishes like guinea-pig nigiri and 50-hour beef short rib. Sit at the counter
“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
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
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"Ranked #1 in the World's 50 Best. Amazonianinfluenced degustation from the worlds premier Nikkei chef"
CNN "This Lima venue combines Janese techniques and Peruvian ingredients into rarefied cuisine that follows a seasonal menu. Maido serves what's known as Nikkei cuisine, "blending meticulous..."
CNN "Giving Lima yet more culinary acclaim, Maido combines Janese techniques and Peruvian ingredients into rarefied cuisine that follows a seasonal menu. Coming in at fifth was Lima's Maido,..."
Bon Appétit "Both restaurants reminded me of visits to Maido in Lima, Peru, the transformational palace of Nikkei cuisine by Mitsuharu Tsumura (recently named best restaurant in the world)"
"Nikkei cuisine, a particular strain of Peruvian cooking, is a distinct fusion of South American and Japanese traditions and techniques, and nowhere is it better exemplified than at Maido,..."
CNN "One of two Lima restaurants in the top ten, Maido rose three places to No. 7. Maido at No.7, whose deal is Japanese-Peruvian fusion, with a highlight being the lucuma ice cream, topped..."
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Condé Nast Traveler "If you're on a bucket-list checking trip, you'll be glad to know that Maido, recently named the Best Restaurant in South America, is mere blocks away"
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