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Maido vs Malabar

Maido and Malabar are both recommended by professionals. On balance, Maido ranks marginally better than Malabar. Maido has a TripExpert Score of 82 with approval from 4 publications such as The World's 50 Best Restaurants, Travel + Leisure and Frommer's.

Maido
Maido
8 / 10
Calle San Martin 399, Miraflores, (esquina con Calle Colón), Lima Lima 18, Peru
From $0 /night
The World's 50 Best Restaurants 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." 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 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 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 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
Malabar
Malabar
8 / 10
Av Camino Real 101, San Isidro, Lima, Peru
From $25 /night
Concierge Concierge
"There are international offerings as well, but if you try nothing else from the Amazon, sample the seeds that serve as an amuse-bouche."
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Peruvian chef Pedro Miguel Schiaffino of Malabar has a passion for wild Amazonian produce." Full review
BlackBook BlackBook
"Perhaps the only high-end Lima restaurant to really harness the power of the Amazon."
Fodor's Fodor's
"Foodies flock to Malabar to taste dishes they'll encounter nowhere else." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"Voted one of the top restaurants in Lima, chef Pedro Miguel Schiaffino’s modern Amazonian restaurant, Malabar, is worthy of the praise." Full review
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