Pescados Capitales

Top 1% of restaurants in Lima
8/10

What the experts agree on

Lima's most famous cevicheria plays on "deadly sins" with stellar seafood in a breezy, open-air space. Expect crowds at lunch—it's worth the wait for exceptional ceviches and seafood rice.

6 expert reviews
Fodor's Fodor's
"This vast restaurant with a laid-back ambience is one of the best places in Lima for seafood, and it consequently gets packed at lunch." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"A play on the Spanish phrase pecados capitales (deadly sins), this seafood restaurant replaces the word pecados (sins) with pescados (fish)." Full review
BlackBook BlackBook
"The daytime-only atmo lends itself to a easy-breezy vibe, with plenty of bamboo, glass and open air spaces. One of the better-known cevicherías, so it's always crowded."
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"This is one of the most famous cevicherias in Lima." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"The menu expands the notion by giving plates like ceviche and arroz con mariscos...the space centers around a wooden terrace with umbrella-shaded seating, with two additional dining areas" Full review
National Geographic National Geographic
"At Pescados Capitales, a couple tucking into lunch morphed gradually into a multigenerational gathering of two dozen, with platters of citrus-marinated sole, tuna, and salmon, and mounds..."
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