San Isidro -
A colonial olive grove

The oldest olive grove in the Americas hosts Lima’s most aristocratic quarter.

The 18th-century palace of the Moreyra family is now home to Astrid y Gastón, a restaurant that reshaped Peruvian cuisine.

Around El Olivar, shaded streets still hold some of the city’s most elegant dining rooms — a place where colonial legacy and contemporary gastronomy share the same table.

A Culinary
Atlas
of Lima

San Isidro - A colonial olive grove

La Mar - A coastal area once home to the working class

Surquillo - Locals' hidden culinary paradise

Larco - The beating heart of Miraflores

Barranco - An artist haven perched on the cliff

Peru Food Guide -
Where to Eat in Lima

La Mar -
A coastal area
once home to the working class

What was once part of the Santa Cruz hacienda became a working-class neighborhood.

Later, it was Gastón Acurio’s cevichería, La Mar, that changed everything. Restaurants followed. Cafés. Design shops. Jessica Butrich’s flagship store now stands next to a stall serving antichuchos.

Today, La Mar Street is one of Lima’s most restless laboratories of flavor.

Surquillo -
Locals' hidden
culinary paradise

In the middle of Lima’s wealthiest districts, Surquillo kept its working-class pulse. Migrants from the Andes. Afro-Peruvian families. Street markets that never end.

Tourists head to Market No.1. Locals prefer Market No.2. Beyond the stalls are the huariques — neighborhood kitchens that serve the kind of food people remember.

Young chefs are moving in now, opening neo-bistros. The flavors remain. The form keeps changing.

Larco -
The beating heart
of Miraflores

For Limeños, Avenida Larco has always been a landmark. A commercial artery, a place in living memory.

Walk its side streets and you’ll find everything — from lechón sandwiches and trattorias to nikkei bars and Maido, now ranked the best restaurant in the world.

And of course, countless cevicherías — because every Limeño insists they know the best one.

Barranco -
An artist haven perched on the cliff

Barranco has always belonged to the artists.
Painters, poets, musicians—and now, chefs.

Famous for its cocktails, Lady Bee has recently arrived in Barranco and quickly caught everyone’s attention.

Yet four culinary clusters now define Barranco as Lima’s most renowned dining district.

Central, Kjolle, Mater, and Masi form an acclaimed hub for research and reinvention of Andean ingredients, where Virgilio Martínez, Pía León, and Malena Martínez continue to shape a new frontier of Peruvian cuisine.

It was Juan Luis Martínez, Venezuelan-born and trained at Central, who first drew attention to Barranco when he opened Mérito. He now leads Clon and Demo, both following the same minimalist, ingredient-driven philosophy crafted by his creative studio.

On Calle Domeyer, cafés and neo-bistros line the street.
At the heart of this scene is Ricardo Martins, with Siete, Menú, and La Perlita—casual, elegant, sensory spaces setting Lima’s new culinary standard. Each has its own specialty, yet they all share an intimate atmosphere and a deep connection to art and design.

Meanwhile, El Cacaotal and Ciclos Café introduce visitors to the worlds of cacao and coffee, offering curated tastings of Peruvian spirits and wines—beloved by both locals and travelers alike.