The best restaurants in Lima
The top 3 according to 114 votes from people: Central · Mayta · Kjolle. (Updated Mar 23, 2025.)
Nikkei, cevicherías and fine dining from the Andes to the sea: the Lima restaurants recommended by National Geographic, locals and travellers.
Automatically translated (original in Español). See the original
Top 10
-
1
Central
Virgilio Martínez and Pía León's journey through Peru's ecosystems by altitude, in Barranco.
-
2
Mayta
Jaime Pesaque's contemporary Peruvian cooking in Miraflores.
-
3
Kjolle
Pía León's restaurant next to Central.
-
4
Isolina
Creole tavern with generous portions in Barranco.
-
5
Astrid y Gastón
Gastón Acurio's flagship, pioneer of new Peruvian cuisine.
-
6
El Mercado
Osterling's ceviches and fish at lunchtime.
-
7
Osso
Butcher shop and aged meat restaurant by chef Renzo Garibaldi, in La Molina and San Isidro.
-
8
Fiesta
Northern Peruvian cooking, famous for duck with rice.
-
9
Maido
Mitsuharu Tsumura's Nikkei cooking.
-
10
Rafael
Rafael Osterling's cooking in a Miraflores townhouse.
Candidates
They don't make it into the top 10… yet. Vote for them to move them up.
-
11
La Mar
Acurio's cevichería in Miraflores.
-
12
Panchita
Acurio's anticuchos and creole food.
-
13
Mérito
Peruvian-Venezuelan cooking in Barranco.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
Is something missing?
Comments (3)
Central es una experiencia, cada plato es un ecosistema del Perú.
Falta Osso, la carnicería de Renzo Garibaldi.
La Mar para un cebiche al mediodía, perfecto.