Peru’s Mega-Capital Is A Foodie Haven
Lima has been around since 1535 — the Aliaga House is almost as old as Lima itself — but its recent history is often about its culinary scene. Because of immigration patterns, there’s a major Asian fusion trend in the city, and restaurants like La Picanteria and Astrid y Gaston are standouts. The seafood is stunning — Lima is right on the Pacific.
Miraflores
This is and will most likely always be my favorite hotel in Lima to stay. The location is perfect to escape the endearing chaos of Lima.
Set in one of Lima’s most fashionable areas, Belmond Miraflores Park takes you straight to the heart of all that’s best about this great capital city. This luxury hotel combines personalized service, exceptional dining and indulgent facilities to create the perfect base from which to explore. Colonial architecture, superb museums with Inca gold and Pre-Columbian antiquities, and glamorous shops, bars and restaurants are all just moments from the hotel.
Of note: I am a Preferred Partner with this hotel. Enjoy complimentary VIP amenities when booking with me (e.g. room upgrade, early check-in, late check-out, daily breakfast, complimentary WiFi, Food or Spa Credit).
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Barranco
There are hotels that are meant to feel private and discreet — the kind of place that you’d accidentally walk right past, that has taxi drivers doing twelve-point turns and reversing up one-way streets. And then there are hotels that are meant to knock you out from the second you lay eyes on them — to inspire instant lust from the car window. Hotel B is firmly in the latter category.
Of note: I am a Preferred Partner with this hotel. Enjoy complimentary VIP amenities when booking with me (e.g. room upgrade, early check-in, late check-out, daily breakfast, complimentary WiFi, Food or Spa Credit).
PART OF MY RELAIS & CHATEAUX PARTNER PORTFOLIO
PART OF MY TABLET BOUTIQUE HOTEL PORTFOLIO
Miraflores
From the Design Team that brought you Hotel B, a smaller more intimate boutique hotel.
You might even forget for a minute that you’re in the heart of a major Latin American metropolis. But once you’re ready to rejoin the hustle and bustle, bicycles are freely available, as is a house car with a private chauffeur who can take you to nearby hotspots and holes in the wall alike. Many visitors come to Lima for the food — this is a city at the top of its gastronomy game. Your breakfast is included with your stay, and there is fresh, locally sourced food available for room service 24/7, but know this: you’re within short walking distance of some of the city’s best restaurants, including the famed Astrid y Gastón and Osaka.
Of note: I am a Preferred Partner with this hotel. Enjoy complimentary VIP amenities when booking with me (e.g. room upgrade, early check-in, late check-out, daily breakfast, complimentary WiFi, Food or Spa Credit).
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For me, Lima is one of the great food capitals. Worth the trip alone for a few evenings worth of dining out.
Miraflores
One of my favorite meals of all time was here.
All about Nikkei Experience: When Peru meets Japan on the plate, Nikkei is born – and chef Mitsuharu ‘Micha’ Tsumura is the Nikkei king. This translates to a welcoming spot where fresh fish and citrus-packed sauces reign supreme. Little wonder it was voted The Best Restaurant in Latin America in both 2017 and 2018.
On the menu: Tsumura’s Nikkei Experience menu is a journey through Peruvian-Japanese fusion cuisine, with an emphasis on seafood. There is succulent cod marinated in miso with crispy nuts, nigiri sushi, sea urchin rice, the now-legendary 50-hour-cooked beef short rib and even tofu cheesecake ice cream. Everything sings with flavour, zing and the natural bright colours that come from Peru’s produce. There’s also a separate sushi counter and menu for regular or business diners.
Maido – Lima Peru, one of the best meals ever.
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Barranco
What makes it special: Chefs Virgilio Martínez and Pía León’s flagship restaurant is a shrine to everything that is Peruvian, including many ingredients that are seldom served elsewhere. The husband-and-wife team have been travelling the length and breadth of the country for several years to source interesting and unique produce from land, sea and mountains.
On the menu: Martínez and León like to play with the many varieties of corn, potato and much more obscure products offered by Peru’s vastly biodiverse landscape. Classics include Land of Corn and Extreme Stems, with newer dishes such as Waters of Nanay featuring piranha fish served in an entire, sharp-tooth-filled piranha head. The menu explores every altitude, from 20m below sea level to 4,100 metres above it, in 17+ courses.
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Miraflores
A wonderful estate location and inspired set meal.
PART OF THE WORLDS 50 BEST RESTAURANTS LIST
Lima & Peru is definitely a place I would work with a On-Site Destination Specialist to make at least the initial arrangments and a few dinner reservations, especially on your first visit.
Metropolitan Touring
One of my favorite suppliers in the region.
A few good resources for easy tours, advance tickets & activities planning:
GET YOUR GUIDE
A curated source of Tickets, Tours and Activities.
VIATOR
A wide variety Tickets and Tours from the folks who bring you Trip Advisor.
My Lima Peru Information Page at Virtuoso
Here is a good place to start for some additional information on quality Hotels and Activities.
Cusco / The Sacred Valley / Machu Picchu
General Information Page
Arequipa / Lake Titicaca / Colca Canyon
General Information Page
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page updated: May 2020
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