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The Cuisine of Peru With Lima’s Central winning the
Here’s a guide to where to sample the
coveted Best Restaurant in the World
best of Peruvian cuisine in Lima,
Award for 2023, the culinary spotlight
Cusco, and Arequipa.
is shining brighter than ever on Peru. But the Peruvian capital isn’t the only
Lima
city to boast extraordinary dining.
Since first opening in the Miraflores district in 2012, Central has been a
Cusco
and
Arequipa
also
offer
hotspot,
making
the
Fifty
Best
standout opportunities to savor Peru’s
Restaurants list every year since 2013.
unique and distinctive gastronomy. It
Virgilio Martínez has long been
features traditional Peruvian dishes; chifa and Nikkei cooking influenced by a 19th-century influx of Chinese and
Japanese
immigrants,
respectively; and Peruvian cooks who trained
and
apprenticed
abroad
before coming home to Peru as seasoned chefs ready to succeed at running their own kitchens.