Top 10 Restaurants and Cafes in Cusco, Peru
From scrumptious seafood to innovative fusion dishes, Peru’s eclectic culinary heritage has gained the country worldwide recognition as one of the world’s leading culinary hotspots. Set high up in the Andean peaks, atmospheric food venues abound and some of Peru’s leading chefs can be found serving up mouth-watering regional fare and international specialties. Here are some of the ten best.
1. Pachapapa
Restaurant, South American
Cicciolina
Presiding over the second floor of an old colonial house just minutes away from Cusco’s central plaza, Cicciolina is a charming venue split between a low-key tapas bar and an intimate candle-lit restaurant. With its old wooden beams, ochre walls, and dried garlic bundles and paprika garlands hanging from the ceiling, the place exudes a warm ambience where guests are welcomed like old friends. Served from an open-plan kitchen, the menu offers many Mediterranean flavors, with tasty small plates of pan-fried scallops and squid-ink pasta that work as perfect accompaniments to a glass of fine vintage from the bodega’s extensive collection.
2. Chicha
Restaurant, Peruvian
3. Limo
Bar, Restaurant, Peruvian, Asian, Fusion, Contemporary
MAP Café
Fine dining and culture are combined at MAP Café, an elegant eatery that is located within the city’s Pre-Columbian art museum. Dominating the central cobbled courtyard, the restaurant inhabits a light-filled, glass-enclosed conservatory where smart, black-suited waiters serve gourmet Peruvian fusion food to its well-heeled diners. Once the sun has set, you can enjoy an intimate candlelit experience and choose from a great assortment of dishes from the fixed-priced three course menu. The place does a superb version of chicken estofado while its irresistible desserts resemble more objets d’art than edible treats.
MAP Café, Plaza Nazarenas 231, Cusco, Peru, +51 (84) 254753
4. Greens Organic
Cafe, Restaurant, Deli, Market, Vegetarian, Peruvian
5. Fallen Angel
Guesthouse
6. Le Soleil
Diner, Restaurant, French
Incanto
Italian and Peruvian cuisines collide to create a surprisingly seamless match in the inviting Incanto, located in a former Inca palace. The simple and contemporary restaurant enjoys a convivial ambience as happy diners tuck into homemade pizzas cooked in the huge clay ovens dominating the center of the dining room. Squid-ink tagliatelle and wonderful ice creams in a variety of flavors represent the restaurant’s Italian flare while the Andean antipasti that contains local cheese, alpaca chorizo and quinoa croquettes is a great sharing option.
Incanto, Santa Catalina Angosta, 135. Plaza de Armas, Cusco, +51 (84) 254753
7. Marcelo Batata
Restaurant, Mediterranean, Peruvian
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