Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
» El Enano (
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Best Places to Stay
» 3B Barranco B&B (
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» Backpacker's Family House (
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» DUO Hotel Boutique (
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City Cuisine
In Lima, food inspires as much reverence as religion. So, the agonizing question is, what
to eat? Start by sampling these local staples:
Lima's most tender beef-heart skewers,
anticuchos
, can be found in a simple street cart
(Anticuchos de la Tía Grima,
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and a posh Miraflores eatery (Panchita,
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Sublime renditions of the country's most seductive dish, ceviche, can be found in places
both economical (El Verídico de Fidel,
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and upscale (Pescados Capitales,
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)
; for something truly different, try it seared (Fiesta,
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.
The country's fusion cuisine, Criollo cooking - a singular blend of Spanish, Andean,
Chinese and African influences - is without parallel at neighborhood cheapie Rincón
Chami (
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, El Rincón que No Conoces (
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)
and the super-chic Res-
taurant Huaca Pucllana (
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)
.
First-rate service, encyclopedic wine lists, and sculptural dishes that blend the tradition-
al and the nouveau find their apex at Astrid y Gastón (
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and Malabar (
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Celebrating the humble potato,
causas
are cold potato dishes that are as beautiful as
they are delectable, and are found in any traditional restaurant.
