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News Café $$
( 421-6278; Santa Luisa 110; sandwiches S9-26, mains S18-36; 9am-11pm)
Burst-
ing with local office types at lunchtime, this casual cafe serves up bounteous sandwiches,
pastas, traditional Peruvian dishes and a wide gamut of international newspapers. The ice-
cream stand serves delectable scoops made with Andean fruits such as chirimoya and
lúcuma.
CAFE
Tanta $$
Offline map
( 421-9708; Pancho Fierro 115)
The San Isidro outpost of Acurio's restaurant-cafe
chain (
Click here
)
.
CAFE
MIRAFLORES
By far the most varied neighborhood for eating, Miraflores carries the breadth and depth
of Peruvian cooking at every price range imaginable, from tiny
comedores
with cheap
lunchtime
menús
to some of the city's most revered gastronomic outposts. Pavement cafes
are ideal for sipping pisco sours and people-watching.
Casual places with cheap
menús
abound on the tiny streets east of Av José Larco just
off the Parque Kennedy.
Central $$$
( 242-8515;
www.centralrestaurante.com.pe
;
Santa Isabel 376; mains S52-88; )
Toast of Lima, Central has impressed many a critic with its seductive creations. Chef Vir-
gilio Martinez spent a decade in the top kitchens of Europe and Asia, but coming home
meant reinventing local traditions. Seafood - like the charred octopus starter - is a star,
but Peruvian classics like suckling pig dazzle, reinvented with pears, mustard and
tomate
de arbol
. A menu supplied by sustainable fish and a rooftop herb garden enhance the
ultra-fresh appeal.
NOVOANDINA
Astrid y Gastón $$$
( 444-1496, 242-5387;
www.astridygaston.com
; Cantuarias 175; mains S53-89;
12:30-3:30pm & 6:30pm-midnight Mon-Sat)
Now one of the older outposts of
novoand-
NOVOANDINA
