The Best Casual Gourmet Restaurants in Lima
The latest trend in restaurants in Latin America, other than the rapid proliferation of burger joints, is a new genre we call Casual Gourmet. These are restaurants that either take traditional street foods or regional comfort foods and elevate them to gourmet status, served in a more casual ambiance and typically at prices that are less than you’d pay for a similar meal at an upscale dining establishment. We’ve listed the ten restaurants that fall within this category, ranked by our overall rating, in this list of the 8 best Gourmet Casual restaurants in Lima.
La Mar
Rating: 4.5 starsPrice: $$$
Type: Casual Dining
Cuisine: Seafood
La Mar is the undisputed cebichería champion of the world. Often copied, never topped, it’s the perfect spot for lunch and a pisco sour on a balmy afternoon in …
27 Tapas
Rating: 4.4 starsPrice: $$$$
Type: Casual Dining
Cuisine: Eclectic Gourmet
Sophisticated, trendy tapas restaurant and bar in upscale San Isidro offers offering unique and well-prepared tapas. Service is good. But very expensive for suc …
Cosme
Rating: 4.4 starsPrice: $$$
Type: Casual Dining
Cuisine: Eclectic Gourmet
Comfort-food elevated to gourmet status. Capricious and colorful decor. Friendly staff and a chef that mingles, making sure everything is right. Cosme is a “top …
Julieta
Rating: 4.4 starsPrice: $$$
Type: Cafe, Casual Dining
Cuisine: Coffee - Bread - Pastries
A comfy ambiance with a clean and stylish décor, a friendly barista, and a surprisingly diverse menu of finger foods, cheese platters, other appetizers, salads …