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.

Panchita
Rating: 4.3 starsPrice: $$$
Type: Casual Dining
Cuisine: Peruvian
For a quick casual meal for breakfast or lunch, Café de Lima is one of the best options in the city.

La Plazita
Rating: 4.3 starsPrice: $$$
Type: Casual Dining
Cuisine: Eclectic
La Plazita offers the widest variety of popular international favorites in Lima. Pleasant open-air terrace. Service occasionally lags, especially during peak ho …

Papacho's
Rating: 4.3 starsPrice: $$$
Type: Casual Dining
Cuisine: Burgers, Eclectic
Papachos! Gaston Acurio does it again. Nice, comfortable ambience. Friendly, attentive service. Really good burgers, tacos and milkshakes. Nuf said.

Pescados Capitales
Rating: 4.3 starsPrice: $$$
Type: Casual Dining, Seafood Restaurant
Cuisine: Seafood
Pescados Capitales offers a menu that is like any other local cebichería, but the signature collection of seafood main-dishes set the restaurant apart from the …