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.
Homemade
Rating: 4.3 starsPrice: $$$
Type: Cafe, Casual Dining
Cuisine: Coffee - Bread - Pastries
Homemade! It’s the best place in Lima for an ultra-casual breakfast. Bar none. Ultra-hipster, almost Bohemian. Savory items, too. But creative food you won’t fi …
Ana Avellana
Rating: 4.3 starsPrice: $$$
Type: Cafe, Casual Dining
Cuisine: Coffee - Bread - Pastries
Ana Avellana is great for a quick casual meal for breakfast or lunch.
El Pan de la Chola
Rating: 4.3 starsPrice: $$$
Type: Cafe, Casual Dining
Cuisine: Coffee - Bread - Pastries
El Pan de Chola is a new-breed of sandwich shop offering fresh-baked bread with interesting new ingredients. It’s the first of its kind in Lima. It’s a great pl …
Lucio Caffè
Rating: 4.3 starsPrice: $$$
Type: Cafe, Casual Dining
Cuisine: Coffee - Bread - Pastries, Sandwiches-Salads
For family dining or a really quick cup of coffee and croissant or pastry, Lucio Caffè, is about as good as it gets in Lima, thanks to its comfy, bright ambianc …