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.
Mangos
Rating: 4.3 starsPrice: $$$
Type: Casual Dining
Cuisine: American, Eclectic, Peruvian
Mangos in Larcomar has the best view of the ocean in the city with a menu full of consistently well-executed contemporary dishes with a North American personali …
Juicy Lucy
Rating: 4.2 starsPrice: $$$
Type: Casual Dining, Hamburger Restaurant
Cuisine: Burgers
Juicy Lucy serves up a gourmet-burger with perfectly seasoned certified-beef beef, cooked just like want it, with plenty of fresh toppings. Best to enjoy your b …
La Trattoria di Mambrino
Rating: 4.3 starsPrice: $$$$
Type: Casual Dining, Upscale Casual
Cuisine: Italian
La Trattoria is more expensive than other Italian restaurants in Lima, but well worth it. It has a classy décor, consistently good execution of a sophisticated …
La 73
Rating: 4.2 starsPrice: $$$
Type: Casual Dining
Cuisine: Eclectic Gourmet
La 73 attempts to deliver some fancy gourmet-type food in an ultra-casual setting. Kudos to La 73 for delivering something a bit unique. But with average to bel …