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Food Centro Histórico, Cusco

Chicha por Gastón Acurio

A place to eat in Centro Histórico, Cusco, pricey ($$$) and worth about 1.5 hours. Best time to go: Dinner.

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Chicha por Gastón Acurio in Centro Histórico, Cusco
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Why go

Gastón Acurio's Cusco restaurant for regional Andean dishes in a colonial building.

It is one of 9 curated places we feature in Cusco, alongside 5 sights, 2 places to eat and 1 place for a drink. 6 more of our picks sit within 1 km in a straight line, so it pairs easily with Plaza de Armas and Cusco Cathedral.

Type
Food
Neighborhood
Centro Histórico
Price
$$$
Time needed
1.5 hr
Best time
Dinner

Nearby

The 6 closest curated picks in Cusco, measured as straight-line distance.

  1. 1
    Plaza de Armas

    Main square framed by the Cathedral and La Compañía church, built over the Inca plaza.

    Sight · 0.2 km straight-line
  2. 2
    Cusco Cathedral

    16th-century cathedral with Cusco School paintings, including a Last Supper with guinea pig.

    Sight · 0.3 km straight-line
  3. 3
    Cicciolina

    Long-running upstairs restaurant and tapas bar blending Peruvian and Mediterranean cooking.

    Food · 0.5 km straight-line
  4. 4
    Museo del Pisco

    Pisco bar with tasting flights and well-made pisco sours.

    Drinks · 0.5 km straight-line
  5. 5
    Mercado Central de San Pedro

    Cusco's main market for fruit juices, soups, breads and local produce.

    Food · 0.5 km straight-line
  6. 6
    Qorikancha

    Inca Sun Temple with precise stonework inside the Santo Domingo convent.

    Sight · 0.7 km straight-line

On these curated routes

Chicha por Gastón Acurio is a stop on our Cusco & Machu Picchu route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

More to do in Cusco

Chicha por Gastón Acurio is our only food pick in Cusco; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Cusco guide.

When to go

Average daily highs in Cusco run from 16°C in April to 18°C in November; December is usually the wettest month. For Chicha por Gastón Acurio itself, we suggest: Dinner.

Modelled monthly averages for Cusco from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Cusco weather by month.

Getting there

Map links open a live search for Chicha por Gastón Acurio, so hours and directions come straight from the map app.

Address
Plaza Regocijo 261, Cusco 05184, Peru
Coordinates
-13.51715, -71.98059
Destination
Cusco, Peru

Chicha por Gastón Acurio: quick answers

How much time do you need at Chicha por Gastón Acurio?

Plan on about 1.5 hours at Chicha por Gastón Acurio. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

When is the best time to visit Chicha por Gastón Acurio?

Our pick: Dinner.

Where is Chicha por Gastón Acurio?

Chicha por Gastón Acurio is at Plaza Regocijo 261, Cusco 05184, Peru, in Centro Histórico. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.

Which TripsCircle routes include Chicha por Gastón Acurio?

Chicha por Gastón Acurio appears on Cusco & Machu Picchu, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.

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