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The 7 Best Restaurants in Peru
All 7 restaurants our route editors picked in Peru, across 3 destinations, gathered in one list. 3 come with an insider tip.
Our curated picks
7 restaurants in Peru, grouped by destination. Destinations with the most picks come first; this is not a ranking.
Cusco 3 picks
Chicha por Gastón Acurio
Cusco · On our Cusco & Machu Picchu route
Gastón Acurio's Cusco restaurant for regional Andean dishes in a colonial building.
Photo: Jacky Zhu · Google
Cicciolina
Cusco · On our Cusco & Machu Picchu route
Long-running upstairs restaurant and tapas bar blending Peruvian and Mediterranean cooking.
Tip: Book ahead for dinner.
Photo: Cicciolina · Google
Mercado Central de San Pedro
Cusco · On our Cusco & Machu Picchu route
Cusco's main market for fruit juices, soups, breads and local produce.
Tip: Juice stalls are best; watch your bag.
Photo: Leonardo Leoncini · Google
Sacred Valley 3 picks
El Albergue Restaurante
Sacred Valley · On our Cusco & Machu Picchu route
Farm-to-table restaurant on the Ollantaytambo train platform, with its own farm.
Photo: El Albergue Ollantaytambo Hotel & Restaurant · Google
Huacatay
Sacred Valley · On our Cusco & Machu Picchu route
Garden restaurant in Urubamba serving Novoandina cooking.
Photo: Heather Hathor · Google
MIL Centro
Sacred Valley · On our Cusco & Machu Picchu route
Virgilio Martínez's restaurant beside Moray serving Andean ingredients in tasting menus.
Tip: Reserve weeks ahead.
Photo: MIL Centro - Food Lab and Interpretation Center · Google
Machu Picchu 1 pick
Indio Feliz
Machu Picchu · On our Cusco & Machu Picchu route
Long-running French-Peruvian bistro with set menus and a quirky, decorated dining room.
Photo: Restaurant Bistro Bar Indio Feliz · Google
How we picked these
Every entry is a stop on at least one of TripsCircle's hand-curated routes, chosen by our route editors, who wrote the reason to go shown with each place. These are our curated picks, not a scored ranking: we haven't rated or reviewed them against each other. The list is grouped by destination, and within each destination places that appear on more routes come first.
Prices ($ to $$$$) and visit lengths are rough guides from our route notes, not quotes. Check opening hours before you go.
About this list
How did you choose the restaurants in Peru?
Each one is a stop on a TripsCircle route that our editors built by hand, and each comes with a written reason to go. This page shows all 7 of them. They are curated picks, not a ranked score.
Which part of Peru has the most restaurants on this list?
Cusco and Sacred Valley lead with 3 each; the other picks are spread across 1 more destination.
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Destinations on this list
- Cusco 3 on this list
- Sacred Valley 3 on this list
- Machu Picchu 1 on this list
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