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One page from Chef Amazing · November 2026
Ceviche
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The dish to eat

Ceviche

Raw white fish cured in lime juice with chili, red onion and cilantro, with sweet potato and corn.

Best at La Mar, Miraflores. Get: The classic ceviche and a ceviche tasting, with a pisco sour

Five places, and what to order

  1. La Perlitabar · Barranco
    Get: Rocoto-red ceviche, sea-urchin-tongue and pejerrey tiradito, stuffed caigua
  2. Bodega Carboneinstitution · Centro (Jr. Huancavelica / Cailloma)
    Get: Jamón del país butifarra sandwich, fried pejerrey sandwich with sarza criolla, strong drip coffee
  3. El Chinitoinstitution · Centro (Jr. Carabaya)
    Get: Pan con chicharrón with sweet potato and salsa criolla, plus a tamal and strong coffee
  4. Panchitafor anticuchos · Miraflores
    Get: Anticuchos de corazón
  5. Tanta Centro Históricofor lomo saltado · Cercado de Lima
    Get: Lomo saltado

The market

Mercado de Surquillo No 1

Covered market. Peruvian fruit, seafood, ceviche ingredients

The line worth it

Punto AzulMiraflores

Get: Ceviche and a seafood rice

Expect: Lunch lines. Beat it: Go before noon.

In season this November

Ají amarillo and ají limo harvest

How it works here

Tip: Leave 10% at restaurants; not expected at markets.

Book: Book the famous tasting menus months out; cevicherias are walk-in.

When locals eat: Ceviche is lunch only (the fish is morning-fresh); lunch 1-3:30pm, dinner from 8pm.

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