Sandwiches / Peruvian · Centro (Jr. Carabaya), Lima

El Chinito

Name: El Chinito
Address: Jirón Carabaya 318, Lima 15001, Lima, Peru
Price range: $

El Chinito: Sandwiches / Peruvian in Centro (Jr. Carabaya), Lima. Order: Pan con chicharrón with sweet potato and salsa criolla, plus a tamal and strong coffee.

Local favorite Chef's pick Breakfast Sandwich shop

What to order

Pan con chicharrón with sweet potato and salsa criolla, plus a tamal and strong coffee

Pan con chicharrón with sweet potato and salsa criolla, a tamal on the side, and strong drip coffee

Why go

A generations-old sanguchería founded in 1960 and now run by the founder's son, the classic Lima pork-sandwich breakfast. Second source is a Frommer's listing surfaced in search, not read in full, so confidence is medium.

A bodega turned sandwich shop that Peruvian press calls the city's most famous sangucheria. The fried-pork pan con chicharrón on Peruvian French bread is the thing to order.

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Breakfast and sandwiches in Lima Old-school favorites in Lima

Address: Jirón Carabaya 318, Lima 15001
Neighborhood: Centro (Jr. Carabaya)
Price: $
Website: elchinito.com.pe

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Seen in theinfatuation.com, frommers.com (search listing, not read), Infomercado, Condé Nast Traveler

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