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Hooters - Lima Peru - is it like the hooters here in the states ? Busty babes, pretty, great legs, over priced food, great babes, delightfully tacky yet unrefined ?
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Shamas O'Dognasty
In San Jose Costa Rica we have a GREAT Peruvian resturant. It's a small place but the food is GREAT to say the least. They lucked out and opened up just up the hill from a very popular MP. Since so many SJO travelers frequent the MP, we have learned about the Resturante del Peru. Geeze great food and great pleasures all within a 30 second walk. Life IS Good.
Would y'all take a few minutes and post your favorite eating places "NO DATY" guys, real FOOD please :-), V only helps out for an hour or two, after that I need Food.
Thanks SO very much
Shamas O'Dognasty
Fish:
Pescados Capitales
La Mar 1337, Miraflores
Phone 421-8808/222-5731
Open Tue-Sun 12.30pm-5.00 pm
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Price $$
A lunch-only seafood restaurant that has unconditionally conquered the demanding palates of locals. Placed in the furthest corner of Miraflores inside an unpretentious building with rustic décor, this is one of the best places for initiating in the pleasures of ceviches, tiraditos, and causas.
José Antonio
Bernardo Monteagudo 200, San Isidro
Phone 264-0188/3284
Open Mon-Sun 12.30-4.30pm and 7.30pm-12.30am
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Price $$-$$$
Probably the most renowned criollo restaurant, José Antonio is a must for food lovers and gourmets. Here you won't find crossover or fusion cuisine, but just the simple traditional dishes that Peruvians have been enjoying for decades. With 30 years around, José Antonio's menu includes some of the superstar dishes of Lima's gastronomic scene. Such is the case of the apanado (breaded steak accompanied with tacu-tacu, fried banana, fried egg, and a raw spicy onion sauce), and the great Piqueo, a huge plate containing the best criollo appetizers: anticucho (skewer of beef heart), stuffed potato, crispy yucca, corn tamale, deep fried pork, corn, and sweet potato.
Las Brujas de Cachiche
Ovalo Bolognesi 460, Miraflores
Phone 446-6536
Open Mon-Sun from noon to 12pm
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Price $$$
The extensive menu includes all the traditional dishes, some of which are even prepared following the ancient recipes. Great the lomo saltado del Gran Brujo (beef steak and potatoes stir fried with onions, chilli pepper, and soy sauce), anticuchos de corazón (grilled beef heart brochettes), and the tasteful tacu-tacu (seasoned beans and rice).
Asian:
Asia de Cuba
Av. Conquistadores 780, San Isidro
Phone 222-4940
Open Mon-Sat 12-4pm and 7pm onwards
Credit V MC Di AmEx
Price $$$
Located in one of the busy streets of Lima's nightlife, Asia de Cuba is a trendy combination of a restaurant, a lounge, and a bar. The cuisine is a crossover of Latin American and Asian traditions, in particular Thai, Indian, Chinese, Cuban and, of course, Peruvian.
The menu includes such dishes as Atún Tropicana (grilled tuna in a coconut and rum sauce) and Corvina Nobu (steamed sea bass with sake and ginger on a barley bed), and is complemented with the more traditional sashimi, sushi, and maki rolls from the sushi bar.
Cafe's:
San Antonio
Roca de Vergallo 201, Magdalena del Mar
Phone 461-7732/0956
Open Mon-Sun 7am-11pm
Credit V Mc Di
Price $$
San Antonio was founded almost 50 years ago as a small neighbourhood grocer shop in the quiet Magdalena del Mar district. During the mid 90s the founders revolutionised their business into a high-end café, bakery, and delicatessen shop, and just about immediately pursued an aggressive expansion strategy, though never overlooking the quality.
The atmosphere in any of the 4 locations is friendly and relaxed, the sandwiches are great, and prices most reasonable.
The other locations are situated in Av. Vasco Núñez de Balboa 770, Miraflores; Av. Prolongación Primavera 373, Chacarilla; and Av. Angamos Oeste 1494, Miraflores.
[QUOTE=Shamas]Hooters - Lima Peru - is it like the hooters here in the states ? Busty babes, pretty, great legs, over priced food, great babes, delightfully tacky yet unrefined ?
Thanks
Shamas O'Dognasty[/QUOTE]
Everything but the "busty babes"! Do not know why that is but they are very pretty, especially the young "Barbie Benton" lookalike. Food/prices/atmosphere is the same.
LB
Barbie Benton is still good looking, in her days she was one in a billion. If they have BB look alikes I'll never leave
Thanks so much
Shamas O'D
Generally considered the best (and most expensive) Peruvian cuisine restaurant here in Lima is called Jose Antonio. I have taken a couple of monger visitors there and they have greatly enjoyed it. A little hard to find in San Isidro. Manos Morenos in Barranco also has good Peruvian food.
A couple of weeks ago I visited San Ceferino on Dos de Mayo in San Isidro with Surfer and Gauguin. Great Italian food and atmosphere.
On Sundays, the way to go is the Restaurant Blue Moon´s Italian buffet in Lince. Get there before 1:00 pm. Only about $15 and tons of good food. Even better atmosphere than San Ceferino IMHO due to the largest liquor collection in Peru and possibly South America. Full bottles of all shapes and sizes are on all the walls and ceilings. Favorite spot for public figures to go with their secretaries or "amantes" due to the back rooms hidden from view.
For all you newbies,
We have most of the American fastfood chains: MickeyD's/Burgerking/Dominos/PapaJohns/Fridays/KFC/TonyRomas/Benihana/
Dunkin doughnuts/Starbucks to name a few. Prices are pretty comparable to the USA. Peru has it's own hamburger chain "Bembo's" which is a better value but has that decidedy peruvian sabor (flavor). If you do not like it go to BK and order "traditional" sabor.
Lima is known for it's "Menu" or 6-7 soles lunch. There are literally thousands and it is hard to reccomend as we all (ex-pats) have our favorite. In Miraflores the main ones are on Calle Porta and Calle Berlin. For your $2.00 you get soup/salad, appetizer/cebiche, entree (chicken/beef/fish) dessert and refresco (watered down juice).
The trick with "Menu" is to go at 1pm and choose the place with the most people or if you know "Peruvian food" who ever is offering what you are in the mood for.
Pizza, even though we have a "Calle Pizza" or Pizza street here, the pizza generally sucks. There are some high end restaurants that make brick oven pizzas here but you are probably better off waiting till you get home.
Chicken, boy do we have good chicken here! The best place for "rotisseire chicken" is one of the many "Pardo's", followed by "Meddatreanos" and "Norky's".
As one of only 15 countries in the world with a "Cordon Bleu" school here, you can imagine we take our restuarants here seriously. The top tier restuarants will run you about $60-$75 a couple. The next level is in the $40-$60 range.
Peruvian restuarants*****
Mare y Monti
Astrid Y Gaston
Tantu
Punta Sol
Bruhas de Cachiche
Italian *****
Tratorria
Santa Lucia
Vivaldino's
One of the newest hotspots is called "the Scene" Scena restaurante. This is the place to go if you hook up with a young model. You can check out there website at [url]www.scena.com.pe[/url] . It is also good for drinks and "Tapis".
While in "Lima" you should check Barranco as well. Go to one of the "Penas" for the show and dancing. On Sunday afternoons they have a Peruvian "brunch" in the park. They have different tables set up with all the specialities. It is outdoors,very cheap and has music as well. After Brunch take a walk along the Malecon Paul Harris back to Miraflores.
When I have the time, I will write more specifics.
LB
If you go to a Peña I suggest you go to the bathroom or hide when the afro dancing show comes on. They always identify the person who looks most like a gringo tourist and make a fool out of you trying to burn your ass with a candle dancing the "alcatraz".
[QUOTE=David_33]If you go to a Peña I suggest you go to the bathroom or hide when the afro dancing show comes on. They always identify the person who looks most like a gringo tourist and make a fool out of you trying to burn your ass with a candle dancing the "alcatraz".[/QUOTE]
Ja Ja, David you gave away the secret. That is akin to telling a NYC tourist about "three card monty".
LB
Buffet Manui
Av Republica de Panama 3615/San Isidro
[url]www.buffetmanui.com[/url]
This is a seafood buffet, reasonably priced, sometimes has discounts on website. Great soups and a good variety of seafood and pastas.
Unknown name
Calle Cantuarias 285/Miraflores
2 blocks from Hotel MariaLuisa
Low priced seafood, lots of lunch specials, great corvina dishes.
Altamar
Av Jose Pardo/cuadra 6-second floor
walking distance from McDonalds in Miraflores
also great seafood dishes
Hotel Las Americas
corner Larco and Benevides in Miraflores
21st floor.
This is a very average daily buffet, however,it is in one of the tallest buildings in Lima and has fantastic views if you can find a day where the smog isn't too bad.
Last time I was there I had a great Pisco Sour Biondi at the Hotel Las Americas on Pardo. Can wait to be back in December or late November! For good coffee go to 4D and try the doble cortado.
Lima has some of the best food in all of South America. I feel that it ranks up there with Buenos Aires and Sao Paulo.
Here's a cheat-sheet for restaurants and cafes in Peru. Many of the descriptions are simply cut and pasted from sites like Roughguides/etc. Unless otherwise specified, the prices are in estimate of Nuevo Soles without drinks. Enjoy:
LUNCH:
-Mangos - Svalo Gutierrez 789, Miraflores, 241-3239 - 7am-mid Sun-Th/24h F-Sat - famous buffet/brunch, near Ovalo Gutierrez, contemporary
-El Farolito - San Martin 435, 445-3568 - best at lunch, full/delicious set menus, inexpensive/popular w/locals in quiet part of Miraflores, budget
-La Pergola - Boulevard San Ramon 225 - one of the best Italian restaurants off Diagonal, (w/Chemnitz video pub + La Glorietta Pizzeria), moder.
-Chifa Kun Fa - San Martin 459, Miraflores, 447-8634 - great Peruvian-Chinese food, near Park & Larco Mar, moderate/budget
-Chifa Long - Manco Capac 483, Miraflores - Chinese restaurant, good set lunch, fried fish, inexpensive/moderate
-Bircher Benner - Diez Canseco 487, 444-5452 - vegetarian/health-food, Miraflores, good lunch value, tropical fruit juices, moderate
-El Ceviche de Arturo - Berlin 192 - centrally located lunchtime seafood restaurant, decent (but not the best) food in town, moderate
-Cordano - Jiron Ancash 202 - traditional bar/restaurant, good value, 19/20 century decor, mon-sat 8am-11pm
-Restaurant Machu Picchu - Ancash 312 (near Hostal España), Central Lima - popular w/backpackers, good/cheap, set menus w/large portions
-Cafe Restaurant Accllahuasy - Ancash 400, Central Lima - 07:00-23:00 - another good budget choice with sandwiches/snacks/set meals.
-Chifa Capon - Ucayali 774 - excellen/traditional Limenan/Chinese restaurant, good range, doesn't stay open late, moderate
-L'Eau Vive - Ucayali 370, 427-5612 - opposite Torre Tagle Palace, French food, nuns, mon-sat 12:30-245pm + 815-1030pm, $7+/lunch, $15-25
DINNER:
-*Astrid y Gastón - Cantuarias 175, Miraflores - 444-1496- 12:30-3:30,7:30-midnight - $11-20/course - near Parque Central, chic modern colonial dining room and cozy bar w/high ceilings & art, criollo-Mediterranean, fish, oysters, desserts
-*La Gloria - Atahualpa 201 Lima - 446-6504 - Spanish - 6pm-1am - business/ chic crowd, fusion of int’l and Catalan cuisine, great drinks, contemporary/mediterr. - 1 block from Ave Pardo, refined/chic, int'l/'Suqet de Peix'
-*Il Postino - Calle Colina 401 - 446-8381 - $15-25 - open >8pm, early-1900s home on a side street in Miraflores, delicious pasta dishes, friendly and personal, handmade pastas, excellent steaks
-*La Trattoria di Mambrino - Manuel Bonilla 106 - 446-7002 - 1-315+8-11:15pm - families/young couples, homemade pastas (stuffed versions, such as the anglotti with three meats, rabbit, pork, and beef)
-Valentino - Manuel Bañón 215 San Isidro (441-6174) - 715-midnight - excellent, shrimp gratin, scallopina w/morilles, pasta, $25 special menu
-Antico Ristorante Italiano di Porto Rotondo - Recavarren 265, Miraflores - 447-9575 - Italian, $7-12/course - house w/bar and classic and well-prepared Italian dishes: ravioli, risotto, gnocchi, and osso buco, as well as fresh fish
-Antica Trattoria - San Martín 201, Barranco - 247-5752 - 6pm-1am - warm/friendly Italian, $7-12/course - several small dining rooms with rustic and simple wooden décor, gourmet pizza from wood-fired ovens, homemade pastas, osso buco.
-Restaurante Costa Verde - Playa Barranquito, 477-2424/477-5228 - exclusive, seafood, 100/per buffet, expensive
-El Señorio de Sulco - Malecon Cisneros 1470, 445-6640 - noon-midnight, Peruvian/diverse cuisine, piano, ocean view, expensive ($15-25/dish)
-Gloria (La) - Atahualpa 201, Miraflores, 446-6504 - 6pm-1am - contemporary/mediterr. - 1 block from Ave Pardo, refined/chic, int'l/'Suqet de Peix'
-Club Suizo - Genaro Iglesias 550, Miraflores - exquisite Swiss cuisine, very pleasant environment, expensive
-Curich - Bolognesi 753, Miraflores, 444-5005 - few blocks from Parque del Amor, restaurant piano-bar, snack bar, tamales, moderate
-La Rosa Nautica - Espigon 4, Costa Verde, 447-0057 - seafood, pier/ocean view in Miraflores, seafood, expensive (set $20-30, a la carte $50+)
-Las Brujas de Cachiche - Avenida Bolognesi 460,447-1883/444-5310 - 12:30pm-12:30am, classy, Peruv/Col/Ica meals, expensive ($25-30/meal)
-Trattoria Don Vito - Martín Dulanto 111, Miraflores - 445-8156 - $15-35 - Italian - countless varieties of pasta, friendly, great pizzas and desserts
-Las Mesitas - Grau 323, Barranco, ½ block N of Parque Municipal - 477-4199 - $5-15 - old-fashioned café, sweets, mazamorra morada
-Alfresco - Carabaya 445 / 445-4311, 444-7962 Miraflores; 422-8915; 440-5099 Santa Luisa; San Isidro, $15-25, chains specializing in seafood
-El Otro Sitio - Calle Sucre 317, Barranco, criolla dishes w/music, close to Puente de Suspiros, Wed-Sun 8pm-midnight, moderate
-Chifa Lung Fung - Avenida Republica de Panama 3165, San Isidro, 441-8817 - best Chinese restaurant, gardens, expensive, $15-35
CAFE:
-Larco Pan Café - Av. Larco 1106, Miraflores - 445-3801 - inexpensive - 830-2300 - pizza, pasta, sandwich café
-La Tasca - Avenida Comandante Espinar 300 - good, lunch set menu, 3-5US, Miraflores, budget
-Cafe Cafe - Matir Olaya 250 - 'groovy' coffee shop, 'place to be seen', rock music, just off Diagonal in Miraflores, daily 10am-mid., snack-bar/cafe
-Piccolo Cafe - Diez Canseco 126, Miraflores - pleasant cafe near Parque 7 de Junio, inexpensive sandwiches/snacks/ice creams
-Club Haiti - Diagonal 160 - hang-out, popular meeting place for locals, good but expensive snacks/drinks, daily 8am-midnight, cafe/snack-bar
-La Tiendecita Blanca - Avenida Larco Herrera 111 - popular meeting place, good range of cakes/pastries but pricey, 8am-8pm qd, cafe/snack-bar
-Media Naranja - Schell 130 at Psje. Porta, Miraflores, 10am-3am daily, 446-6946 - Parque Kennedy, Brazilian bar/restaurant, inexpensive
BY TYPE:
-MEDITERRANEO: La Cofradía - La Gloria - San Felice - Rafael - Valentino - Apicius
-ITALIANA: A Modo Mio - Don Vito - IL Postino - La Linterna - Mari E Monti - La Trattoria Romántica - San Ceferino - Santangelo - La Trattoria
-FRANCESA: Café Voltaire - Le Bistrot De Mes Fils - La Crepe Bretonne - Ambrosia - Astrid y Gastón
-PERUANA: Brujas de Cachiche - José Antonio - La Tunupa - La Ermita - Manos Morenas - El Señorio del Sulco - Zeño Manué - A Puerta Cerrada - El Perroquet
-PESCADOS: Rosa Naútica - Punta Sal - Francesco - Costa Verde - Alfresco - El Catamarán - Costanera 700 - El Hawaiano - La Rana Verde - El Kapallaq - Rosita Yimura - Segundo Muelle - Sonia - Catamarán
-THAILANDESA: Thai Lounge
-JAPONESA: Benihana - Makoto - Matsuei - Sushi Ito - Sentori Sushi
-CHINA: Chifa Fu Jou - Chifa How Wha - Chifa Internacional - Chifa Kam Mey My - Chifa Real - Chifa Titi - Kuo Wha Gardens - O Mei Restaurante Royal - Salón Capón - Wa Lok - Chifa Lung Fung
-PARRILLADAS: La Carreta - Cuarto y Mitad - Rincón Gaucho - La Tranquera - La Vaca Loca
-NUEVA COCINA: La Huaca Pucllana:
-CAFE: La Tiendecita Blanca - Bohemia - Dalmacia - Bodega de la Trattoria - Café Café - Café La Paz - Café Olé - Delicass- Il Positano - Haití - Manolo - News Café - Pastelería San Antonio - Vivaldi
-ESPAÑOLA: Casa de España - Casa Juan
I agree with Lima Busy on his suggestion to check out a Peña in Barranco. I went to a place called "De Cájaro" and actually won a free pitcher of beer in a 'best foreign dancer' contest. It was an absolute blast.
Dick Rambone's post on San Antonio is notable. I went to the San Antonio in Miraflores (Av. Vasco Núñez de Balboa 770). It has excellent pastries, a nice atmosphere, and was incredibly inexpensive - in terms of US dollars.
Also, David's recommendation on San Ceferino on Dos de Mayo in San Isidro is a good one. The Italian food is quite good - my Limeña date (at that time) loved it. It's a shame that I hadn't heard of Restaurant Blue Moon; I'll have to check it out - the next time I venture out to Lima.
By the way, are Asia de Cuba (in Lima) and José Antonio relatively new restaurants? I was in Lima two years ago, and I wish that I had known that they were there. Quite frankly, there are way too many restaurant choices in this town ... which is a beautiful thing.
-LF
Went to the Restaurant Costa Verde super Sunday lunch Buffet last Sunday with a cutie. The price is down to 75 soles with folklore show and pisco sour and chicha morada included. I´m not a big sea food fan, but for people like Screwed Up, there is a giant sushi bar, crab, camarone, etc. bar, and other fish dishes. Also peruvian food, a giant paella feast, etc. Good for impressing your chiquita. If you go in taxi, make sure that you make a deal to get picked up again. Empty taxis are few and far between in that area.
Has someone tried Francesco Restaurant? I was told it's top in the seafood category.