Must-Try Peruvian Dishes

Ten dishes you cannot leave Lima without trying. Each page covers what it is, how to order it, what it should cost, and where to find a real version.

Lima's signature dish. Fresh fish, lime, chili, onion. Order it at lunch.

Sashimi-cut fish in leche de tigre, no onion. Ceviche's elegant Nikkei cousin.

Stir-fried beef with tomatoes, onions, and fries. A classic on every menu.

Shredded chicken in a creamy yellow chili sauce. Comfort food at its best.

Wood-fired rotisserie chicken with mahogany skin. Peru's national dish.

Grilled beef heart skewers. Don't knock it till you try it — they're incredible.

Cold potato layers with tuna or chicken salad. Light, fresh, uniquely Peruvian.

Lima's wok-fried Cantonese-Peruvian rice. The cheapest reliable hot meal in town.

The Lima breakfast sandwich — crispy pork on a bread roll with salsa criolla.

Sweet potato and pumpkin doughnut rings drowned in chancaca syrup. Street dessert.