Explore Lima, Peru

Lima, Peru travel guide: Lima is one of the world's great food cities—Central (ranked #1 globally), Maido (#8), and dozens of other celebrated restaurants…

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Lima is one of the world's great food cities—Central (ranked #1 globally), Maido (#8), and dozens of other celebrated restaurants make the Miraflores and Barranco districts a genuine gastronomic pilgrimage destination.

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Crowd: moderate · Noise: moderate · Best time: December–April (summer, 26°C)

Food, Pre-Columbian History, Surf, Art, Pacific

Breakfast Ceviche at Surquillo Market

The Leche de Tigre Cure

A bowl of leche de tigre—the lime-cured fish marinade left over from ceviche preparation—is served in a small plastic cup at the market counter. Locals call it the hangover cure. The fresh corvina in the bowl beside it, cured for 90 seconds in lime, chilli, and cilantro, is one of the world's perfect foods.

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