Food
Best Restaurants in Cusco
Guide: Andean Produce, Courtyard Fire, and Cusco's Modern Kitchens
Cusco’s strongest restaurants connect regional corn, potatoes, trout, alpaca, chicha, and clay-oven cooking with Nikkei, chifa, Mediterranean, and contemporary Peruvian technique. Altitude makes lighter first-night meals and measured tasting menus practical choices.
- CicciolinaA second-floor Cusco institution combining an open kitchen, tapas bar, charcuterie, Andean produce, and Mediterranean technique in intimate rooms.
- Chicha por Gastón AcurioGastón Acurio’s Cusco room interprets regional potatoes, corn, guinea pig, trout, and chicha traditions from a balcony facing Plaza Regocijo.
- LIMOPlaza de Armas views accompany Nikkei tiraditos, sushi, Peruvian-Japanese hot plates, and a pisco-heavy cocktail list.
- MAP CaféA glass dining cube inside the Pre-Columbian Art Museum serves contemporary Peruvian tasting and à la carte menus after gallery hours.
- Uchu Peruvian SteakhouseHot volcanic stones carry alpaca, beef, trout, and Andean sides to the table in a compact courtyard dining room.
- Morena Peruvian KitchenMorena brightens polished versions of lomo saltado, ceviche, causa, and Andean grains with an energetic open dining room.
- PachapapaA San Blas courtyard and clay oven frame cuy, pachamanca, soups, trout, and other highland comfort dishes.
- KION Peruvian ChineseKION treats chifa as a distinct Peruvian tradition through wok dishes, roast meats, dumplings, and polished shared plates.
- Greens OrganicOrganic vegetables, Andean grains, trout, alpaca, and vegetarian dishes arrive in a light second-floor room overlooking central Cusco.
- Yaku RestaurantYaku builds approachable Peruvian plates, ceviche, alpaca, and cocktails around a plant-filled courtyard near Plaza Regocijo.
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