Street snack
PEN 5–12Typical 2020s anticucho — not a live quote.
Peruvian cuisine has a wide middle: a street snack near PEN 5–12 and a tasting menu can share one city.
Figures below are typical 2020s bands, not live quotes or reservation prices.
Cost bands
Everyday lunch
PEN 15–28Menu del día, 2020s.
Casual dinner
PEN 40–70Sit-down per person.
Night out
PEN 90–160Nicer Lima restaurant.
Fine dining
PEN 250–700+Lima tasting rooms, 2020s.
Regions
Lima metro
A regional kitchen of Peruvian cuisine centred on Lima and Ceviche.
Cusco table
A regional kitchen of Peruvian cuisine centred on Cusco and Lomo saltado.
Arequipa table
A regional kitchen of Peruvian cuisine centred on Arequipa and Aji de gallina.
Trujillo table
A regional kitchen of Peruvian cuisine centred on Trujillo and Anticuchos.
Iquitos table
A regional kitchen of Peruvian cuisine centred on Iquitos and Causa.
Region 5
Another regional kitchen of Peruvian cuisine.
Key market numbers
70 / 100Atlas spice
72 / 100Atlas streetFood
PEN 5–12Typical snack
Cocina peruanaNative name
Makers & cooks
Street / market stalls
Public Peruvian cuisine.
Family restaurants
The everyday room.
Home kitchens
The majority cuisine.
Grocers / exporters
The diaspora pantry.
Bakeries or stalls
potato / corn / rice specialists.
Night vendors
After-hours makers.
The market that feeds most diners is still the everyday lunch room and the household pot, not the export tasting menu.
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