Peruvian restaurants in Madrid have been able to bring the best of the coast, the Andes and the Amazon to the streets of the capital. If ceviche has found its way into the most varied menus, it is because the richness of Peruvian gastronomy has managed to cross continents from its roots. Creole cuisine, Nikkei -in fusion with Japan- and Chifa -with China- have contributed freshness through chili peppers, raw fish and their acid touches that conquer the palates of the most skeptical.
1. El Inca
El Inca claims to be the first Peruvian restaurant in Spain. The truth is that it has been around since 1976, almost 15 years before the explosion of Peruvian cuisine in the world, and it continues to be a reference of Peruvian gastronomy, despite having gone through several owners. Since 2003, the Lima-born Magali Ferrari took the reins and updated the restaurant’s image, without losing any of its culinary essence.
Calle de Gravina, 23 (Chueca)
Between 15 and 30 €
2. Inti de Oro
Inti de Oro has been in the neighborhood of Las Letras since 1991, when León Carrillo -its founder- left the restaurant Inca, where he had been since 1976, to start his own business. Here not only the typical Peruvian recipes are respected , but also the products of their own land are used and elaborated by Peruvian cooks so that nothing of the essence is lost. Your tasting menu for 32 € which includes classics such as ceviche and red tuna tiradito. It is a good way to get acquainted with the flavors of the country.
Navas de Tolosa Street, 9 (Downtown); Edgar Neville Street, 17 (Castellana) and Ventura de la Vega Street, 12 (Las Letras)
Between 25 and 30 €
3. Quispe
With an Italian mother and a Chinese father, Peruvian-born Rafael Kuan does in Quispe what the gastronomy of his native country is known for, mixing cultures. It has been serving “Peruvian tapas” in the Alonso Martínez Zone since 2018, although in 2023 s e has moved to the salamanca neighborhood.
The best way to complete the experience is with some of their cocktails with pisco accompanied with a maki acevichado, typical of Nikkeicuisine.
Conde de Aranda Street, 4 (Salamanca district)
About 45 € per person.
4. Callao 24
Callao 24 is for Jhosef Arias, its founding chef, a way of “thanking his mother, Mrs. Ana Salinas, the cook who cooks with her soul” His anticuchos de pollo, aji de gallina and huaralino, dishes typical of Peruvian Creole food, are some of the must-haves of this restaurant, which also serves three types of ceviches: the Chalaco, the Canalla and the puro Norte.
76 Agastia Street (Arturo Soria)
Between 20 and 30 €
5. Chifa Comedor
Among the Peruvian restaurants in Madrid, Chifa stands out for focusing on one of the most common fusions in Peruvian gastronomy, the mixture of its local food with Cantonese food. In the mid-nineteenth century there was a great migratory movement from China to Peru, resulting in the fusion of very rich cuisines under the name of chifa. Thus, in the restaurant of the Gil brothers, Julian and Luis Miguel you can find a sea bass ceviche bathed in tiger’s milk along with a spicy red curry of beef cheeks.
64 Modesto Lafuente St., Modesto Lafuente St., 64
Between 20 and 30 €. Tasting menu 40 €
6. Ceviche District
Distrito Ceviche is not recognized as a traditional restaurant, but as a Peruvian cuisine open to the world. In addition to their restaurant on Princesa Street, they have stalls in the La Paz and Vallehermoso markets, and all of them are equipped with menu of the day. Its name is not a false promise, they serve six types of ceviches, from the classic with sea bass, to the Nikkei with tuna and the Caribbean with sweet potato.
Peace Market and Vallehermoso Market.
About 20 €
7. My traditions
It is always a good sign to meet locals in a restaurant focused on their gastronomy. And that is something that happens in My Traditions. This is one of the Peruvian restaurants in Madrid to go to when you want to try homemade food without much artifice, but with that mixture of sweet and sour flavors so typical of Peru.
Paseo de Yeserías, 15 (Arganzuela) and Plaza Francisco Morano, 3 (Imperial)
Around 15 €
8. Tampu
You go to Tampu to try their dishes and if possible to live the experience of eating in one of their reserved areas under a kind of hut that refers to its name. Tampu, in Quechua, means inn or inn. Chef Miguel Angel Valdiviezo Bravo describes his cuisine by chapters with evocative titles such as Un ceviche sin ají, es como un beso sin lengua (A ceviche without chili is like a kiss without a tongue). The tastiest storytelling in the capital.
13 Prim Street, Chueca (Chueca)
Between €60 and €75
9. Apura
Apura is a sandwich shop. Mario Céspedes’ dream was to open one in Madrid like the ones that proliferate in his native Lima, and he succeeded. The bocata always has that quick, unpretentious, but very appealing part that, in addition, works at any time, that’s why Apura is always open. Among its chicharrón or entraña sandwiches you can find the of squid as a nod to his new home.
General Oraá Street 45 (Castellana)
About 10 €
10. Oroya
Oroya is located on the rooftop of The MADRID Edition hotel, considered the fourth best in Europe, according to a ranking by B 7 Travel and one of the best in Europe most beautiful restaurants in Madrid. Chef Diego Muñoz has added to the typical fusions of Peruvian, Chinese and Japanese cuisine, touches of Spain, Africa and Italy, all of which fit into his tapas menu with family-style sharing plates. This freshness -and its privileged location- have quickly put it on the list of the best Peruvian restaurants in Madrid.
Celenque Square, 2 (downtown)
Between 30 and 40 €
11. Llama Inn
Llama Inn is another one of the most interesting openings in 2023 in the neighborhood of Salesas which, gastronomically speaking, is the new hot spot in the city, together with Chamberí.
This Peruvian restaurant arrives in Madrid after many years of success in Brooklyn (New York). In addition to the classic anticuchos and ceviches of their menu, for February 14 they will have a proposal of limited dishes perfect for sharing.
Calle del Conde de Xiquena, 2 (Salesas)
Between 50- 60 € per person.