Australian Gourmet Traveller - (10)October 2019 (1)

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Mérito

JuanLuisMartinez,oneofMérito’stwo

Venezuelanchef-owners,hasspent

timeatLima’sreveredCentral,soit’s

nosurprisethissnug,two-storey,

adobe-walledBarrancovenueshowcases

Peruvianingredientsandcraftsmanship.

There’sa determinedefforttoincorporate

Venezuela,too,withtouchessuchasthe

saltyllanerocheeseaccompanyinggrilled

cornandajiamarillo.Finishwiththeplayful

chocolaterock,a well-disguisedmousse.

Av 28 deJulio206, meritorestaurante.com

MóBistró

ChefMatíasCillóniz,anotherCentral

graduate,spenttimeinAustraliankitchens,

soexpecta familiarapproachtohiscooking

(above)athisnewMirafloreslocation.

Peru’scoastal-desertlandscapeinspired

theeatery’sstarklines.Brunchfareincludes

artichokegratinwithhamandfries;avocado

toasttoppedwithpetalsofpickledonion;

andtheclassicpanconchicharrón,a bread

rollstuffedwithporkandcrackling,pickled

redonionandsweetpotato.AvAngamos

Oeste1146,mobistro-restaurant.negocio.site

RestauranteHuacaPucllana

Comefortheastonishingviewofa

pre-Incanadobe-and-claypyramidinthe

ritzyMirafloresneighbourhoodandstayfor

themenuofclassicdishes.Intheevenings,

thepyramid’sstaggeredplatformsarelit

dramatically.Highlightsincludecausitas

(smallseasonedpotatocakes)toppedwith

trout,zestyceviche,seabassencrusted

withredquinoa,andgrilledalpaca.General

Borgoño Cuadra 8, resthuacapucllana.com

On aclearday,visit thecoastalChorrillosfishmarketandnearby

cevicherias servingmarinatedraw fishandclams,parihuela

(seafood soup) and arroz con mariscos (rice with shellfish).

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CasaRepública

AustraliantravelcompanyChimu

Adventureshasturneda grandmansion

intoa much-neededboutiquehotelin

artsyBarranco.The 22 lightandairy

roomsaredividedbetweentheoriginal

historicmansionanda newbuilding.The

district,oncea seasidegetawayforthe

wealthy,is hometoculturaldrawcards

suchasMATE(MuseoMarioTestino).

AvSáenzPeña208,casarepublica.com

MuseoLarcoThisprivatemuseum,showing
thepre-Columbianartcollectionoffounder
RafaelLarcoHoyle,is housedinan18th-century
whitewashedmansionbuiltovera 7th-century
pyramid.Don’tmisstheeroticahallandits
collectionofoccasionallymind-boggling
ceramicfiguresunearthedfromtombs.It’s
believedthatsomesymbolisefertilitywhile
othersarelinkedtosacrificialandfunerary
practices.Av Simón Bolivar 1515, museolarco.org

VenturebeyondthePiscoSour.Manybars

stockpiscoinfusedwithalmostanything:

peaches,coffee,chillies,coca.Chicha

morada(above)is a non-alcoholicpunch

madewithpurplecorn,fruit,sugarand

spices.Tropicaljuicesalsodazzle– try

seasonalsodasatLaPatarashkita.Av

Vasco Núñez de Balboa 755,mercado28.pe

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