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Central RestaurantevsAstrid & Gaston
Both Central Restaurante and Astrid & Gaston are endorsed by professional reviewers. On balance, Astrid & Gaston scores slightly higher than Central Restaurante. Astrid & Gaston comes in at #1 in Lima with endorsements from 10 sources like Travel + Leisure, Fodor's and Insight Guides.
Central Restaurante
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Calle Santa Isabel 376, Miraflores, Lima LIMA 18, Peru
From $35/night
Frommer's "Many of the products, like Amazonian fish and high-altitude algae, make their way onto the menu here, including placement on a phenomenal altitude-based tasting menu." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Super-chef Virgilio Martínez has a passion for unearthing ingredients from every corner of Peru and artfully plating them." Full review
Afar Magazine "The talk of gastronauts the world over, Peru's undisputed top meal is chef Virgilio Martinez's tasting menu at Central." Full review
Fodor's "After years working in some of the best kitchens of Europe and Asia, superstar cuisinier Virgilio Martínez returned to Lima to launch this chic, airy venue for his culinary talents—and quickly garnered a reputation as one of Latin America's best chefs." Full review
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Cantuarias 175, Miraflores, Lima, Peru
From $25/night
Concierge "Behind an improbably nondescript exterior on a quiet street in Miraflores lies the seat of an ever-expanding culinary empire."
Fodor's "The flagship of Peru's most celebrated chefs this popular restaurant serves inventive variations on traditional Peruvian cuisine."
Frommer's "Hidden discreetly behind a nonchalant facade (though one of an antique colonial house), on a busy side street leading to Parque Kennedy, is this warm and chic modern colonial dining room and cozy bar." Full review
Insight Guides "Arguably Lima’s best restaurant, offering exquisite novoandina dishes, this was listed one of The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2012 (organized by Restaurant magazine)."
BlackBook "Gaston Acurio's flagship establishment is the gold standard of Lima's culinary scene."
Frommer's "If any single restaurant could be credited with revolutionizing Peruvian cuisine it would be this one." Full review
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"Menu is presented in a slender, elegantly bound...book with stories relating each dish to a memory of growing up in Peru, and encompassing flavours from every part of this richly diverse country." Full review
Fodor's "The main restaurant, which includes several private rooms, serves a set menu with 29 separate dishes that takes you on a journey through Peru's culinary traditions and varied biodiversity." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Lima’s original haute-cuisine establishment was founded by Peru’s gastronomic godfather, Gastón Acurio, and pastry chef wife Astrid Gutsche." Full review
Fodor's "The flagship restaurant of Peru's most celebrated chefs, spouses Gastón Acurio and Astrid Gutsche, occupies a meticulously restored colonial mansion named Casa Moreyra. Dishes are..." Full review
