Barra Chalaca

Top choice in Lima


This casual ceviche and seafood bar combines masterful cooking and playful rapport for the win. Watching the prep cooks from your bar stool, order curatodo (cures everything) – a fishbowl of tropical juices and fresh herbs. There's mouthwatering tiradito chichuito (sashimi with capers, avocado and garlic); crisp, lightly battered pejerrey (silverside fish), and seafood fried rice that you can't put down.

Come early for lunch, as there's always a wait for tables.


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