Quipas, Lima, Peru

Reviewer: Foodnut.com Quipas Calle Alcanfores 174, Miraflores 15074 Lima, Peru 908 913 878 Quipas Website

Why did we eat here? – Quipas is a restaurante de cocina peruana contemporánea ubicado in Lima, Peru. Not a big spot, about 12 tables and a bar counter. They serve lunch and dinner. This was our first dinner in Peru and a highly anticipated one that is rated at 4.9 on Google. (They do ask you to leave a review after you pay) A fellow foodie suggested we try this spot. We were trying to get the best of Peru, but without tasting menus.

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Reservations are necessary but can be easily made online. The first diners at 7pm where all Americans!

Menu is bigger than expected with lots of starters and entrees. English menu is available. Not a lot of vegetarian options. Come with a larger party to try more dishes. They take dietary restrictions seriously.

The food was beautiful and was even better than expected. Dishes just worked. Even a special dessert was created on the fly to maneuver around a dietary restriction.

Service was very good with folks passing by all the time. No the type of overwhelming service you get at a 3 star spot. Friendly with lots of help ordering and ensuring a dietary restriction were relayed.

Quipas was fantastic with inventive cuisine that looked great and worked. If you are in Lima, put this spot on your short list. If Michelin Guide was published in Peru, they’d rank it one or two stars. Meal for 2 cost about USD$125, it would cost at least double in San Francisco.

Food Review:

CHOCLITO A LA BRASA (S/42) Salsa huancaína / Quesos peruanos / Porcón was like a corn Mac n cheese. Their corn had much larger kernels and the cheese was not overwhelming. This dish was good but the only one we would not reorder. 8.5/10

PULPITO ROSTIZADO (S/62) Papas nativas / Escabeche / Hierbas andinas had lots of diced up perfectly cooked octopus along with delicate curly fried string potatoes. 10/10

COLIFLOR (S/49) – Ají de Coliflor / Anís estrella / Cañihua / Cardamomo was a beautifully baked cauliflower with a thick brown cardamom sauce. Perfectly cooked. 10/10

ARROZ CON PATO AHUMADO (S/115) Loche / Chicha de jora / Magret / Culantro is a large dish with thinly sliced duck and rice in a steel pan. Almost look like a beautiful looking paella. We had the runny egg on the side. Includes a spicy salt on the side. 10/10

Pescado al bijas (S/78) Pesca del día / Achiote / Cocona was a meaty Amazon river fish. Slathered with sauce, this was also perfectly cooked and came with rice on the side. If you like this type of meaty fish its 10/10, otherwise 8.5/10

Pan de Mashua (S/17) is a unique dark colored potato based eggless bread. Includes a really nice herbed butter. Hot out of the over, this was fantastic. They said it is not sold outside. 10/10

CHIRIMOYA de cumbe (S/39) was a custom made dessert made for us due to dietary restrictions. They cooked a thick cherimoya fruit slice and topped it with a corn sorbet. The fruit was slightly firm with a pineapple consistency. You could barely taste the corn in the sorbet. Vegan! 10/10

Overall – Excellent
Food – Excellent
Decor – Very Good
Service – Excellent
Value – Very Good

Would we return? – Yes

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