5 to Try: Peruvian Restaurants
By Patrick Heig, San Francisco Editor
Citrusy, spicy, and seafood-heavy with Andean, Spanish, Asian and African flavors, Peruvian food is fresh-tasting, complex and exotic yet broadly appealing. So, it’s no surprise that this cuisine is sweeping through the city, with a splashy cebicheria opening on the Embarcadero, a hot rotisserie getting fired up in the Mission and a pisco parlor moving in on Market Street—in addition to the stellar lineup of Peruvian joints we’ve already got.
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La Mar Cebicheria Peruana
Pier 1.5, San Francisco, CA
With authentic ceviches made from fresh, locally harvested fish, pisco-centered cocktails, an elegant-but-casual dining room and a heated patio right on the water, La Mar is one of the splashier restaurants to open in the city in years. -
Pisco Latin Lounge
1817 Market St, San Francisco, CA
This Upper Market lounge pays homage to a formerly legendary SF libation--pisco punch--with plenty of the Peruvian brandy and small plates from neighbor Destino. -
Limon Rotisserie
1001 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA
The house-special roasted chicken is moist and flavorful--and ridiculously reasonable--but the ceviche and steak tapas are just as good and all cost less than $10. -
Fresca
2114 Fillmore St, San Francisco, CA
A bustling Pacific Heights Peruvian joint warms up the Fillmore with sumptuous ceviche. -
Piqueo's
830 Cortland Ave, San Francisco, CA
Upscale Peruvian restaurant with an artsy decor spices up Bernal Heights with tasty, and tasteful, small plates.
