UJ #6 - Cusco

Casa Cartagena. In addition to these two chefs, other
well-known Lima chefs like Virgilio Martínez. Martinez
has opened Senzo at Las Nazarenas Hotel serving an
innovative menu using primarily locally sourced, organic
ingredients. Martinez offers a delicately crafted
as well as a regular menu of dishes ideal for dining
in high altitude. Another good restaurant for visitors
is Calle del Medio (street in the middle). This relaxed,
informal spot also uses a wide variety of local produce
for its dishes. A complete menu of pisco-based coc-
diners to branch out from the iconic Pisco Sour into
more local preparations.
The last recommendation for those who love excellence
in food is El Hada (the fairy); a location that
used for every creation. This small cafetería-style
spot serves the best coffee, pastries, sweets and
ice creams in all of Peru. The lemon sherbet cone is
not to be missed.
NAZARENAS BOUTIQUE
The Plaza Nazarenas ringed by what once were
Cusco’s most elegant homes and today are some of
Inkaterra is located in the mansion formerly owned
by the Almagro Family. With its warm and elegant
local decor, crowned with large, marble soaking
Cusco Restaurants
Above, left: Monastery
Hotel
Above, right: The Palacio
Nazarenas Hotel
Below, left: Something
new: Calle Medio
Restaurant
Below, right: More and
more Cusco restaurants
are using local
ingredients.
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