Super 7: Best Peruvian Restaurants in Miami
From a 12-seat counter in a North Miami Beach strip mall to a Design District food hall, here's where to find Miami's best Peruvian cooking right now.
Barra Callao
Barra Callao is the buzziest Peruvian spot in the city right now, and believe it or not, it’s in a small North Miami Beach strip mall. The chef builds every Nikkei-style dish in front of you, from the ceviche of the day’s catch with ají limo to hotate sashimi in yuzu leche de tigre with pickled goldenberries and truffle scallops au gratin under a parmesan crust.
Pro Tip: Walk-ins only during weekday lunch. After 5 p.m. it’s reservations only, and Sundays it’s closed. With all the tire-man spotlight as of late, plan accordingly. @barracallao // 17034 W Dixie Hwy, North Miami Beach
Atomica
Some of the city’s best Peruvian food is coming out of a food hall in the Miami Design District. The chefs and owners learned their ways in kitchens like La Mar and Itamae, before opening inside MIA Market a few years ago. Stars on the menu include cebiche blanco with sunchoke leche de tigre, El Tigre with Peruvian bay scallops and creamy rocoto, and a braised lamb neck worth coming hungry for.
Pro Tip: The Beef Pocket, a short rib empanada with olivo sauce, is a great app option. @atomicamia // 140 NE 39th St (inside MIA Market), Design District
Jarana
Jarana is where I send people who’ve never really had Peruvian food: the menu covers everything, so you can be as adventurous or not as you want. Gastón Acurio opened it next to Aventura Mall in 2024, and it’s bright, colorful, and full of fun drinks, with all his energy but way more chill and family than La Mar ever was. Start with the tuna wantacos and a cebiche clásico, then move on to the Josper-grilled rotisserie chicken.
Pro Tip: Happy hour runs Monday through Friday, 3 to 6 pm, with pretty tasty pisco sours. @jarana.aventura // 19505 Biscayne Blvd, Ste 5150, Aventura
Aromas del Peru
Aromas del Peru is the spot to take the family or head to for a casual weeknight ceviche kick. The menu sticks to the criollo standards, lomo saltado, ají de gallina, chaufa, and I’m a sucker for the papas a la huancaína, potatoes covered in a spicy cheese sauce.
Pro Tip: There are locations all over from Coral Gables to Pompano. @aromasdelperu // 110 Giralda Ave, Coral Gables
Pollos & Jarras
During my single days, Pollos & Jarras was my ultimate go-to delivery: I’d grab a whole rotisserie chicken with fries and a salad and feast on it all weekend. It’s still one of my favorites today. Juan Chipoco’s restaurants have been local staples for nearly two decades, and because this spot is attached to his CVI.CHE 105, you get a solid two-for-one situation where you can order from either menu.
Pro Tip: You have to get the sauces with the chicken. It’s the best. @pollosyjarras // 115 NE 3rd Ave, Downtown Miami
5 Esquinas
Peruvian locals in South Beach will point you to 5 Esquinas, in the Alton Road shopping center with Apple a Day Market, and they’re onto something. The sandwiches are the star, a rarity at Peruvian spots in this city, and the Pan con Chicharrón, crispy pork and fried sweet potato with rocoto aioli on French bread, is the one to get.
Pro Tip: Get the Esquinas platter. For around $35 you get a taste of everything this place does well, and even split two ways it’s still a full meal. @5esquinasmiami // 1536 Alton Rd, South Beach
Dr. Limon Ceviche Bar
When the first Dr. Limon opened in Kendall in 2012, it committed to the bit: diners are ‘patients,’ ceviches are prescriptions, and, well, you get the theme. The Remedio Casero is the classic with hot limo pepper, Dr. Tokyo mixes tuna with pineapple and ginger, and El Charapa comes with mofongo for soaking up the leche de tigre. There are now locations in Miami Lakes, Homestead, Hallandale Beach, and FIU.
Pro Tip: The Quítate el Es-Tres sampler covers three ceviches in one order in case you can’t decide. @drlimonofficial // 13766 SW 84th St, Kendall