Destination
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Read MoreCicciolina
Like so many great neighborhood eateries, Cicciolina provides delicious food from sunrise to sunset. It’s the best bakery in town, offering fresh breads and pastries and excellent coffee served from 8 a.m. The upstairs restaurant serves lunch and at dinner...
Read MoreIllariy Restaurant
There is no more romantic setting for a meal in Cusco than the flower-filled courtyard of the Hotel Monasterio or beneath its arches in the Illariy restaurant. As clouds drift over the terracotta-tiled roof and you hear the adjacent church’s...
Read MoreIncanto
Just off the main square in an old palace, Incanto is the best spot in Cusco for a delicious Italian meal. The decor may remind you of Florence, a city that Cusco is often compared to because of its terra-cotta...
Read MoreInka Grill
Under the arches in the Plaza de Armas, Cusco’s main square, you’ll find the entry to Inka Grill. Yes, the large two-story dining room teems with well-heeled tourists, not locals, but for those who want to be surrounded by the...
Read MoreJack’s Café
This joint is one of those local hangouts that bring together a widely diverse crowd, from backpackers and bankers to scientists and scenesters, who come to linger over a newspaper or the town’s best lattes. It’s a landmark that everyone...
Read MoreLa Chola
One of the best gourmet restaurants in Cusco is tucked in a cozy room off the courtyard of the boutique hotel Casa Cartagena. Having only sixteen tables, the dining room feels like a secret club far from the tourist crowds...
Read MoreLimo
One of Cusco’s newer hot spots, Limo is a great Japanese fusion restaurant. The décor is contemporary chic with wood floors, red walls and views of the bustling Plaza Armas square below. (The best tables are on the balconies outside.)...
Read MoreMAP Café
This incredibly stylish restaurant is set in a glass cube in the courtyard of the grand Casa Cabera, now the Museum of Pre-Columbian Art. (The name MAP comes from the Spanish name, Museo de Arte Precolombino). As appealing as the...
Read MorePachapapa
A laid-back Peruvian restaurant on San Blas Square, Pachapapa draws residents and tourists in equal measure. Whether you eat indoors, where the walls are painted in warm ocher and burnt-orange and hung with Andean textiles, or outside under an umbrella...
