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Best Restaurants in Cusco (2026)

Cusco has become one of Peru's most interesting places to eat, with a range that runs from destination tasting menus to family picanterías. At the top end, MIL Centro at Moray serves Virgilio Martínez's tasting menu beside the Inca terraces, and Mauka by Pía León celebrates Andean farmers inside Palacio Nazarenas. Chicha por Gastón Acurio reinterprets regional dishes on Plaza Regocijo, while Cicciolina has blended Mediterranean and Andean cooking for more than 20 years. Around the Plaza de Armas, LIMO serves Nikkei cooking with a view over the square and Morena offers modern takes on Peruvian classics.

For traditional Cusco food, Pachapapa in San Blas serves regional dishes in a colonial patio, and Cusqueñísima Picantería in Magisterio is a lunchtime favourite with local families. Green Point is a fully vegan option in San Blas, and MAP Café offers fine dining inside the pre-Columbian art museum. Book ahead for the most popular restaurants, especially at dinner and in the busy dry season. Many picanterías serve lunch only, so plan traditional meals for the middle of the day, and remember that rich food and alcohol can feel heavier at altitude during your first days.

10 places · Updated October 27, 2026

Our top 3 restaurants in Cusco

  1. MIL Centro Andean tasting menu, Moray, MarasVirgilio Martínez's restaurant and research centre beside the Moray terraces, serving a lunch tasting menu of Andean ingredients at around 3,600 metres.
  2. Mauka by Pía León Contemporary Andean cuisine, San BlasChef Pía León's restaurant inside Palacio Nazarenas, celebrating Peru's farmers and landscapes with native grains, trout, alpaca and Sacred Valley herbs.
  3. Chicha por Gastón Acurio Regional Peruvian cuisine, Plaza RegocijoGastón Acurio's Cusco restaurant on Plaza Regocijo, reinterpreting regional dishes such as adobo, trout ceviche and alpaca, with an open kitchen and pisco bar.

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1. MIL Centro

Andean tasting menu$$$$Moray, Maras

Virgilio Martínez's restaurant and research centre beside the Moray terraces, serving a lunch tasting menu of Andean ingredients at around 3,600 metres.

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4. Cicciolina

Mediterranean-Andean restaurant and tapas bar$$$Historic Centre

A long-running upstairs restaurant and tapas bar in the historic centre, known for Mediterranean-Andean cooking, handmade pasta and its own café and bakery.

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6. Pachapapa

Traditional Cusco cuisine$$San Blas

A San Blas restaurant facing the San Blas church, serving traditional Cusco and Andean dishes in a colonial patio, open daily from noon.

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8. MAP Café

Peruvian fine dining$$$San Blas

A fine-dining restaurant inside the Museo de Arte Precolombino, serving creative Peruvian cooking inspired by ancestral art for lunch and dinner every day.

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9. Green Point

Vegan restaurant$$San Blas

A fully vegan restaurant in San Blas, founded by chef Fabricio Durand, serving Peruvian-inspired plates, brunch, a Cusco-style grill and a daily set menu.

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