La Nueva Palomino

Arequipa, Peru

The epitome of a family-run picantería, La Nueva Palomino serves hearty dishes originating from Arequipa. The menu includes a budget special, which changes every day – Wedsnesday it could be a seafood chupe, Saturday it might be a hearty, meat-based stew. Abundant starters at this spacious canteen favoured by local diners include stuffed rocoto chilli peppers and prawn chowder. And if you want to sample the historic Andean delicacy of cuy (guinea pig, usually fried or roasted and served whole, teeth, paws and all), this is the place. Traditional desserts such as queso helado, tocino del cielo, and buñuelos all feature. Wash it down with a chicha de jora (a type of beer made with maize that was originally breWeds by chewing corn before spitting it out to ferment) or the non-alcoholic chicha morada beloved by all of Peru.

Key Information

• Average price per person $30
• Breakfast: Sun Lunch: Mon – Sun
• +51 54 252 393

Location

Leoncio Prado 122, Yanahuara, Arequipa, 04000