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Jason Allen 02/09/22


Lima London

Virgilio Martínez Véliz is the celebrated chef-owner of Central Restaurante in Lima.

And now, he’s the celebrated chef-owner of Lima restaurant in Central London.

He’s a chef that’s had awards heaped upon him: his Peruvian flagship has literally been crowned the No. 1 restaurant in Latin America according to the World’s 50 Best. And while historically getting a taste of his recipes involved a 15 hour flight and a grasp of GCSE Spanish, you can now take a shortcut by instead heading to Fitzrovia; locating the colourful, awning-laden restaurant with a smattering of diners sipping one of 16 pisco sours outside it; and eating there.

Ten years after opening, Lima London has had a makeover with a more grown-up, but still colourful, interior. Grey plaster walls are lifted with traditional woven lampshades, and there’s still all that sunlight flooding in from the skylight above.

Except at night.

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The menu at Lima London is designed as a kind of build-your-own epicurean adventure, with dozens of small plates to sample and share. It’s put together by head chef Sergio Arocas, who is dutifully bearing the mantle after a trip to Lima where he spent time exploring food markets and developing dishes with Mr. Martínez himself. Take your pick of wagyu beef nigiri and anticucho eggplant; the three kinds of ceviche; 24-hour slow-cooked suckling pig with blue potatoes; and Andean turbot drizzled in apple custard fruit sauce.

For those racked with indecision, there’s the six-course, wine-paired tasting menu that takes you on a whistle-stop tour through the best dishes, from scallop tiradito to an elegant pear, purple corn and lime sorbet dessert – also available on the main menu, alongside sweet tamal and caramelised plantain with peanuts, cacao and Amazonian citrus…

…saving the zest till last.

 

NOTE: Lima London is open for lunch and dinner, Tuesday – Saturday. You can find out more, and make a booking, at their website right HERE.

Lima London | 31 Rathbone Place, W1T 1JH


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Lima London


31 Rathbone Place, Fitzrovia, W1T 1JH
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020 3002 2640

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