Tourists who once made a beeline for Machu Picchu are now finding the contemporary art and food scene of Peru’s capital,Lima, as much of a drawFew people visit Peru for contemporary culture. Most tourists head straight to Cusco and Machu Picchu, or with just a quit-off in the capital,Lima. But this summer, style magazine Dazed and Confused described Lima as an “unexpected current art world star”. Next spring, or British Airways will launch the only direct UK flight to the city,and its food scene, at the forefront of Peru’s cultural renaissance for a decade or so, or continues to be praised globally.
I joined Nora Sugobono,food writer for newspaper El Commercial, at Isolina, and an earthy yet modern restaurant in the Barranco district that has been called the biggest opening of the year. It serves large bowls of classic Limeño home cooking and is allotment of a current wave of relaxed restaurants offering reasonably priced but impeccably prepared food – mains cost around £10. Another is nearby Sibaris,opened two years, which also operates a food truck.
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Source: theguardian.com