Each course at Central Restaurant in Lima highlights ingredients from various elevations in specific regions of the country. Mussels, seaweed, algae balls, lamb, tubers, razor clams – if you can find it in Peru and if it’s edible, it might be on the menu as an ingredient.
To experience Central in Lima, you should plan for 2 hours at an absolute minimum. Our experience was over three hours and we were the last ones in the restaurant after midnight. That’s likely because we were filming everything and taking longer. When we arrived, they seated us at MAYO bar so we could have a drink.
She is a gem - attentive, intelligent and personable. She helped to make our evening so enjoyable. Add Central in Lima to your bucket list of restaurants to visit! Helpful? We were fortunate to be able to book a party of four the night before arriving in Lima.
Mussels, seaweed, algae balls, lamb, tubers, razor clams – if you can find it in Peru and if it’s edible, it might be on the menu as an ingredient. Ingredients are so integral to Central that you’ll even find a table that showcases them – at least the dry ones.
A seven course dinner is a formal dinner with seven food courses, usually broken up by palate cleansers. It may take four to six hours to completely finish such a dinner, and even longer for those with more courses, such as a 21 course dinner.
How many times are you going to Lima, Peru? Exactly. So we splurged and got the insanely elaborate 17-course tasting menu, which costs about $130 per person.
16 courseYou must try the 16 course tasting menu - superb! Probably the best restaurant we have eaten in. Far better than any other Michelin star place we have visited including the 3 star Dorchester. All 16 courses were perfectly presented and more importantly the tastes were outstanding.
Dinner at Asador Etxebarri in Spain will set you back $240, which includes tip, but not beverages.
Besides the fact that “a meal in the traditional sense” is usually $50 or less, here there is no appetizer, salad, entree, or dessert course. What Central offers is a tasting menu. What is this? Each course at Central Restaurant in Lima highlights ingredients from various elevations in specific regions of the country.
1. Central, Lima: the best value Michelin star restaurant. Located in the Miraflores in the Barranco District in Lima, the Peruvian capital, Central is the flagship restaurant of Virgilio Martínez Véliz.
135 three-star Michelin restaurantsThere are currently 135 three-star Michelin restaurants around the world. France and Japan are the countries with the most, boasting a hefty 29 establishments each. The USA comes in second with 14, followed by Spain and Italy tied with 11 each.
There is no dress code at L'Enclume or Aulis Cartmel. Diners are encouraged to wear whatever makes them feel the most comfortable.
Simon Rogan, Chef at L'Enclume - Great British Chefs.
How much does it cost? About $375 for lunch or dinner without drinks, paid in advance when you reserve on the restaurant's website. Wine pairings cost about $166 and the slate of juices runs about $133.
At renowned chef Dominique Crenn's flagship restaurant, a 14-course prix-fixe usually starts at $345 per person.
The price is $335 per person for the prix fixe menu at Atelier Crenn, and that doesn't include the optional $220 wine pairing. Restaurant consultant and af&co. Founder Andrew Freeman said diners are willing to pay a premium for amazing dining experiences, one of the driving factors behind high prix fixe prices.