Best Restaurants in Arequipa 2026

  • La Nueva Palomino – A century-old picanteria tradition, still cooking over wood fire.
  • Sol de Mayo – Over a century of Arequipeno cooking, with the Misti volcano in view.
  • Chicha por Gaston Acurio – Gaston Acurio's take on Arequipeno classics, right across from Santa Catalina.
  • Zig Zag Restaurant – Andean meats sizzling on volcanic stone, under a staircase built by Eiffel's studio.
  • Crepisimo – A hundred-plus crepes and a rooftop view, inside Arequipa's Alliance Francaise.