El Bijao

Address: Av. Ignacio Merino 2051, Lince
Phone: 265-3012
Web page:
Description: Small but popular restaurant that has the name of a plant whose leaves are used for wrapping and cooking different dishes in the jungle. They offer juane (rice tamales with chicken or fish), tacacho (coal cooked bananas, pork, and chopped onions), inchicapi (a soup prepared with chicken, peanuts, yuca and culantro), paiche (a big fish from the jungle rivers), cecina (dry and smoked pork which is usually fried) and a variety of exotic drinks from the jungle.
Price Range: Inexpensive

Maquisapa

Address: Av. Petit Thouars 1798, Lince
Phone: 265-8033, 265-3931
Web page: http://www.peruhotnight.com/maquisapa/
Description: If you are for exotic and strong flavors then this is one the places to go. This is a small restaurant with a very simple decoration that offers traditional dishes from the Peruvian jungle like cecina (dry and smoked pork which is usually fried), tacacho (coal cooked bananas, pork, and chopped onions), juane (rice tamales with chicken or fish), patarashka, inchicapi, chonta salad and paiche dishes among others. They also offer traditional refreshments like camu camu, aguajina and cocona, as well as alcoholic drinks like chuchuhuasi, masato (kind of a yuca beer), uvachado and huitochado.
Price Range: Moderate