The menu includes plenty of traditional Peruvian dishes, but it’s the seafood dishes that play a starring role at this restaurant. A family-owned and operated restaurant, Sabor Inka specializes in dishes found in the northern Peruvian port city of Chimbote and the surrounding region, coupled with generations-old family recipes. Located in the Safeway Plaza on Pleasant Hill Road, Sabor Inka has become a gathering spot for metro Atlanta’s Peruvian community who come here to eat family-style meals, drink, and take in a soccer match or two throughout the week. Sabor Inka - Lawrenceville Parihuela, spicy Peruvian seafood soup similar in style but not in flavor to French bouillabaisse. Order mazamorra morada for dessert, a pudding made from Peruvian purple corn and a combination of pureed fruits, like apples, pineapples, and cherries. Now located one mile south at the Sun Tan Plaza in Brookhaven, the restaurant is back serving Peruvian ceviches, hearty plates of lomo saltado, and other traditional dishes, including tallarines a la huancaina con bistec (linguine and grilled steak tossed in huancaina sauce), arroz con pollo, and carapulcra (Peruvian pork and potato stew).
One of Atlanta’s original Peruvian restaurants, Machu Picchu on Buford Highway gave folks a scare a few years ago when it closed at Northeast Plaza.
Machu Picchu Restaurant - Brookhaven Lomo saltado. Make sure to try the lamb empanadas filled with spiced ground lamb meat, herbs, and chimichurri. Las Brasas also offers Peruvian ceviches, shrimp causa, Peruvian stir-fry dishes, like lomo saltado tossed with pisco fries, and chaufas, including fried rice mixed with Spanish octopus, calamari, shrimp and flounder. Birds come served in half and whole portions with piles of the restaurant’s pisco fries. Chickens are cooked over hardwood and seasoned with huacatay, a minty herb reminiscent of tarragon and basil with hints of citrus. People will find a number of traditional dishes on the menu at this Decatur staple, but it’s the Peruvian-style rotisserie chicken here for which the restaurant is best known. Las Brasas - DecaturĬhickens are cooked over hardwood and seasoned with huacatay, an herb tasting of tarragon and basil with a touch of citrus.
Corn, potatoes, beans, rice, and quinoa form the foundations of Peruvian cooking, with fish, beef, pork, and chicken helping to create a medley of chilled and hot dishes.įrom spicy, lime-marinated ceviches and potato terrines (causa) layered with avocado, chilis, and shrimp to chaufa (Peruvian fried rice), lomo saltado (sirloin stir-fried with fries, tomatoes, and onions,) and rotisserie chicken cooked over hardwoods, consider these five Peruvian restaurants around Atlanta. Peruvian fare is a melting pot of foods, blending the country’s deep Inca roots with dishes, spices, and ingredients from populations who long ago immigrated to Peru from the African continent, France, Spain, and even Japan. The country’s vast and varied topography and its rich history are reflected in both Peruvian culture and in its cuisine. Located on the western coast of South America on the Pacific Ocean, Peru is home to resort towns and historic colonial-era cities nestled within rocky coastlines and sandy dunes to portions of the Amazon rainforest and mountainous regions in the Andes containing ancient Incan ruins. However, few Atlanta restaurants center on offering just Peruvian cuisine. With Atlanta’s diverse Latin American food scene, restaurants here often serve a number of Peruvian dishes on menus alongside foods from other nearby countries like Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. Welcome to the Ask Eater Atlanta Dining Advice Column Former Minero Chef Explores His Peruvian Roots With His New Atlanta Pop-Up
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