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We've compiled the best of the best in Huanchaco - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
Skip the first floor and head upstairs to the terrace for great views of the beach at Huanchaco's largest and most popular restaurant. Enjoy huanchaquero specialties, including cangrejo reventado (baked crab stuffed with egg) and cebiche de mococho (seaweed cebiche). Prices have crept up in recent years, but this open-air eatery continues to draw crowds for its compendious menu and sunset drinks from a special wine and cocktail list.
This cute coffeehouse serves as a nice break from seafood if you find yourself surfeited by Huanchaco's cebicherías. The Dutch-and-Peruvian-owned pit stop sources its coffee and other organic ingredients from local and regional producers. You can grab wraps, sandwiches, pastries, pies, crepes, and other quick bites here as well.
