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Trujillo serves up delicious fresh seafood and a variety of excellent meat dishes. Try the cebiche made with fish or shellfish; causa, a casserole made of mashed potatoes and layers of fillings; tasty cabrito al horno (roast kid) or seco de cabrito (stewed kid); or shámbar, a bean stew tinged with mint.
Feel like you've stepped back to the bohemian Paris of the 1960s at this retro bar and lounge beside the Museo del Juguete. With its creaky floors, dark-wood bar, floor-to-ceiling glass cabinets, and cushioned leather seats, it's a relaxed café in the afternoon and a hopping nightspot with live jazz in the early evening.
Sandwiches are among the lesser-known glories of Peruvian cuisine, but if folks continue to throng this interior patio café like they do now, it's only a matter of time before word gets out. Burgers here are among Peru's best, but even tastier is the sandwich de lechón al cilindro, made from pork slow-roasted inside a barrel. Added plus: the owners are northern hospitality incarnate.
