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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.
With this simple but classy Italian trattoria, artisanal pizza comes to Trujillo. The pies are, indeed, tempting—with thin, flaky crusts and generous toppings—but don't let them distract you from the excellent pastas, which are homemade and inventive.
Dining at this closed-door, reservations-only private house is like partaking of a sumptuous family meal in an Italian villa. There's no advertising, no sign outside: instead, the owner, Sheyla, comes to your table, asks what you'd like to eat, and then heads to her kitchen to whip up fresh, organic dishes such as melon-and-prosciutto salad, wood-fired pizzas, and fusilli with mushroom ragù. She'll even send her private car to pick you up at your hotel, gratis.
