"Brasas Peruanas specializes in slow-roasted chicken over charcoal—AKA pollo a la brasas. The menu of anticuchos, papas rellenas, seafood soup, ceviches, and lomo saltado is comfort food of the highest order. This plain-spoken, well-lit space from the team behind Lima Criolla has built a loyal following of local families who flock here to share full chickens and bountiful seafood towers, all with a side of fries and salad. Their desserts are all worth ordering, but if you’re in the mood to drink your carbs, get a maracuya sour for an intense hit of fresh passion fruit from the full pisco bar." - nicolai mccrary, clara wang