Llama Inn
Peruvian restaurant · Williamsburg ·
Shareable Peruvian dishes & Latin cocktails with inventive flavors
Shareable Peruvian dishes & Latin cocktails with inventive flavors
"A decade of turning a nondescript corner under the BQE into a destination for anticuchos and creative takes on Peruvian cuisine culminates in a farewell on December 20, after helping showcase the breadth of Peru’s ingredients and influences that, as Pete Wells wrote in a 2016 two-star review, had "not been especially well displayed in New York." Its success spawned sister projects — from the now-closed Llama San and Llamita to the still-going Nikkei izakaya Papa San — even as the Williamsburg original prepares to close, with London and Madrid outposts remaining open." - Bettina Makalintal
"A 10-year-old Williamsburg restaurant closing on Sunday, December 20, this spot drew attention for its Peruvian fare after opening in 2015. In a 2016 New York Times review, Pete Wells wrote that “the roast whole chicken, with smoke in its meat and blackened chile rub on its skin, isn’t so much an alteration of the Peruvian standard as an intensification,” and that he’d “enjoy meeting regularly with this chicken.” It later landed No. 76 on the Times’ best NYC restaurants of 2024, and Erik Ramirez was a James Beard Outstanding Chef finalist for the restaurant in 2023." - Nadia Chaudhury
"Perched on The Hoxton’s rooftop, TheLlama Inn serves Peruvian cuisine and pisco sours, a rooftop addition that amplifies the hotel’s appeal by offering distinct flavours and a lively dining-counterpoint to the property below." - The MICHELIN Guide UK Editorial Team
"The original Williamsburg restaurant opened in 2015 and remains part of the group’s lineup, with additional outposts the team still operates in Brooklyn, London, and Madrid. It served as the earlier foundation from which the higher-end Manhattan location later rolled out in 2019." - Melissa McCart
"Llama Inn works for all sorts of different situations, and it’s not impossible to get into—so we find ourselves recommending it to people all the time. The very good Peruvian food, which you eat in a relaxed dining room full of plants and natural light, ranges from ceviche to beef tenderloin covered in french fries. And if you need another reason to plan your next double date or group dinner here, know that there’s an excellent rooftop patio situation as well." - team infatuation
