"A casual Aguas Calientes restaurant serving Peruvian dishes alongside local craft beers; recommended as a post‑visit meal destination in town." - Amanda Ogle
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"Mapacho Craft Beer Restaurant Though better known for its high-quality, wide-ranging craft beer menu, Mapacho, in Aguas Calientes, merits culinary attention, too, regional suds or no. Lunch and dinner choices are varied and delicious with choices like trout ceviche and osso buco, as well as a wide selection of Peruvian favorites like lomo saltado (a Peruvian beef stir-fry). The atmosphere is casual; service top-notch. Arrive early or late to snag a coveted river-view table."
Frienly pro-active staff and the guinea pig meal was delicious. We also ordered the chicken in bread crumbs which was a tiny bit dry but still delicious.
The best part by far is the view out of the back over the river which is stunning. Prices are a tiny bit high but it's cusco so not a surprise.
Lizzett Uria
Google
AMAZING!!!! Michael our server was absolutely amazing and gave us great suggestions for food. Every single dish was a hit, even with our kids. We had the Cuy, Alapaca con Salsa de Guindones, Arroz Chaufa de Pollo, and the Ceviche de Trucha for appetizer. Everything was delicious!!! Our adult beverages were also amazing. Just the best I’ve had!
Eduardo P T
Google
We had a wonderful experience at this restaurant. Everything was excellent — the food came very quickly, and every dish was simply spectacular. A special mention goes to our waitress, Evelyn, who was truly delightful and incredibly attentive. She not only made sure at all times that we were enjoying our meal, but also kindly gave us recommendations about other places to visit in Lima. Her warmth and dedication made our evening even more special. Highly recommended!
Miryan Machado
Google
Excellent food and great service. We were recommending come here from our hotel. They called ahead and had a table ready for our party of 11. We had complimentary pisco sour and lemonade for the kids. Our server Vanessa was excellent. Very friendly attentive and made sure we had everything we needed for our meal.
Emily Medrano
Google
Michael was amazing ! Great service! He explained the traditional dishes and gave us great opinions for our celebratory dinner! We had just came back from Machu Picchu and wanted to enjoy a beautiful meal. He was great! Well done Michael! Until next time !
Caitlin G.
Google
The view of the river is really lovely as was the food and service. The corn cakes stuffed with meat was the best thing we had but the pizza was also quite tasty (they allow split pizza too, which is nice).
Evan
Google
Delicious! Looks like a beach bar but serves good food! Fish but it was the best item. A full page of vegetarian food.
Vanesa (one S) was our waitress. So friendly and helpful! Ask for her 😀.
Be forewarned these are tourista prices - as with this entire city.
Romanian Spice
Google
We came just for desert our first night in Aguas Calientes and it was so amazing we had to come back the next day for dinner. Everything was outstanding including out server Joseph! Highly recommend this place!(October 10 2025)