Sabor Peruano

"Sabor Peruano has a very specific atmosphere. Outside it’s a canteen, but inside it gives 1960s banquet wedding. The fact you can’t smoke inside feels like a great shame. But you’ll soon forget that once you have a pisco sour in your hand and some yuca frita in front of you. The Elephant and Castle spot should be close to the top of your list in terms of Peruvian restaurants in London for three reasons: it’s great-value, has traditional cooking, and it closes before 10pm, so you can have a great dinner and still have time to do nothing on the sofa." - jake missing, rianne shlebak, heidi lauth beasley

"Restaurants like Sabor Peruano are very easy to settle into. The Peruvian spot opposite St. Mary’s Churchyard has an old-school white tablecloth aesthetic and a familial atmosphere where every table is sharing anticuchos and stabbing at ceviche mixto. Both of these dishes are delicious. The beef heart skewers are tender and gently spiced and the ceviche is as enlivening a plate of food as you’ll eat anywhere. It’s open for lunch but just know that dinner service finishes at 9pm, latest, on weekends. It’s a family affair, after all." - jake missing, sinead cranna

"Sabor Peruano has a very specific atmosphere. Outside it’s a canteen, but inside it gives 1960s banquet wedding. The fact you can’t smoke inside here feels like a great shame. But you’ll soon forget that once you have a pisco sour in your hand and some yuca frita in front of you. The Elephant and Castle spot should be close to the top of your list in terms of Peruvian restaurants in London for two reasons: it serves great value, traditional cooking and it closes before 9pm. So that means you can have a great dinner and still have time to do nothing on the sofa." - Jake Missing