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El Mercado

Lima

A modern celebration of ceviche in Peru’s capital

In keeping with Lima traditions, Rafael Osterling’s laid-back ceviche restaurant only opens for lunch – and serves plentiful pisco sours at the bar. El Mercado plates playful iterations of traditional Peruvian coastal classics, using seafood sourced from Pacific fishermen. Signature dishes – alongside the ample ceviche mercado offerings – include the roast shrimp burger doused in tongue-tingling sriracha mayo and the unique ceviche pejerrey: delicate fillets of silverside fish in a vibrant yellow lime and aji amarilio marinade.

Housed in an airy indoor courtyard on the city’s waterfront, the restaurant opened in 2010 and is one of four from Osterling – other establishments include the notable Rafael, a Latin America’s 50 Best regular. A trained lawyer, who once considered a career in diplomacy, the Peruvian chef worked in London and Paris before returning to home.

El Mercado

On the Pass

Rafael Osterling

Pastry Chef

Annia Ortiz

Contact

Av. Hipólito Unanue 203, Miraflores, Lima, 15074, Peru

+51 1 221 1322 Visit El Mercado on Instagram Visit El Mercado's Website