Where Are All the Peruvian Restaurants?
December 4, 2008 at 10:45 AM |
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Epicurious is out with their list of the top 10 food trends to watch in 2009. Most of them we're already up on (noodle bars, cheap eats, regional roasters), but we were caught off-guard by number 3: "Peruvian is the new Thai."
You thought Peruvian cuisine was all about seviche, maybe? Guess again: Peru boasts culinary influences from Spanish, Basque, African, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, French, and British immigrants. Pisco Sour, anyone?
Who knew? We hate to admit to being followers, but this sounds like a trend we can get behind. But wait a minute--we're not sure we've ever even seen a Peruvian restaurant, much less eaten at one. So we did a little legwork to find out just where these suddenly trendy eateries are. After the jump, our (untested) guide to Peruvian restaurants across the US:
Queens appears to boast the biggest cluster, and the highest profile spot is Pio-Pio, which has actually expanded to seven locations across NYC. How did we miss this one?
But it's Jersey that's home to the country's highest concentration of Peruvian-Americans, and the state is dotted with a ton of fast food Peruvian chicken joints, like Chicken Run Polleria Peruana.
Over on the West Coast, the chilled mussels at Los Balcones Del Peru are the toast of Peruvian Hollywood.
And for the more high-end crowd, Denver's lounge-y Limon is getting some buzz for its pisco sours and seviches.
Related Stories:
· Epicurious Predicts Top 10 Food Trends for 2009 [The Epilog]
· Pio-Pio [Official Site]
· Chicken Run Polleria Perurana [Official Site]
· Los Balcones Del Peru [Official Site]
· Limon [Official Site]
· Food Travel coverage [Jaunted]
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