Amoramar

Amoramar, set in a beautiful colonial house in the Barranco quarter, is probably 2010's best new entry in Lima's gastronomic scene. Born from the joint venture of Luis Alberto Sacilotto --an Argentinean chef who ran for years the cuisine of La Gloria-- and Víctor Chang-Say --creator of the successful Pescados Capitales--, Amoramar strikes the visitor form the very beginning with a super design and cosy atmosphere.

The dining area is completely set in the gardens and terrace, while the house itself accommodates an art gallery. A wood-and-steel bar runs parallel to the dining area, both protected by a compact roof of leaves.

The food is equally attractive. It extensively employs --at least during the hot season-- seafood in combination with local fruits and herbs. The menu includes such delicacies as risotto with crab and sun-dried tomatoes, salmon and mango tartar, or fish with sweet-potato flakes and passion fruit sauce. There is also a fine list of non-seafood dishes that ranges from the classic lomo saltado to a great steak with mustard sauce.  

Service is most friendly, though it gets slightly pushy. Anyway, a minor defect that will most likely get fine-tuned.   

Not easy to find the first time you go there, but it's definitively worth a visit.