Rossa Pizza Appassionata is the pizza place tied to the Italian block in San Isidro, which was started by its neighbours: Pasta and Troppo. Rossa Pizza welcomes you with open arms to its relaxed ambience. The candles and smell of dough will ease you into multiple sangria glasses. Have fun and order as much as you can from their creative rotation of pizzas for the centre of the table. There is a pizza for those who don’t even like pizza. Perfect for a date before the movies, meeting your nonna for weekday dinner or gossiping with your lifetime friends before heading to karaoke. 

Troppo is the poshest Italian restaurant in Lima (they are the godmother of laid-back Italian: Pasta). This chic restaurant welcomes you to a warm salon and a breezy outdoor terrace, the perfect setting for a glass of white wine and lunch with your loved ones. If you visit, you must go for their classic stracciatella and sourdough entree or their Polenta frita drizzled with truffle oil. If you are going straight for pasta, don’t hesitate to order their famous Strozzapreti al pesto di pistacchio and to end a dim-lit date night, gloat over their tiramisu. 

We all want to wear their cool garments and have a wardrobe exploding in their eclectic collections. They are always a la mode, sleek and ready to treat the streets like an effortless runway. Nim is made for fashionable ladies who love to dress out of their comfort zone and have fun styling bubbly skirts with plaid corsets and micro shorts with velvet blazers. 

This 2024 opening is inspired by spells and infusions, prepared by witch doctors, as per the translation of its name, Curanderas. A basement watering hole located under Parque El Olivar, the centuries-old olive groves in San Isidro, whose roots are visible through the windows, lift your spirits with a cocktail drawing from the four elements of earth, wind, fire and water.  An all-female staff led by Carolina García helms Curanderas: order the The Chalice, whose white vermouth and sherry base is backed up by coconut milk, passionfruit and activated carbon.