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Best Restaurants Open on Sunday in Lima 2026

Here is the truth about a Lima Sunday: the restaurants the world flies in for are closed. Central, Maido, Kjolle and Mayta, the rooms that put Lima at the top of every global list, all go dark on Sunday and several stay shut Monday too. What is open is the older, deeper Lima, the one that locals actually book on a Sunday: the cevicherias where the morning catch lands by noon, and the criollo tabernas where families take over a long table for the afternoon. Sunday is a lunch day here, not a dinner one. Six confirmed Sunday rooms follow, ranked by what each is for, in dollars.

The dining room at Astrid y Gaston, San Isidro Lima
Photo: Google Places. The Casa Moreyra dining room at Astrid y Gaston, San Isidro, Lima.

Why a Sunday list matters in Lima

Lima is the dining capital of South America, home to Central and Maido at the top of the World's 50 Best lists, and almost none of that is available on a Sunday. The marquee tasting rooms close to rest their kitchens, and the visitor who plans a Sunday around a degustation menu will find every door shut. That single fact reshapes a Lima Sunday. The good news is that the day belongs to a different and arguably more authentic Lima, the one built on ceviche and criollo cooking that has fed the city's families on Sundays for generations.

The order below leads with the one fine-dining room that opens Sunday lunch, Astrid y Gaston, then runs through the great cevicherias and closes with the criollo tabernas. The timing rule is the most useful thing to carry: cevicherias serve lunch only and close by around 5pm, because the fish is bought fresh that morning and the kitchen will not serve it tired. Tipping runs around 10 percent. Lima's flagships dominate the World's 50 Best Latin America list, so the city's pedigree is not in doubt, only its Sunday hours. Every time below was checked against current listings in June 2026. For the rest of the week, start with the Lima dining guide.

The Sunday list

1

Astrid y Gaston

Peruvian contemporary · San Isidro, Lima · $80–110 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday lunch only, 12:00–16:00

Gaston Acurio's flagship is the room that launched modern Peruvian cooking, set in Casa Moreyra, a restored colonial hacienda in San Isidro. It is the one serious fine-dining kitchen in Lima that opens on a Sunday, and it does so for lunch only. The cuy pekines and the slow-confit lamb are the dishes to order, with a meal landing between $80 and $110 a head. Because it is the sole prestige Sunday room in the city, the lunch sitting fills, so book ahead and take the garden terrace if the weather holds. Dinner here runs Monday to Saturday.

2

La Mar

Cevicheria · Miraflores, Lima · $40–55 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday, 12:00–17:30

La Mar is the cevicheria that travelled the world, but the Miraflores original is still the one to eat at, a buzzing open-air room that takes no bookings and fills with Limeno families on a Sunday. The ceviche clasico and the leche de tigre are the order, the fish so fresh it is firm, with a meal around $40 to $55 a head. It opens Sunday at noon and closes mid-afternoon once the day's catch is gone, the classic ceviche-lunch window. Arrive by one o'clock to beat the queue, because a Sunday here is the city's prime cevicheria slot.

3

Costanera 700

Nikkei / cevicheria · San Miguel, Lima · $45–60 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday lunch, 12:30–17:00

Costanera 700 is the Sato family's long-running Nikkei seafood room, the place that helped define the Japanese-Peruvian cooking Lima is now known for. The chita a la sal, a whole fish baked in a salt crust and finished at the table, is the signature, alongside tiraditos that show the Nikkei knife work. A meal runs $45 to $60 a head. It opens Sunday for lunch and closes by five, so this is a midday booking. It is the more refined cevicheria choice, a room for a slower Sunday seafood lunch rather than a loud one.

4

Pescados Capitales

Cevicheria / seafood · Miraflores, Lima · $35–50 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday, 12:00–17:00

Pescados Capitales was one of the first cevicherias to treat ceviche as a serious sit-down meal, and its menu still plays on the joke in the name, listing the catch as a series of sins. The ceviche and the tiradito are the order, fresh and sharp, with a meal landing $35 to $50 a head, the best value on this list. It opens Sunday at noon and runs to five, the lunch window again, and the garden tables are the ones to book. Sunday brings long waits, so reserve or come early for the family-lunch rush.

5

Isolina

Criollo taberna · Barranco, Lima · $30–45 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday, 10:00–17:00

Isolina is the criollo taberna that locals send you to for the real Sunday lunch, a two-storey room in bohemian Barranco serving the home cooking of old Lima in portions built for sharing. The tacu tacu, the cau cau and the slow-braised meats arrive in copper pots meant for a whole table. A meal runs $30 to $45 a head. It opens Sunday late morning and runs through the afternoon, the long, lazy criollo lunch that defines a Lima Sunday. Come with a group, order across the menu, and do not plan anything for the rest of the day.

6

El Senorio de Sulco

Criollo · Miraflores, Lima · $40–55 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday, 12:00–17:00

El Senorio de Sulco has cooked traditional Peruvian food on the Miraflores malecon for decades, a more polished take on criollo cooking than the Barranco tabernas, with a terrace that looks out over the Pacific. The anticuchos, the seco de cordero and the pre-Hispanic dishes are the order, with a meal around $40 to $55 a head. It opens Sunday for lunch and into the afternoon, and the ocean view makes it the dressier criollo choice. Book a terrace table for the Sunday lunch and the sea breeze that comes with it.

How to book a Sunday table in Lima

The first rule of a Lima Sunday is to stop chasing the tasting menus, because they are closed; book a cevicheria or a taberna instead. Astrid y Gaston takes reservations and its Sunday lunch is the one prestige seat in the city, so book it ahead. The cevicherias split into two camps: La Mar takes no bookings, so a Sunday arrival before one o'clock is the move, while Costanera 700 and Pescados Capitales reward a reservation for the garden tables. For the criollo Sunday, Isolina and El Senorio de Sulco both fill with families, so reserve a midday table. A solo Sunday is easy at the counter of any cevicheria, a fine solo-dining move, and the whole day works best as a long lunch rather than a dinner. Plan the rest of the trip with the Lima dining guide.

Frequently asked questions

Are Central and Maido open on Sunday in Lima?

No. Lima's World's 50 Best tasting rooms, including Central, Maido, Kjolle and Mayta, close on Sunday to rest their teams, and several close Monday too. A diner who flies in expecting a Sunday tasting menu will be turned away. The one fine-dining name that does open Sunday is Astrid y Gaston, and only for lunch. For a serious Sunday meal, the cevicherias and criollo institutions on this list are the answer. See the wider Lima dining guide for the rest of the week.

Where can I eat ceviche on a Sunday in Lima?

Sunday lunch is the ceviche meal in Lima. La Mar in Miraflores is the benchmark cevicheria, open Sunday from noon until the fish runs out in mid-afternoon, and Costanera 700 and Pescados Capitales both run Sunday lunch service. The key rule is timing: cevicherias buy fish fresh that morning and close by about 5pm, so a Sunday ceviche is a lunch, never a dinner. Arrive by 1pm to beat the family crowds.

Is Astrid y Gaston open on Sunday in Lima?

Yes, for lunch only. Gaston Acurio's San Isidro flagship opens Sunday from around noon to 4pm, the most prestigious Sunday-open room in the city, while its dinner service runs Monday to Saturday. The cuy and the slow-cooked lamb are the dishes to order, with a meal landing around $80 to $110 a head. It is the one place to combine a fine-dining Sunday with the city's serious cooking, so book the lunch sitting ahead.

What time do Lima restaurants close on Sunday?

Earlier than you might expect. Sunday is a lunch day in Lima, and the cevicherias wind down around 5pm once the morning's fish is gone. The criollo tabernas like Isolina and El Senorio de Sulco run a longer afternoon but still centre on lunch. If you want a Sunday dinner in Lima, you need a kitchen that serves into the evening, which on Sunday is a much shorter list than midweek, so plan the big meal for the middle of the day.

What is the best Sunday lunch in Lima?

For most Limenos, the Sunday family lunch is the meal of the week, and the criollo tabernas do it best. Isolina in Barranco serves huge shared platters of tacu tacu and cau cau in a two-storey taberna, and El Senorio de Sulco on the Miraflores malecon runs a classic criollo Sunday. For a seafood version, La Mar's ceviche and tiradito are the order. All three are lunch-led, so book or arrive early on a Sunday.

Keep reading

Plan the rest of the week with the full Lima dining guide, or by occasion with solo dining at the counter. By cuisine, see the best Peruvian restaurants worldwide, the best seafood restaurants worldwide and the best Japanese restaurants worldwide for Lima's Nikkei lineage. Travelling on through South America? Compare with the Sao Paulo dining guide and the Buenos Aires dining guide. For the global view on closing nights, read where to eat well on a Sunday or Monday.

Hours verified against each restaurant's published schedule in June 2026; confirm directly before travelling. Restaurants for Kings is editorial, not sponsored. Some reservation links may earn an affiliate commission, which never affects a ranking or a score.