Menu to Taste

Mayta

Contemporary Peruvian · Lima · Miraflores · Chef Jaime Pesaque

Ranked No. 39 on The World's 50 Best Restaurants list, Mayta in Lima is led by chef Jaime Pesaque, offering a modern take on Peruvian cuisine. The kitchen highlights native ingredients across its tasting menu, featuring dishes like duck skillet cooked five ways with verdant cilantro rice.

Av. 28 de Julio 1286, Miraflores, Lima 15047, Peru, Lima

  • #11 Latin America's 50 Best 2025
  • #39 World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025

Menu

Dishes

  • Arroz con Pato — Chiclayo-Style Duck Rice, Loche, Ají Amarillo (72) — Peru's great northern dish: duck braised with chicha (fermented corn beer), ají amarillo, and loche squash — the sacred northern Peruvian squash — cooked together with rice until every grain absorbs the richness of the duck. Pesaque's version uses duck confit rather than the traditional stew preparation, applying French technique to the great Chiclayo regional recipe.
  • Lucuma Parfait — Andean Lucuma Ice Cream, Algarrobo Caramel (42) — Lucuma (Pouteria lucuma) — the subtropical Peruvian fruit with a distinctive dry, maple-sweet flavour unlike any European fruit — as a parfait (semi-frozen mousse) with algarrobo caramel. Algarrobo (Prosopis pallida) — the Peruvian carob tree — produces a sweet pod processed into a syrup or flour with a butterscotch-vanilla character. Both lucuma and algarrobo are central to Peru's confectionery tradition; together they create one of the most Peruvian-tasting desserts on any Lima menu.
  • Yachay (12)
  • Amazonian ceviche
  • Mayta Experience (9)
  • risotto de chupe
  • Tubers
  • Scallop in shell
  • Carrots
  • Corn with chullpi & quinoa flower

Cocktails

  • Pisco Seleccionado — Mayta's Single-Vineyard Pisco Collection (45) — Mayta maintains a curated collection of premium pisco from Peru's finest producing valleys (Ica, Arequipa, Moquegua, Tacna) — single-vineyard and single-grape-variety expressions of the Peruvian grape brandy. Available as a tasting flight or by the glass; the pisco selection reflects Pesaque's commitment to Peruvian premium agriculture beyond food.

Tasting Menu

  • Tasting Menu (Yachay / Mayta Experience) (264)
  • 10-Course Tasting Menu (264)
  • Full tasting menu (50Best listing) (296)

The Experience

The meal is structured around a tasting menu, à la carte dining and a wine pairing. A good fit for group dining.

  • Occasion: Group
  • Format: Tasting menu, À la carte, Wine pairing

Phone: +51 1 650-5930

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