Mérito

Venezuelan-Peruvian · Lima · San Isidro · Chef Juan Luis Martínez

#26 World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025, #4 Latin America's 50 Best. Chef Juan Luis Martínez bridges Venezuelan and Peruvian cuisines. Barranco casona with open kitchen.

Prolongación Salaverry 2310, San Isidro, Lima 15036, Peru, Lima

• #4 Latin America's 50 Best 2025
• #26 World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025

Menu

Wines

• Per a diner's report, the tasting menu with wine pairing came to approximately (335)
• Papelón con Limón — Venezuelan Raw Sugar Lemonade (18) — Venezuela's most universal refreshment: papelón (unrefined raw cane sugar block) dissolved into water with fresh lime, served over ice. At Mérito it is made with both Venezuelan papelón and Peruvian maracuyá (passion fruit) — the two citrus traditions of Venezuela and Peru united in the restaurant's simplest beverage. Available throughout the meal.

Dishes

• Bienmesabe — Venezuelan Coconut Custard, Almond, Andean Chirimoya (36) — Bienmesabe — the classic Venezuelan coconut custard dessert (its name means 'tastes good to me') made from coconut milk, sugar, egg yolks, and cinnamon — paired with chirimoya (Peruvian custard apple) sorbet and ground almonds. The bienmesabe is Venezuela's most beloved traditional dessert; the chirimoya pairing crosses the geographical boundary into Peru's inter-Andean valleys.
• Format (10)
• Ceviche
• Seared Scallops
• Fish Curry
• Pork Belly
• Glazed Pork Belly with Arepas
• Yacon with Whitefish
• Fish Tartare
• Scallop Ceviche

Tasting Menu

• 10-Course Tasting Menu (75)

Phone: +51 1 650-5808

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