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Description:
This sleek new restaurant and lounge down by the "bridge of sighs" in Barranco is one of my new faves in Lima. It delivers what it calls "costa fusion," meaning adaptations of Peruvian coastal and Limeño dishes with largely Mediterranean influences. While the chic, colorful interior is coolly international, the gorgeous long deck outdoors, under an old wooden ceiling, tall trees, and squawking birds, has a great tropical, and sexy, feel. At a recent dinner, I started by sipping a maracuyá (passion-fruit) sour and munching on banana chips, before moving on to an extremely fresh salad with mushrooms, avocado, and tomatoes. My entree was identified by the esoteric name "Oleaje Espirituoso," but it was a terrific dish of grouper served on a bed of zucchini gnocchi and a crème of huacatay (a local herb). Everything was absolutely delicious. If I were taking my wife on a date on a long dreamed-about trip to Peru, I think this might be the place.
- © Frommer's 2012
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User Reviews for Chala
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Lost the touch
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I wrote a review on Chala a couple of years ago, happy about the restaurant - and also apply to then have a gourmet restaurant 3 blocks from home. Since then I have returned many times...
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- posted on 01.03.12
- by globalswede
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Raw chicken and bad service!
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My husband and I went here for dinner late December 2011. The Pisco Sour was great and the location is beautiful. We had their house entrée which was good. Everything seemed set for...
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- posted on 12.28.11
- by KateR407
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Nice place to relax mid-afternoon
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Visited Barranco and found very little to do. Thankfully, we stopped at Chala's, near the Bridge fo Sighs. Sat on the outside porch and had a few pisco sours and ordered a few...
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- posted on 12.10.11
- by JimM660
Awards:
Frommer's
- Very Highly Recommended 2010
- Details
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Contact:
- visit website
- tel: +51 1 252-8515
- send email
Address:
- Bajada de Banos 343
- Barranco
- Barranco, Lima Lima 4
Neighborhood:
BarrancoPayments:
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Hours:
- Tues-Sat noon-3pm and 5-11pm; Sun 11am-5pm, Mon 1pm-4pm, 8pm-12am
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