Lima London serves contemporary Peruvian cuisine that blends traditional Peruvian flavours with seasonal British produce and influences from Nikkei and Chifa cooking styles — showcasing dishes such as ceviches, anticuchos, tiraditos and other modern South American plates.

Lima London’s flagship restaurant is located at 31 Rathbone Place, Fitzrovia, London, W1T 1JH, in the heart of central London.

Lima Shoreditch is located at 5-15 Sun Street

Tables at Lima London can be booked online via the restaurant’s reservation platform or by contacting us. Walk-in seating may be offered, but reservations are recommended, especially at peak service times.

Lima Fitzrovia is open all day from Monday to Saturday. Lima Shoreditch opens for lunch and dinner, Monday to Saturday as well

Yes. Lima London offers private dining options and can cater to corporate events and group bookings with tailored menus and dedicated service.

Lima London is known for its inventive Peruvian dishes, including signature ceviches, grilled meats and seafood, vibrant tiraditos, and seasonal tasting menus that celebrate the diversity of Peruvian gastronomy.

Yes. Lima London provides vegetarian and other dietary-specific options. Guests with dietary requirements are encouraged to inform the restaurant in advance so the team can accommodate their needs where possible.

Yes. Lima London offers a curated drinks list featuring Peruvian cocktails like Pisco Sours, a selection of Wines and Sakes designed to complement the vibrant cuisine.

While Lima London’s main focus is on food and drinks, some locations occasionally host live music or special events. Check Lima London’s website or social channels for current entertainment schedules.

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Yes. Lima London regularly hosts special events including wine tastings designed to showcase passionate, independent winemakers, as well as collaborations with renowned chefs from around the world. These include four-hands dinners.
Lima Cantina occasionally hosts live music events in its hidden bar.

Yes. Many Peruvian ingredients are naturally gluten free (corn, potatoes, quinoa, yucca, fruits) and we are happy to accommodate your dietary restrictions.

We aim to serve elevated food in a casual, relaxed setting, infused with the warmth, energy, and unmistakable zest for life that define Latin America.

Yes, we serve the iconic dishes that have made Peru famous. But we offer much more than that. Our chef, Diego Recarte, takes these classics to the next level by drawing inspiration from Italian and French cuisine, ultimately creating dishes that reflect the diversity and creativity of London's culinary scene.

Lima Fitzrovia was awarded a Michelin star in the 2014 Michelin Guide — the first time a restaurant serving Peruvian cuisine in Europe received a Michelin star. The restaurant held the star until 2018, and continues to be featured in the Michelin Guide today.

Diego Recarte is the head chef of Lima Fitzrovia, appointed in October 2025. Peruvian-born, Diego trained at the Instituto Argentino de Gastronomía in Buenos Aires and the Italian Culinary Institute for Foreigners, and refined his craft at Astrid y Gastón (Lima), D.O.M. (São Paulo), Enigma and Pakta (Barcelona), and the three-Michelin-starred Le Calandre.

Lima Fitzrovia is the flagship — refined contemporary Peruvian cuisine in the heart of Fitzrovia, with an open kitchen and tasting menus. Lima Shoreditch brings the same culinary DNA to the boutique Sun Street Hotel in East London, with a dramatic skylit dining room.

Nikkei cuisine is a fusion of Japanese culinary techniques with Peruvian ingredients and traditions, developed by Japanese immigrants who settled in Peru from the late 19th century onwards. At Lima London, Nikkei influences appear in dishes such as tiraditos, sashimi-style raw fish preparations and miso-glazed seafood.

Chifa is the Peruvian-Chinese culinary tradition, blending Cantonese techniques and ingredients with Peruvian produce and flavours. It emerged with the arrival of Chinese immigrants to Peru in the 19th century and is one of the country's most beloved everyday cuisines. Lima London incorporates Chifa influences across its menus.

The Pisco Sour is Peru's national cocktail, made with pisco (a clear Peruvian grape brandy), fresh lime juice, simple syrup, egg white and a few dashes of Angostura bitters, shaken and served chilled. Lima London is regularly cited in the British press for its Pisco Sours.

Yes. Lima London offers gift cards that can be purchased online and redeemed at Lima Fitzrovia and Lima Shoreditch. Lima Shoreditch also offers a dedicated 'A Taste of Lima' voucher via the Sun Street Hotel.

Lima Fitzrovia is closest to Tottenham Court Road tube station (Central, Northern and Elizabeth lines). Lima Shoreditch is a short walk from Liverpool Street station (Central, Circle, Elizabeth, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan lines) and Shoreditch High Street Overground.

Yes. Lima Group partners with the Sol y Luna Foundation in Peru, donating £1 from every bill across its three restaurants. The foundation provides love, care and education to children from Peru's poorest communities — 90% of the children supported come from backgrounds of extreme poverty.

Authenticity in Peruvian cooking comes down to a few things rather than a fixed dish list: the aji peppers — amarillo, rocoto, panca — used as a base rather than a garnish; ceviche cured to order in leche de tigre instead of marinated in advance; and respect for the Nikkei and Chifa traditions that Japanese and Chinese migration brought to Peru in the nineteenth century. A kitchen serving only ceviche and pisco sours is offering a summary of Peru, not Peru.

LIMA opened on Rathbone Place in 2012, when Peruvian cooking was still a novelty in London, and is featured in the Michelin Guide. The kitchen works Peruvian technique against British seasonal produce — day-boat fish, shellfish from Cornwall, Carlingford and the Isle of Skye, greens from nearby farms. Dishes change through the day depending on what arrives.

You'll find it on the plate: sashimi with cold smoke, hamachi and brown butter from the Nikkei side; anticucho of wood-fired beef from the criollo tradition; classic ceviche of stone bass with tiger's milk and sweet potato.

LIMA Fitzrovia runs across two floors. The ground-floor dining room sits under a large skylight with an open kitchen along one side, so the room stays bright through lunch and the cooking is part of the experience rather than hidden behind a pass. Below it, a subterranean bar where the cocktails and the music carry later into the evening.

The 3–5pm aperitivo is when the room turns over — bites and small plates alongside pisco sours, wine and beer at £5. It's the quietest way into the restaurant and the point at which lunch becomes evening.

The space suits groups, birthdays and dates, and can be hired whole for up to 50 seated. Five minutes' walk from Goodge Street and Tottenham Court Road, on the edge of the Charlotte Street cluster.

Open Monday to Saturday, 12:00 to 22:30.