Maido

Welcome!The elegant restaurant led by chef Mitsuharu ‘Micha’ Tsumura takes its name from a Japanese phrase used to greet people: maido. It’s the first thing diners will hear from Tsumura’s team when stepping into the space. Japan meets Peru: The chef-restaurateur’s ancestors landed in Peru from Japan in 1889 and Tsumura was born in Lima. He then completed a culinary arts programme in the US and made the trip to Osaka to specialise in Japanese cuisine. In 2009, he opened Maido in Lima, where he combines Japanese techniques and Peruvian ingredients into Nikkei cuisine. Some 15 years later, the menu may have diversified, but the philosophy remains the same: serving the best local ingredients changing every season. The Maido experience: The tasting menu features more than 10 courses and may include delicacies like The Triple, a combination of avocado, eggs, tomato and chashu (braised pork belly); caracoles al sillao (soy sauce), sea snails, with yellow chilli foam and Nikkei sauce; squid ramen with Amazonian chorizo, duck dumpling, nigiri and more. An a la carte menu is also available, filled with seasonal products and a catch of the day. In 2024, the restaurant celebrated 15 years with a Maido Experience menu which celebrated the past, present and future. Into the Amazon: Maido increasingly references ingredients and traditions from the vast Peruvian Amazon, with courses like the miniature jaune parcel of pork jowl and palm heart that nods to a rainforest staple, snacks of ‘ham’ made from sustainable paiche fish, and yucca served with Amazonian beans. More accolades: Aside from Maido winning the title of Latin America’s Best Restaurant four times since joining the list in 2013, plus achieving the title of The Best Restaurant in South America 2024, beloved cook Tsumura was voted by his peers as the winner of the Estrella Damm Chefs’ Choice Award 2024. This year, Maido has reached the pinnacle and has been named The World’s Best Restaurant 2025, sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna.