They've got an impressive selection of Argentinian, Italian and local drops to explore, or you can bring in your favourite bottle on Cellar Nights, running Monday through Thursday. While their Italian offerings are undoubtedly delicious, we suggest you forgo the pasta and head down to South American, with a menu of pan-fried scallops served with aji amarillo-spiced cream sauce, fat empanadas, cassava croquettes and picarones. New restaurant alert, Listers! Opened just this month on Upper Heidelberg Road, Fire Station Cucina Bar is an Italian-Peruvian affair, offering pastas and risottos alongside tasty Peruvian-inspired fare. Image credit: Fire Station Cucina Bar Facebook. Now you can't get more authentic than that. Pastuso's clindro peruano, a Peruvian smoking chamber, churns out slow-cooked lamb leg and pork shoulder, while the charcoal grill covers everything from barramundi to alpaca shoulder. So, what delectable Peruvian food can you expect at Pastuso? Think thinly sliced swordfish loin with cucumber, aji amarillo sauce and rocoto jelly, moreish pulled brisket potato croquettes, and slow-cooked pork belly with a pickled daikon salsa. Inspired by the geography of Sarvia's home country, the menu is divided into three regions: the coast (the cevicheria), the Andes (the parrilla) and the Amazon Jungle (the pisco bar). Leading Pastuso's kitchen is renowned Peruvian chef Alejandro Sarvia, who joined the folk from piping hot South American restaurant, San Telmo, to open up the Peruvian sister venue a couple of months ago. Piqueos is an absolute must-go for Peruvian food in Melbourne, folks! Pastuso | Melbourne CBDĪ new grill, cevicheria and pisco bar, Pastuso is the place to go for delicious Peruvian food in Melbourne's CBD. If you've still got room for something sweet (who are we kidding, of course you do!), go for the Suspiro Limeño, a traditional Peruvian dessert of dulce de leche, glossy Italian meringue and plum pisco liqueur.
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Carnivores, you won't be disappointed, either – Piqueos' parrilla, a traditional Argentinian grill, churns out everything from Peruvian-spiced baby chicken to a traditional char-grilled beef heart, plus an impossibly tender 48-hour-slow-cooked beef short rib. Piqueos also knows a thing or two about cebiche – their pink snapper, red onion, aji rocoto, sweet potato and lime number earning points for flavour and heat (so good, we've deemed it one of the best in Melbourne!). Park yourself on a stool and start the evening with a pisco sour and a fat beef, olive and egg empanada. The restaurant is sleek to say the least, with copper-topped tables, exposed brick walls and a menu of tasty Peruvian-Argentinian fare. The star attraction on leafy Rathdowne Street, Piqueos is a modern Peruvian-Argentinean restaurant that serves up some of the best darned South American food in Melbourne. Go forth and conquer, Listers! Piqueos | Carlton North So, without further ado, here are some top South American restaurants dishing up the best Peruvian food in Melbourne.
And, no, before you ask, there isn't any guinea pig on Melbourne's Peruvian menu. Excited.įrom empanadas to ceviche and the obligatory pisco sours to wash it all down, there's a whole new culinary world out there, just waiting to be explored. My foodie friends, take note – there's a new food trend hitting Melbourne town! While South American restaurants have been popping up left, right and centre, Peruvian cuisine has only recently exploded onto the global culinary scene and, after gathering a swag of awards at some of the world's top restaurants, has finally migrated its way to Melbourne's discerning palate.