Best Peruvian in Queens
The 10 best Peruvian restaurants in Queens, from Michelin Bib ceviche to Jackson Heights rotisserie chicken and a beloved street cart.
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- 1Richmond Hill · $$ · 111 St (J) · 111-27 Jamaica Ave, Richmond Hill, NY 11418
A Michelin Bib Gourmand cevicheria near JFK in Richmond Hill. The leche de tigre arrives tableside in a giant glass, and the bamboo-steamed tamales are a sleeper.
That giant glass of leche de tigre lands on the table and instantly justifies the trip to Richmond Hill.
The leche de tigre arrives tableside in a giant glass, so start there.
@caleta111 ↗Caleta 111 Cevicheria
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- 2Jackson Heights · $$ · 90 St-Elmhurst Av (7) · 86-20 37th Ave, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
The oldest family-run Peruvian restaurant in New York, open in Jackson Heights since 1976. It leans into highland dishes like anticuchos de corazon alongside the rotisserie chicken.
Almost fifty years in, the anticuchos de corazon still taste like the highlands, and you can bring your own bottle.
It is BYOB and the oldest Peruvian room in the city, so try the anticuchos de corazon alongside the rotisserie chicken.
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- 3Jackson Heights · $$ · 82 St-Jackson Hts (7) · 84-02 Northern Blvd, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
The largest location of the Pio Pio mini-chain, an NYC Peruvian-chicken institution since 1994. It is built around a rotisserie recipe and an addictive green sauce.
The green sauce is so good you will consider drinking it.
The green sauce is the whole point, so get the pollo a la brasa and extra aji verde.
@piopionyc ↗Pio Pio 2
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- 4Forest Hills · $$ · 105-07 Metropolitan Ave, Forest Hills, NY 11375
A Forest Hills Peruvian restaurant inspired by pre-Hispanic art, with a skylit dining room. Classic ceviches, Pisco Sours, and chicha morada anchor the menu.
The ceviche is bright and precise, and the skylit room makes it feel like a night out.
The skylit room and Pisco Sours make it a sit-down night, so open with the ceviche clasico.
@kanturestaurant ↗Kantu Peruvian Cuisine
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- 5Jackson Heights · $$ · 90 St-Elmhurst Av (7) · 90-04 37th Ave, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
A small, intimate Jackson Heights favorite with an open kitchen. It reopened after a legal battle and got popular enough to spin off a Brooklyn location.
The ceviche mixto is proof that the neighborhood's best kitchens are often the smallest.
It is small and intimate with an open kitchen, so reserve and order the ceviche mixto.
@wariquenyc ↗Warique Restaurant
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- 6Jackson Heights · $$ · 85-07 Northern Blvd, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
An upscale, cocktail-forward Peruvian restaurant and bar on Northern Boulevard's restaurant row. It seats around 220 across three levels with a growing Nikkei menu.
The lomo saltado and a Pisco cocktail across three lively floors turn dinner into a night.
Come for the cocktail-forward vibe across three levels, and anchor the meal with the lomo saltado.
@lima.restaurant ↗Lima Restaurant & Bar
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- 7Corona · $$ · 103 St-Corona Plaza (7) · 98-53 Corona Ave, Corona, NY 11368
A family-owned Corona Avenue staple since 2014, run by the Garcia family from Lima. It serves straightforward home-style Peruvian cooking in the heart of Corona.
It is unpretentious Corona home cooking, and the lomo saltado is the plate to prove it.
This is a Corona family staple since 2014, so the lomo saltado and jalea are the home-style, generous picks.
@saborperuanocorona ↗Sabor Peruano
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- 8Jackson Heights · $$ · 89-12 Northern Blvd, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
A multi-location Queens rotisserie-chicken spot rated among the borough's most consistent. Portions run generous and family-style, with occasional Friday live music.
The rotisserie chicken is reliably crisp and juicy, and the portions feed a family.
Portions run family-style, and Friday nights sometimes bring live music.
@elpolloinkany ↗El Pollo Inka Peru
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- 9Jackson Heights · $$ · 90 St-Elmhurst Av (7) · 90th St & Roosevelt Ave, Queens, NY 11372
A three-generation, cash-only Peruvian street cart near the 90th St-Elmhurst 7 stop. It is praised for home-style Arequipa cooking like causa de atún and cumin-crusted pork tamales.
Three generations of women have been perfecting this Arequipa cooking from a street corner, and it shows.
It is a cash-only cart open limited days near the 90th St-Elmhurst 7 stop, so verify the current schedule before you go.
@antojitosdonafela ↗Antojitos Doña Fela
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- 10Sunnyside · $$ · 33 St-Rawson St (7) · 45-06 Greenpoint Ave, Sunnyside, NY 11104
A Peruvian-Chinese chifa restaurant that opened in Sunnyside in 2025. It runs from pollo a la brasa and lomo saltado to tallarín saltado and seafood jalea.
The chifa mash-up sings on the arroz chaufa, smoky from the wok.
This newer Sunnyside spot does Peruvian-Chinese chifa, so the arroz chaufa is the tell.
@simpleperuvian ↗Simple Peruvian
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