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3 Best Places for Lomo Saltado in New York

Where to find the best lomo saltado in New York — each restaurant rated 4.0★ or higher. Top-rated at 9.4★. Spanning peruvian kitchens. Curated by TastyPals.

The best places for lomo saltado in New York are Harlemite Peruvian Cuisine, INKAICO Peruvian Kitchen, Artesano. Start with Harlemite Peruvian Cuisine if you want the strongest overall first pick.

By Priya Sharma•3 ranked picks•Published July 15, 2026•Updated July 15, 2026
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Harlemite Peruvian CuisineINKAICO Peruvian KitchenArtesano
3 Best Places for Lomo Saltado in New York
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Who this guide is for

This guide covers the highest-rated spots for lomo saltado in New York. Whether you're a local hunting your next regular or visiting and want to eat well, these picks are sorted by quality and review depth.

Quick picks

Harlemite Peruvian Cuisine
Peruvian • New York
Harlemite Peruvian Cuisine occupies a specific and necessary lane on Lenox Avenue in Central Harlem — a traditional Peruvian kitchen helmed by Chef Gabriel in a neighborhood where that culinary tra…
INKAICO Peruvian Kitchen
Peruvian • New York
At 447 Bergen St in the Slope-adjacent stretch of Brooklyn, INKAICO Peruvian Kitchen plants its flag as something specific: a Latino-owned room where Chef Miguel Aguilar — Lima-born, Bobby Flay-tra…
Artesano
Peruvian • New York
What Artesano seems to understand — and what separates it from a lot of Peruvian restaurants working New York right now — is that the cuisine demands range.
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Editorial details
Author: Priya Sharma
Published: July 15, 2026
Last updated: July 15, 2026

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  1. 1. Harlemite Peruvian CuisineView →
  2. 2. INKAICO Peruvian KitchenView →
  3. 3. ArtesanoView →

How the restaurants compare

Harlemite Peruvian Cuisine
New York • Peruvian
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
moderate
Best for
seafood
Mood
Casual
INKAICO Peruvian Kitchen
New York • Peruvian
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
moderate
Best for
seafood
Mood
Casual
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Artesano
New York • Peruvian
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
moderate
Best for
seafood
Mood
Casual

How we chose

We looked for restaurants that feel like a strong fit for the guide topic, not just the most obvious names in the city. The shortlist favors rooms with clear mood, dependable pacing, and enough distinction to help someone decide faster. Read our full methodology →

Room tone

Lighting, pace, and general energy all need to support the reason someone clicked this guide.

Food fit

We favored restaurants that feel best suited for the moment, not just restaurants with broad reputation.

Useful range

The final list tries to give readers enough variation in neighborhood, price, and style to compare real options.

3 ranked picks

Harlemite Peruvian Cuisine — Harlemite Peruvian Cuisine occupies a specific and necessary lane on Lenox Avenue in Central Harlem — a traditional Peruvian kitchen helmed by Chef Gabriel in a neighborhood where that culinary tradition is rare, planting ají pepper heat and Pacific-coast seafood technique firmly in the middle of one of New York's most culturally dynamic corridors. This isn't fusion or approximation; the menu centers on classic preparations that Peruvian cooking is internationally known for, and the room — a hidden backyard garden patio strung with lights, framed by brick walls — signals that the kitchen takes both the food and the setting seriously. It's the kind of neighborhood spot that earns attention from television crews for the same reason locals keep returning: because it's doing something specific and doing it with conviction. The three dishes most consistently highlighted by third-party sources and the restaurant's own positioning tell you everything about the kitchen's priorities. Causa Limeña — the layered, cold potato terrine that is one of Lima's most iconic preparations — anchors the menu as a showcase of technique and tradition, built on yellow potato, ají amarillo, and typically layered with seafood or chicken. Lomo Saltado, the sizzling stir-fry that reflects Peruvian-Chinese culinary history through wok-tossed beef, tomatoes, and soy, is featured prominently and is the dish diners most frequently reference when describing what to order first. Jalea, a crispy fried seafood platter served with salsa criolla and ají-spiked leche de tigre, represents the Pacific coast side of the menu — the kind of dish that diners praise for its freshness and the kitchen's commitment to bright, acidic balance. The practical move: sit in the backyard patio when weather permits — the string-lit garden is the room's most distinctive feature and books up, particularly on weekends. Given the media spotlight from the America's Best Restaurants Roadshow feature, walk-in availability on Friday and Saturday evenings is likely tighter than it was a year ago. Start with the Causa Limeña, let the Lomo Saltado anchor the table, and add the Jalea if you're eating with three or more — it's built to share. View restaurant →
INKAICO Peruvian Kitchen — At 447 Bergen St in the Slope-adjacent stretch of Brooklyn, INKAICO Peruvian Kitchen plants its flag as something specific: a Latino-owned room where Chef Miguel Aguilar — Lima-born, Bobby Flay-trained, and carrying genuine family legacy (his lineage traces to the figure credited with introducing mussels to Peru in the 19th century) — builds modern Peruvian cooking for a borough that demands both cultural honesty and creative range. This isn't a greatest-hits Peruvian spot coasting on nostalgia. The kitchen leans into what menus and diner accounts describe as an Asian-inflected creative approach — not surprising given Peruvian cuisine's deep Nikkei and Cantonese roots — while keeping the anchors of the tradition firmly in place. It suits date nights and intimate family dinners more than big raucous groups; the room reads warm and cozy but gets energetic at peak hours. The menu gives you clear reasons to return. The Lomo Saltado — hanger steak stir-fried with onions, tomatoes, crispy potatoes, and jasmine rice — is the dish that tells you where the kitchen stands: this is the Peruvian-Chinese fusion classic done with a premium protein choice (hanger over sirloin is a deliberate call) and rice that signals the wok lineage directly. The ceviche program is plural, not singular — the Watermelon Tuna Ceviche signals exactly the creative-Asian-inflected angle the kitchen is known for, while the Ceviche de Pescado keeps the traditional leche de tigre tradition intact. The Pollo a la Huancaína pairs chicken breast over green rice with the creamy, chile-bright papa a la huancaína preparation that Peruvian cooks treat as a point of pride. Beyond the anchors, the grilled octopus with cauliflower sauce and botija olive crumble and the flame-grilled anticuchos represent the kitchen's more composed, contemporary register — dishes diners flag as standouts across review platforms. The practical move: the ceviche menu rewards early attention before appetite dulls, so lead with the Watermelon Tuna Ceviche before committing to the heavier mains. Pisco cocktails are a house focus and worth ordering alongside rather than after. Given the intimate room size, booking ahead for weekend dinners is the right call — walk-ins at peak hours are a gamble on a space that fills quickly. View restaurant →
Artesano — What Artesano seems to understand — and what separates it from a lot of Peruvian restaurants working New York right now — is that the cuisine demands range. Not just a showpiece ceviche up top and crowd-pleasing proteins underneath, but genuine technical commitment across the full arc of the menu, from acidic and bright to slow-built and fermented. At a mid-range price point, the menu centers on dishes that diners familiar with Peruvian cooking reportedly recognize as executed with real seriousness rather than adapted for an unfamiliar room. The Artesano Ceviche is widely cited as the right place to start — the leche de tigre is described as properly aggressive, citrus-driven with ají heat that registers. The Shrimp Anticucheros are consistently flagged as a table essential, known for the tension between a charred, grilled exterior and a bright marinade that reportedly makes the dish more interesting than a straightforward skewer. The Jalea Limeña has a reputation for delivering fried seafood that reads as light rather than heavy — brine and crunch working together rather than competing. The dish that recurs in conversation about Artesano is the Pork Carapulcra: dried potato and slow-braised pork in a sauce the menu's admirers describe as dense, persuasive, and built over time — the kind of preparation most kitchens treat as an afterthought. The Lomo Saltado is noted for arriving with actual wok character intact, which is rarer than it should be. This is a menu that rewards groups willing to order widely and share without overthinking it — anchoring the table with the ceviche and carapulcra, then filling in with anticuchos and fried dishes alongside. Reservations are reported as advisable on weekends. View restaurant →

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