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Limaq Peruvian Cuisine
Limaq sits on the western stretch of St.
Latin Americandinnerdate night
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9.9/10
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10.0 Google
10.0
137 Google reviews
GuideUpdated July 16, 2026
3 Best Places for Lomo Saltado in Toronto
Where to find the best lomo saltado in Toronto — each restaurant rated 4.0★ or higher. Top-rated at 10.0★. Spanning peruvian kitchens. Curated by TastyPals.
The best places for lomo saltado in Toronto are Limaq Peruvian Cuisine, El Inka Peruvian Cuisine Toronto, Pisac Peruvian Bistro. Start with Limaq Peruvian Cuisine if you want the strongest overall first pick.
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This guide covers the highest-rated spots for lomo saltado in Toronto. 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.
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Limaq Peruvian Cuisine
Peruvian • St. Clair West
Limaq sits on the western stretch of St.
El Inka Peruvian Cuisine Toronto
Peruvian • Toronto
El Inka has been feeding Toronto's Peruvian cravings, planted right beside St.
Pisac Peruvian Bistro
Peruvian • Toronto
Renzo Galleno spent four decades earning the right to open this restaurant.
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Limaq Peruvian Cuisine
St. Clair West • Peruvian
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
value
Best for
Latin American
Mood
St. Clair West
El Inka Peruvian Cuisine Toronto
Toronto • Peruvian
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
value
Best for
Latin American
Mood
Casual
Pisac Peruvian Bistro
Toronto • Peruvian
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
value
Best for
Latin American
Mood
Casual
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Limaq Peruvian Cuisine — Limaq sits on the western stretch of St. Clair, past where the crowds thin out, near Old Weston Road — the kind of block where a good Peruvian room doesn't have to shout to survive. It's Miguel's place, and it reads like it: locally owned, no gimmicks, built for generous plates rather than Instagram bait. The cooking leans home-style, which in Peruvian terms means it doesn't cut corners on the fundamentals. Ceviche is the anchor here — seafood cured in leche de tigre with the lime and chili turned up sharp enough to wake you. From there it stretches into chifa territory with lomo saltado, that Chinese-Peruvian marriage of wok fire and soy-slicked beef, plus jalea, causa, rice dishes, and rotisserie meats carrying smoke and garlic. It's the range that tells you someone actually cares. Hours run Tuesday through Sunday, 11 to 8, closed Mondays — so this is lunch or early-dinner territory, not a late-night raid. Come hungry, come with people, and let the ceviche set the pace before the wok stuff arrives. View restaurant →
El Inka Peruvian Cuisine Toronto — El Inka has been feeding Toronto's Peruvian cravings, planted right beside St. Clair subway station — which removes just about every excuse you might have for not showing up. It's a family-owned room with a reputation for genuine warmth: reportedly spacious, boho-ish without the effort, the kind of place where the vibe pushes you toward lingering rather than rushing. At price level one, the math is almost suspiciously good for what the menu is attempting.
The kitchen's reputation centers heavily on seafood, and the Arroz con Mariscos is the dish that comes up most consistently — described by diners as an oceanic overachiever, somewhere in the paella family but more generous about it. The Pulpo a la Parrilla and Anticuchos round out the coastal and grill-focused side of the menu, and both are cited as reasons people come back. For anyone less drawn to the water, the Seco de Cordero and Lomo Saltado represent the kind of hearty, classically grounded Peruvian cooking that tends to remind people this cuisine doesn't get nearly the attention it deserves on the world stage. The menu reads like it was built by people who actually cook this food at home, not assembled to appeal to a neutral audience.
Practically speaking: the location is about as convenient as Toronto gets — walk out of the subway and you're essentially there. It skews toward neighborhood regulars and families, which tracks for a place that's been quietly consistent for going on seven years without making a lot of noise about it. Go with a group if you can; the menu rewards sharing. The Arroz con Mariscos and Anticuchos are reportedly the table anchors — start there and build around them. View restaurant →
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El Inka Peruvian Cuisine Toronto
El Inka has been feeding Toronto's Peruvian cravings, planted right beside St.
Latin Americandinnerdate night
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9.9/10
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9.4 Google
9.4
1,020 Google reviews
Pisac Peruvian Bistro — Renzo Galleno spent four decades earning the right to open this restaurant. The Lima native arrived in Canada in 1983, started as a dishwasher, logged years at The Boulevard Cafe and Il Fornello, and finally opened Pisac on Carlton Street in February 2020 — which, given the timing, tells you something about the stubbornness required. What he built is a small, owner-operated room that treats Peruvian cooking not as a trend to ride but as a personal project: family-run in the most literal sense, with his wife and kids each holding down real roles in the operation. At price level one, this is neighborhood bistro territory, not white-tablecloth Lima-on-the-Danforth — and that positioning is the whole point. Carlton Street gets a focused, affordable Peruvian kitchen with genuine biographical stakes behind it.
The menu anchors on a short list of Peruvian classics executed with apparent seriousness. The Ceviche Mixto — shrimp, octopus, calamari, and fresh fish cured in leche de tigre with red onion, cilantro, choclo, rocoto, and sweet potato at $23 — is the kind of dish that signals how a kitchen understands acid and balance; diners consistently single it out across platforms. The Seco de Cordero, a braised lamb shank, has become the most talked-about main: the dish is a Peruvian northern-coast staple, slow-cooked in a cilantro-beer braise, and it draws repeat visitors by reputation more than novelty. Lomo Saltado, the wok-fried beef and fry stir-together that's the country's most recognized export dish, rounds out the signatures. The room itself is high-ceilinged, seats 20 downstairs with a private area upstairs, and opens a garage door to the street when the weather cooperates.
The move here is straightforward: book ahead (20 seats disappears fast), ask for the downstairs if you want the full room feel, and in warmer months angle for the patio that opens onto Carlton. Order the Ceviche Mixto and the Seco de Cordero — those two dishes account for the bulk of what regulars come back for. Given the size of the operation, call ahead to confirm hours rather than just showing up. View restaurant →
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Peruvian•Toronto•value
Pisac Peruvian Bistro
Renzo Galleno spent four decades earning the right to open this restaurant.
Latin Americandinnerdate night
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9.9/10
TastyPals Score
9.2 Google
9.2
794 Google reviews
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