Maido is a fusion restaurant opened in October 2009 in Miraflores, Lima, Peru. It is owned and headed by chef Mitsuharu "Micha" Tsumura. Maido's dishes are rooted in Nikkei cuisine, which blends Peruvian and Japanese cuisines. Maido was ranked first in the World's 50 Best Restaurants in 2025.[1]
Description
Maido offers a tasting menu of more than ten courses.[2] The restaurant serves Nikkei cuisine, a fusion of Peruvian and Japanese cooking customs.[3] For example, the sushi a lo pobre (Spanish for "poor-style sushi") consists of a nigirizushi prepared with beef instead of salmon, over rice, and topped with a quail egg and onion, seasoned with chili and soy. The Guinea pig is fried in duck fat, then garnished with cassava cream.[4]