Our verdict
San Isidro's financial district is not where most diners expect to find a restaurant built around ingredients harvested by indigenous communities deep in the Peruvian Amazon, yet Av. Camino Real 101 is precisely where chef Pedro Miguel Schiaffino has spent years making that case. His sourcing network reaches into the jungle for paiche, the largest freshwater fish in the Amazon basin, alongside aguaje fruit, sacha inchi, and ungurahui, ingredients that rarely appear on menus outside the regions where they grow. The menu shifts with what those suppliers bring in, which means the kitchen's output is determined less by a fixed repertoire than by what the Amazon is producing at any given moment. Schiaffino's credentials extend beyond the dining room: he has designed menus for luxury Amazon river cruise operations and has been cited in Food & Wine and Condé Nast for his work connecting indigenous Amazonian producers to a broader audience. At Malabar, that philosophy translates into dishes such as paiche with black hot peppers and dale dale, smoked duck with cacao sauce and blue cheese, and a vegetarian tasting menu that works through yucca in seven preparations. The approach is Amazon-to-table in a literal sense, with Andean and coastal Peruvian elements woven in rather than treated as the main event. The room itself is set in warm blood-orange tones, a deliberate reference to aji amarillo, with the entrance passing through a bar lounge that doubles as a holding area when the dining room fills. The location sits near the Lima Golf Club and several of San Isidro's established hotels, roughly a ten-minute taxi ride from Miraflores' Parque Kennedy, placing it squarely within the circuit of Lima's upmarket dining district. For anyone tracking how Peruvian cuisine has expanded its reference points beyond the coast and the capital's traditional larder, Malabar is a clear address to have.
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The menu
What to order
- River snails with chorizo and aguaje fruit
- Smoked duck with cacao sauce and blue cheese
- Paiche jungle fish with black hot peppers
- Braised rabbit with white wine and olives
- Steamed duck rice with beer and cumin
San Isidro's financial district is not where most diners expect to find a restaurant built around ingredients harvested by indigenous communities deep in the Peruvian Amazon, yet Av. Camino Real 101 is precisely where chef Pedro Miguel Schiaffino has spent years making that case. His sourcing network reaches into the jungle for paiche, the largest freshwater fish in the Amazon basin, alongside aguaje fruit, sacha inchi, and ungurahui, ingredients that rarely appear on menus outside the regions where they grow. The menu shifts with what those suppliers bring in, which means the kitchen's output is determined less by a fixed repertoire than by what the Amazon is producing at any given moment.
Schiaffino's credentials extend beyond the dining room: he has designed menus for luxury Amazon river cruise operations and has been cited in Food & Wine and Condé Nast for his work connecting indigenous Amazonian producers to a broader audience. At Malabar, that philosophy translates into dishes such as paiche with black hot peppers and dale dale, smoked duck with cacao sauce and blue cheese, and a vegetarian tasting menu that works through yucca in seven preparations. The approach is Amazon-to-table in a literal sense, with Andean and coastal Peruvian elements woven in rather than treated as the main event.
The room itself is set in warm blood-orange tones, a deliberate reference to aji amarillo, with the entrance passing through a bar lounge that doubles as a holding area when the dining room fills. The location sits near the Lima Golf Club and several of San Isidro's established hotels, roughly a ten-minute taxi ride from Miraflores' Parque Kennedy, placing it squarely within the circuit of Lima's upmarket dining district. For anyone tracking how Peruvian cuisine has expanded its reference points beyond the coast and the capital's traditional larder, Malabar is a clear address to have.
Reputation & Price
Comparable venues nearby, for context on price, style, and recognition.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MalabarThis venue (the venue you are viewing) | Modern Amazonian | $100–150 | Not listed | Not listed |
| Osaka Nikkei | Nikkei Fusion | $50–100 | La Liste Top Restaurants | San Isidro, Modern Nikkei Fusion |
| Cosme | Modern Peruvian Fusion | $30–50 | World's 50 Best #9 · La Liste Top Restaurants | San Isidro, Modern Peruvian Fusion |
| MAP Café | Modern Peruvian Fusion | $50–100 | Not listed | Centro Histórico, Modern Peruvian Fusion |
| MIL - Food Lab and Interpretation Center | Modern Andean Peruvian Fine Dining | $200–300 | World's 50 Best #95 · La Liste Top Restaurants | Maras, Modern Peruvian Fine Dining |
| Fallen Angel - "The" Restaurant | Plaza Nazarenas, Peruvian Fusion | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
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