Peruvian dessert day: Our guide with 5 unmissable places in Lima to eat picarones

Our gastronomy includes a varied and interesting list of desserts such as rice pudding, mazamorra and, of course, picarones. Bathed in its unbeatable honey and made with a dough that conquers any diner, this dessert has won the love of thousands. On this note, Advantage presents a guide to 5 places to enjoy this beloved Peruvian dessert that unleashes passions.

Picarones, a traditional Peruvian dessert, has Spanish inspiration, as it is a variant of Spanish buñuelos, made of flour, eggs and yeast. However, this Peruvian dessert has other ingredients and a different preparation. In Peru, native ingredients such as sweet potato and pumpkin were added. Until now, the tradition is maintained.

Below, we leave you a list of five places that we recommend and where we believe they sell the best picarones in Lima.

This restaurant led by chef Lourdes Cuba is a proposal of Peruvian cuisine. Their specialty is Creole food, and the picarones with their delicious chancaca honey could not be missing. The rings arrive very plump, hot directly to the table or through the delivery service. The presentation has generous honey and the portion is enough to share.

The Cuban restaurant has two locations. One in Miraflores (Av. Alfredo Benavides 2392) and another in La Molina (Av. Javier Prado 6326). In addition, you can order for delivery at 449.2145 / 348.7802 or WhatsApp 959 865 977.

Regarding the price, you can order 4 units as/17 or 5 units as/19.

This is a classic that was born in Chorrillos. Picarones have been part of their list of cart dishes, in addition to having the traditional ones, anticuchos, rachi, choncholí, etc. At Marabunta they respect the traditional picarones recipe that has been reproduced by chef Neemías Pomachagua. This Peruvian dessert is served with plenty of homemade honey with fig aromas.

Marabunda has three locations. One in Chorrillos (Av. Guardia Peruana with Av. Matellini), one in Jesús María (Av. Horacio Urteaga 1526) and one in Surquillo (Av. Villarán 714).

As for the price, the portion of 4 rings costs s/10.

One of the most traditional places to eat picarones is Kennedy Park. At this point in Miraflores, you will find Mary, a space created by Pablo Valverde and Maria Gonzales, who started in this business more than 20 years ago.

Mary has had many recognitions. In addition, she was part of Mistura and was one of the representatives that Peru had in the Netflix documentary Street Food South America, thanks to the quality of her traditional picarón.

When tasting these picarones, you can feel the sweet potato and pumpkin in the dough, which results in a golden and crispy ring on the outside. As for the honey, they put a lot of effort into the preparation because it has an aroma of fruit and fig leaf.

Additionally, you can visit them at their new location at Jirón Preciados 106, in Surco, where apart from their picarones they sell Lima sweets.

As for the price, 5 rings costs s/7.

The most creative picarones in Lima are, without a doubt, Lina’s. In addition to having the traditional macre squash. Lina has incorporated new flours into the dough of her picarones, such as Quinoa and purple corn, in addition, honey comes from the traditional fig honey and has a passion fruit and purple girl honey.

Picarones Lina is located on Av. Tomas Valle with Bertello, Callao. You can also order for delivery at 952144635.

As for the price, 4 units is s/5. There are also presentations of a fountain (16 units) as/18.

A characteristic place of Jesús María is Puntito Dulce. This establishment, more than 21 years old, is a traditional sweet shop from yesteryear. In its menu, it has sweets and meals made like at home prepared by Mrs. Rosa Castro. And of course, the inevitable picarones are included in the menu.

Wrapped in metallic paper, they arrive home warm. Its dough is soft on the inside and crispy on the outside. In addition, the honey is sweet and perfect to accompany the sweet potato and pumpkin dough. The portion includes 4 picarones with plenty of honey for/5.50.

It is located at Av. Horacio Urteaga 1399, Jesús María. They have branches in Magdalena at José Gálvez 560 and in Salamanca at José Playa 117. And they also serve delivery through WhatsApp 953 798 294.

The table is served. Enjoy.