Lima Floral. Floral Street. London

At the time of writing this place was only a few weeks young, so Delusionaryculinary hit it when it was HOT; staff were fresh and enthusiastic, and the food and drink on our visit were firmly in the A+ category. Cocktails were great, especially the Maracuya Sour, a smaller version of a favourite drink from my Lima days (five months of eating and drinking in the capital of Peru, fans) and the frutas de la selva, a mix of blackberries, raspberries, ginger ale, rum and pisco. Chilcanos were hearty and went down very easily too. We shared the Green Causa (a mash of Muña corn and avocado uchucuta in a leche de tigre sauce) and the Dry Andean Potato Stew with sheep’s cheese, onion and red shizu. For mains, the Hot Ceviche (sea bream) is spectacular, a heady mix of tiger’s milk, red peppers, and ambition; the rump of organic lamb with its side of queso fresco and black quinoa is so achingly London-hip that we were surprised it wasn’t served in a branded box with logos and downloadable links. Terrific!

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Tube: Leicester Sq

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