Segundo Muelle, Las Terrazas de Morocho

I had a few seafood lunches in Lima this week I thought might interest some readers.

Lima is my personal seafood paradise with so many different restaurants paired with an abundance of fresh seafood. Here are two places I have tried this week that I've never been to before.

Segundo Muelle - This is a small chain with several locations around Lima. I went to the one on the malecon in Miraflores (Malecón Cisneros 156, www.segundomuelle.com). All are fairly well known, clean, not too expensive, and set in attractive yet simple decor. The food was so-so I thought. We had the Pique tres cebiches, which we had to send back because one of the ceiches was just too overdone. The tacu-tacu de mariscos, one of my favorite dishes, was nothing special as well. It wasn't bad, but didn't stand out.

Las Terrazas del Morocho - This place in Chorrillos (Malecón Grau 119) is from the son of the owner of the legendary cevicheria Sonia nearby. This just opened not long ago just around the corner from where I used to live. There isn't even a sign and it is very likely that I am the first gringo to ever eat there. The decor is rustic like Sonia and the view looks out onto the Pacific, a big plus. The food is outstanding. We sampled the ceviche con arroz de mariscos, jalea, and tiradito. Everything was superb and the price was absolute peanuts. If the place was open when I lived thhere, I would no doubt have gone several times a week.