Merkado 31 serves traditional Limeño dishes like lomo saltado and papas a la huancaína alongside more inventive plates built around Peruvian ingredients. Quinoa-crusted shrimp comes with a tart camu camu syrup made from the Amazonian fruit, and corvina arrives in an ají chutney that blends Indian-inspired spice with imported Peruvian chiles.
The menu also runs a line of pastas and risottos, including a wheat berry risotto called trigo made with mushrooms — a nod to the Italian trattorias that have long been part of Lima's dining culture.
The menu also runs a line of pastas and risottos, including a wheat berry risotto called trigo made with mushrooms — a nod to the Italian trattorias that have long been part of Lima's dining culture.