Peruvian cuisine is already creating an international buzz in the culinary field. That's because Peru has the freshest and most diverse ingredients that make Peruvian delicacies a delicious masterpiece. By using these ingredients, Peruvian Chefs could create the most exotic and rich flavors perfect to satisfy every craving. Peru's capital, Lima, is slowly becoming the culinary capital of Latin America. And Astrid y Gaston is one of those Peruvian restaurants that really stands out.

Hidden in the hot Miraflores neighborhood of Lima, the Astrid y Gaston Restaurant offers more than 25 courses even though each of them speaks most of the Peruvian culture and its culinary tradition. With its modern and stylish Peruvian-Mediterranean touch, this restaurant has become the restaurant most people, even tourists, would always want to check out. Originally created by the ambassador of Peruvian food, Chef Gaston Acurio and his wife, pastry chef Astrid Gutsche, Astrid y Gaston has evolved into the present's Casa Moreyra.

The first years of Astrid y Gaston have been in the beat under Gaston Acurio. But after he retired, the privilege of leading this Peruvian restaurant was given to Diego Munoz, a veteran of the most known kitchens of Australia and Europe.

Infused Exposures stated that since Chef Munoz has taken over the restaurant, he has used his own ideas to conceptualize every course and craft every masterpiece with care and detail. Just like Gaston and Virgilio Martinez, Chef Munoz is also fond of using ingredients fresh from native Peru. That's why, through the years, the restaurant has been able to preserve its culture of bringing out the excellent tastes out of Peru's best ingredients.

In 2011, Astrid y Gaston in Miraflores has made it to the #42 rank of the World's Top 50 Restaurants list. As posted by Go Backpacking, Astrid y Gaston is one of only three Latin American restaurants which made it to the list.

Aside from its world class dining experience, the best thing about the restaurant is its excellent service, the team's hospitality and the ambience's elegance, sophistication and coziness. With the orange walls and white high peaked ceilings, accented with a colorful modern architecture, everyone inside the restaurant will surely have a great and memorable time.

Tourists and locals who would want to visit Astrid y Gaston's for the first time should try their specialties such as the "noble robado fish served in miso sauce with crunchy oysters" or the "spicy roasted ribs."