Segundo Muelle - Encalada — Restaurant in Lima Metropolitan Area

Stopped here for lunch with my sister while visiting Lima—she swears by their ceviche, and after this visit, I get it.

We were in the mood for something fresh and punchy, and Segundo Muelle delivered. Started off with some Conchas a la Parmesana (scallops baked in parmesan) and the Muelle Maki, which was way better than expected—shrimp, avocado, sweet potato, topped with cebiche sauce and crispy tempura onions. Not your traditional roll, but it worked.

For mains, I went straight for the Ceviche Mixto Power—premium fish and conchas negras swimming in a wild amount of leche de tigre. Cold, spicy, briny, citrusy—everything you want. My sister had the Ceviche Carretillero—fish and seafood chopped up just right, bold leche de tigre, plus chifle and cancha. Street-style done right.

Everything was fresh, well-seasoned, and generous. Honestly, I’ve been in Peru for several days now and haven’t had a single bad bite. Lima keeps proving why it’s one of the top culinary destinations...

While Segundo Muelle is a chain restaurant, the food and service are always excellent! Fresh, authentic, one of the most reliable seafood restaurants in Lima. Always excellent!

Dani Manrique is the author of what after twenty some years has become Peru’s leading seafood chain. Food, beverage and service have been reliably good, every time I have been to one of his locations. Today he has some 16 franchised locations abroad, including in Lisbon.

All dishes are excellent, with the ceviches consistently better than the best ceviches you can find in Europe. Believe me, I’ve been exploring for 20+ years.

One of the things I like best about Segundo Muelle, besides its top quality, is the constant innovation of its menu. On the menu today I found at least 6 items that weren’t there last...

Really good flavors. We ordered the corn tortilla appetizer, conchas, causa anticuchada, arroz con mariscos, and pappardelle with beef and seafood. In general everything tasted good, although my beef was very undercooked even though I asked for medium. On the downside, we requested a large lemonade with very little sugar and very little salt on the arroz con mariscos, both of which came as sweet or salty as...