For a taste of the Andes, Huancahuasi is where to be. The La Victoria outpost—an offshoot of its first home in Huancayo—radiates warmth from the moment you arrive. It feels like a permanent festival with colorful tablecloths, vibrant music, and earthy Andean flavors—think huancaína sauce ground on the batán, a thick cheese and chili sauce served over native potatoes, steaming meat-and-mote-packed patasca, and deep-fried guinea pig and rabbit. Beyond tradition, they boldly spin the classics, like pork ribs in goldenberry sauce. Breakfast here is also never a bad idea. Start with an ancestral soup like chupe verde or caldo de gallina, and share a pan con chicharrón with tamales and coffee.