La Nueva Palomino

It sits on Pasaje Leoncio Prado, a few blocks from the Yanahuara lookout, and it is a picantería in the strict sense: long tables, a patio, and the Arequipa recipe book served by the day —chupes, adobos, stuffed rocoto, ocopa, and the house chicha de guiñapo. Google files it as historic and relaxed, with a terrace and outdoor tables, good for family or a group, and with more than ten thousand reviews. Our read: it is one of the living institutions of Arequipa cooking and the 2026 Premio Somos confirmed it; the hours rule —lunch only, noon to 4:30, plus an early Sunday breakfast service— and parking nearby is hard, so come early and on foot.