La Plazita

La Plazita is at Calle San Fernando 380, in the Armendáriz area of Miraflores, with an open-air terrace and a cocktail bar; the brand also has a location in La Molina. The house describes its cooking as food that expresses itself freely, and Google classifies it as eclectic: diners' photos show risotto, fettuccine, lomo saltado, steak, sangria and cheesecake. Our take: it is a place for lingering rather than a culinary destination, where the terrace atmosphere and the bar weigh as much as the food; it works well for a date or a long group lunch. Practical notes: it opens Monday to Saturday from 12:30 to 11 p.m. and on Sundays only until 5 p.m.; book via Meitre or Mesa 24/7, and Google warns that street parking is somewhat hard to find. Curator's note: the website lists Sunday opening at 12:30, while Google shows 8:30 a.m.; we use the website's hours. The official menu is published only as images, without text.