Paralelo Restaurante Café

Paralelo Restaurante Café occupies a space at Av. Primavera 923, on the Chacarilla del Estanque side of San Borja, with a terrace, a lit bar and hanging plants. The house presents itself as a place where art and gastronomy merge, and its menu runs from brunch —sandwiches, pancakes, eggs Benedict and French toast— to lunches and dinners of Peruvian cooking such as lomo saltado, pastas and signature cocktails; it also offers private events and a pastry line. Our take: it is a long-day café-restaurant that works equally well for a working breakfast with wifi or a quiet dinner for two, more versatile than specialized. It opens Tuesday to Saturday from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. and on Sundays until 10 p.m.; it is closed on Mondays. Google recommends booking for brunch, which is handled via WhatsApp, and notes free garage parking.