Pikalo | Pollos a la leña

It sits at Av. Canadá 3420, on the northern edge of San Borja, and is one of the branches of Pikalo, the chain born in Los Olivos in 1997 that now has shops in several Lima districts. The signature dish is wood-fired chicken with fries and salad, alongside sandwiches, grills and a dine-in menu the brand publishes on its website. Google lists a kids' menu, high chairs, wheelchair access and reservations accepted. Our take: a family-gathering chicken house with one concrete difference, the firewood, which shows in the smokiness more than in the setting. It opens 12:00 to 22:00 every day according to Google, and delivery goes through the 523-1010 call centre. Curator's note: the brand's Instagram gives a general 22:30 closing time; we loaded this branch's Google hours.