Sándwich Palermo Café

It sits at Av. San Borja Norte 417 and is one of the shops of Sándwich Palermo Café, which started in 1974 in Balconcillo, La Victoria, and now has branches in Miraflores, Surco and Jesús María. The house was built on chicharrón and Peruvian-style ham sandwiches made in front of you, and rounds out the menu with chicken, turkey and beef tenderloin, juices, chicha morada, tamal, leche asada and coffee. Google rates it 4.4 across more than 2,800 reviews. Our take: an unpretentious Lima breakfast classic, with a quick counter and a hearty sandwich, better for starting the day than for lingering. It opens Monday to Saturday from 7:30 to 19:30 and on Sundays only until 13:00; it does not take reservations.