Pepito’s

1 / 9Pepito's dining room. Edwina Pickles

2 / 9Inside Pepito’s.Jennifer Soo

3 / 9Pisco sours. Edwina Pickles

4 / 9Cordorniz Nikkei quail with ginger and sakeEdwina Pickles

5 / 9Tiradito de trucha (cured trout with escabeche mussels, pickled chalaca and amarillo leche de tigre).Jennifer Soo

6 / 9Causa de Camarones (prawns, potato, avocado, olive aioli).Edwina Pickles

7 / 9You can dine at the bar.Jennifer Soo

8 / 9Leche de tigre (fish, prawns, lime, chilli).Edwina Pickles

9 / 9Leche de tigre especial (fish ceviche, prawns, fried calamari, lime, chilli).Jennifer Soo

A Peruvian restaurant and bar serving sliders and Pisco sours.

Pepito’s is a Peruvian restaurant and bar owned by cinematographer Jose Alkon. He works with head chef Sushant Khatri to bring his traditional Peruvian family recipes to a modern audience, using local produce to create a menu of snacky small plates.

The leche de tigre is the signature dish (fish ceviche, prawns and fried calamari layered with a punchy lime and chilli sauce), but you should also try perennial favourite papa a la Huancaina (potatoes with salsa criolla and a gently spicy, creamy sauce) as a side to grilled ox heart, beef tenderloin and chicken skewers.

The bar specialises in pisco, a high-proof grape brandy named Peru’s national spirit, and if you’re partial to a margarita you’ll appreciate the creamy zest of a pisco sour. There’s seating inside among the vintage movie posters, or a fairy-lit courtyard out the back.

Keep an eye on their social media – the best time to book is when there’s a live music event, like Peruvian punk rock.

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