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Chicha Peruvian Kitchen, Midtown
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Restaurants · Seafood · Latin American · Midtown · $$$

Chicha Peruvian Kitchen

Midtown Peruvian restaurant on 16th Street from chef Giancarlo Zapata, known for its ceviche bar, lomo saltado, anticuchos and aji de gallina.

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About Chicha Peruvian Kitchen

Chicha Peruvian Kitchen is chef Giancarlo Zapata's Midtown restaurant, the second location after the original Chicha in Roseville. Zapata and Marleny Chávez took over the former Uncle Vito's Slice of NY space on 16th Street for it, and it has been serving there since 2024. The kitchen cooks regional Peruvian food with a California angle, and the late weekend hours (open until midnight Friday and Saturday) make it a dinner option before a night out in Midtown.

The menu opens with a ceviche bar: a classic fish ceviche with leche de tigre, Peruvian corn and sweet potato, a creamy rocoto mixed-seafood Máncora, an ahi tuna version, and a three-ceviche tasting. Starters include grilled beef heart anticuchos, yuca croquettes and empanadas, and the mains run from lomo saltado and ají de gallina to braised short rib seco, pachamanca chicken and a squid-ink seafood rice. Desserts include churros, coconut flan and lucuma ice cream, and tables can be booked on OpenTable.

  • Ceviche Bar
  • Reservations
  • Catering
  • Kids Menu
  • Online Ordering

Menu

Ceviche Bar

  • Ahi Tuna Pimentel $24 Ahi tuna, aji amarillo leche de tigre, corn, sweet potato
  • Máncora Seafood Ceviche $26 Mixed seafood, rocoto leche de tigre, corn, sweet potato
  • Citrus Ponzu Ceviche $24 Ahi tuna, citrus ponzu, cucumber, sesame, nori
  • Classic Ceviche $23 Fresh fish, leche de tigre, red onion, corn, sweet potato
  • Ceviche Tasting Experience $50 Ahi Tuna Pimentel, Máncora and Citrus Ponzu

Starters & Sharing

  • Beef Heart Anticucho $20 Grilled beef heart, aji panca, potatoes, corn
  • Platanos & Yucas $15 Sweet plantains, cassava, huancaina, orange sauce
  • Croquetas de Yuca $17 Yuca croquettes, huacatay-peanut parmesan
  • Beef & Chicken Empanadas $16 Huancaina, olive aioli, chalaca salsa
  • Crispy Pork Belly Anticuchero $18 Aji panca, anticucho glaze, chalaca salsa
  • Ensalada Chicha $19 Romaine, cabbage, green apple, cancha, aji amarillo dressing

Sides

  • Steamed Jasmine Rice $6
  • Papa a la Huancaina $11
  • Fried Sweet Plantains $8 With orange sauce
  • Fried Cassava $9 Cassava fries, huancaina sauce
  • Charred Vegetables $9 Seasonal vegetables, garlic butter

Chicha Signatures

  • Seco de Res Short Rib $35 Braised short rib, cilantro sauce, beans, rice
  • Pachamanca Chicken $30 Andean herb chicken, vegetables, plantains, choclo
  • Arroz Aeropuerto $32 Peruvian fried rice, garlic shrimp, pork belly

Peruvian Classics

  • Ají de Gallina $28 Aji amarillo chicken stew, walnuts, parmesan, rice
  • Lomo Saltado $34 Wok-fired beef tenderloin, soy, tomato, onion, fries, rice, egg
  • Pork Belly Carapulcra $31 Slow-cooked pork belly, peanuts, Peruvian potatoes

Roots & Evolutions

  • Black Seafood Rice $38 Squid ink rice, prawns, mussels, calamari
  • Coastal Catch $34 Pan-seared fish, potato cake, parihuela veloute
  • Andean Potato Cake $29 Baked potato cake, cauliflower, mushrooms, choclo
  • Tacu Tacu a lo Pobre $35 Rice and bean cake, steak, fried egg, plantains

Kids Menu

  • Chicken Tenders & Fries $14
  • Chifa Chicken Fried Rice $14

Desserts

  • Passion Fruit Cheesecake $14 Passion fruit and mango
  • Caramel Churros $13 With vanilla ice cream
  • Vanilla & Coconut Flan $14
  • Lucuma Ice Cream & Brownie $14
  • Alfajor Ice Cream Sandwich $14 Alfajor cookie, vanilla ice cream

Their own menus

Midtown Menu

Written out from Chicha Peruvian Kitchen’s menu, checked Oct 26, 2026. Prices and items can change.

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