PAICHE by Chef Ricardo Zarate
Paichẽ honors the influence of Japanese flavors in Peruvian cuisine and the efforts of Zarate’s mother country toward making indigenous species of fish sustainable with a menu inspired by the Japanese tradition of creative small plates. Paichẽ, named for the prehistoric Amazonian fish which will be prominently featured throughout the menu, represents the nearby ocean—from the seafood-focus of the menu down to the restaurant’s design. “Peru has one of the largest Japanese community outside of Japan, and Japanese cuisine has been a large part of my training as a chef,” Zarate says. “This restaurant is izakaya-style, which means it is a meeting place for friends to enjoy great food and drink. Paichẽ’s menu will showcase the best of my country’s cuisine combined with the flavors and techniques I love from Japan, and I’m excited to show people what that means to me.”
