The wait for food at Mistura ranges from just a minute or two to more than an hour. While you can get food from the majority of vendors in less than 20 minutes, there are a few with lines that grow longer by the day because of word of mouth getting out about their particular dishes. Jana Escudero’s El Grifo’s Fettucine a la Huancaina has created the most buzz in my opinion, though many of the more simple and rustic vendors are drawing huge crowds as well. Here, in no particular order, are the ten vendors with the longest lines that I have encountered thus far:

1. El Grifo – Fettuccines con salsa a la Huancaina
2. Chez Wong – Javier Wong’s Cebiche de Lenguado
3. Tia Grimanesa – Anticuchos de Corazon
4. Laeñe – Paella
5. El Rincon Que No Conoces – Teresa Izquierdo’s Aji de Gallina, Frijoles, & Picarones
6. Fiesta Chiclayo Gourmet – Arroz con Pato
7. Edo Sushi Bar – Maki
8. Caja China – Crispy Pork
9. Sonia – Ceviche de Lenguado
10. Pachamanca – Pachamanca

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Writer and photographer Nicholas Gill is the editor/publisher of New World Review. He lives in Lima, Peru and Brooklyn, New York. His work has appeared in publications such as the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, CondeNast Traveler, National Geographic Traveler, Afar, and Penthouse. Visit his personal website (nicholas-gill.com) for more information.