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AlmaZen Organic Cafe Thrives in Lima
I haven’t seen much of my brother-in-law El Filósofo and his wife La Orgánica lately. That’s because they are busy until 1 in the morning every day with their new vegetarian restaurant AlmaZen, which opened two months ago in old Miraflores (see address below; update, as of 2020, the restaurant is closed). What makes AlmaZen different from nearly all vegetarian eateries in Lima is that its menu is organic. EF and LO buy their ingredients from small, certified organic farms throughout Peru, and that practice guides the entire philosophy of the restaurant. The menu reflects what’s fresh and being harvested now, so one week you might have stuffed squash as a side dish, the…


