Maido (restaurant)

served at the restaurant|alt=Plate of sushi rolls topped with a crispy garnish. The rolls are coated with sauce. Maido offers a tasting menu of more than ten courses. The restaurant serves Nikkei cuisine, a fusion of Peruvian and Japanese cooking customs. For example, the (Spanish for "poor-style sushi") consists of a nigirizushi prepared with beef instead of salmon, over rice, and topped with a quail egg and onion, seasoned with chili and soy. There are also options, featuring seasonal ingredients. The restaurant has two floors. As of 2024, it seats 52 guests (before the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru, it held up to 78). == History ==

Mitsuharu "Micha" Tsumura studied at the College of Food Innovation and Technology at Johnson & Wales University, in Rhode Island, United States. He traveled to Japan to study Japanese cuisine on the advice of his Japanese father. Tsumura opened Maido in Mirafores District of Lima, Peru, in October 2009. The restaurant specialized in Nikkei cuisine, becoming the first one in the country, according to him. The name of the restaurant is based on the word maido (Japanese: ) is a greeting used to greet regular customers for always returning. The restaurant's early years were slow, with around 30 dishes sold per day. The concept of Nikkei cuisine already existed when the restaurant opened, but Tsumura considered that it was not widely understood at the time. He contemplated relocating or closing the restaurant, but he received an invitation to the Mistura Food Fair to embark on a journey across the country, where he learned about a variety of local ingredients. As of January 2024, it employed 85 people. == Reception ==

Kendall Hill highlighted for the Australian Financial Review the short rib stew braised for 50 hours in a nitsuke sauce, prepared with soy, mirin and sake, the ceviche's presentation inside a limpet shell, and a potato chip with bonito tartare, quail yolk, and two-year-old katsuobushi. William Reed Ltd ranked Maido on its World's 50 Best Restaurants rankings multiple times, topping the 2025 list. It previously ranked at number 5 (2024), 6 (2023), 7 (2018 and 2021), 8 (2017), 10 (2019), 11 (2022), 13 (2016), and 44 (2015). There was no list in 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the food industry. == See also ==