AdvertisementInspirationSouth America In the world’s top city for fine dining, the humble sandwich rules Justine Costigan August 12, 2026 — 3:00am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Sangucherias, the casual diners dedicated to the art of the sandwich, are everywhere in Lima, but this is my first experience eating at one. “Sandwiches are typically a breakfast food,” says Jimena Agois, an award-winning photographer and food writer based in Lima. Carlos Olaechea, a Peruvian-born, now Miami-based, food writer, whose 2019 story The Vast, Incredible World of Peruvian Sandwiches kick-started my obsession with sangucheria, agrees. “It’s an easy introduction [to Peruvian food],” he says.