Pisco y Nazca Ceviche Gastrobar

Pisco y Nazca’s Washington restaurant makes ceviche the center of a broad Peruvian gastrobar menu. In Dupont Circle, it offers a way to explore the cuisine without committing the entire table to a chef-led tasting sequence. The August 2026 dinner menu is particularly useful for understanding the proposal: raw seafood, wok cooking, grilled anticuchos and contemporary Japanese-influenced combinations coexist in the same dining format.

Its traditional ceviche brings together fish, a citrus marinade, toasted corn, large-kernel corn and sweet potato. Other versions alter that balance with a creamy yellow-pepper sauce or combine fish with octopus, shrimp and squid. A sampler makes the comparison itself part of the order. The point is not that one version is more “authentic” than another, but that the kitchen gives diners several ways to approach acidity, seafood and the accompanying textures.

The hot side of the menu supplies a different introduction. Lomo saltado uses beef tenderloin cooked in a wok with onions and tomatoes, served with rice and fries. Anticuchos include grilled beef heart as well as other proteins; the choice makes an identifiable Peruvian preparation available to both adventurous and more cautious diners. Rice dishes cooked in the chifa tradition extend the role of the wok beyond a single signature plate.

There is also a contemporary Nikkei strand, including sushi rolls and a tuna ceviche with soy and mirin. Together, these sections make Pisco y Nazca suitable for a group with different preferences: one person can center dinner on ceviche while another chooses a substantial cooked main. Its strength as a guide recommendation is that flexibility and the specificity of the Peruvian dishes, rather than a claim that the expansive menu represents every region of Peru.

Sources: Pisco y Nazca: Washington location and current hours · Pisco y Nazca: official Washington menus · Pisco y Nazca: Washington dinner menu, August 2026 · Pisco y Nazca Ceviche Gastrobar: Google Maps listing