Chakana London is a modern Peruvian restaurant at 41 Broadway Market in Hackney. Chef Robert Ortiz presents the cuisine in an accessible, relaxed dining room, drawing the restaurant’s name from the Andean Cross and its ideas of harmony with nature.
Ceviche places bright acidity and chilli at the centre of the menu, curing seafood in citrus-based tiger’s milk. Tiradito reflects Peru’s Japanese influence through thinly sliced ingredients, while causa uses seasoned potato as a base for seafood or vegetable toppings.
Hot sharing plates draw on Peruvian street food, with corn, yuca, chillies and anticucho seasoning contributing distinct flavours and textures. Larger dishes move between fish, slow-cooked meat and plant-led cooking, allowing diners to build either a broad shared meal or a conventional progression.
Pisco-forward cocktails and a considered wine list support the food, while a private room can accommodate small gatherings. Guests with allergies, intolerances or dietary requirements should confirm current ingredients, raw-seafood handling and preparation procedures with staff before ordering.
Address: 41 Broadway Market, London E8 4PH, England
Chakana Restaurant London Menu
Snacks
Crispy Squid
With its own ink mayonnaise (GF)
Beef Tartare
Croquetas de Aji de Gallina
Aji mirasol, chicken stew
Cappucino of Cusco Mushroom
goat’s cheese, munia mint (GF)
Starters
Seabream Ceviche
Sweet potato, traditional tiger’s milk, canchita corn (GF)
Salmon Tiradito
Ginger, coconut, tiger’s milk, black yuca crisps, nasturtium oil (GF)
Chicken Causa
Yellow potato, aji amarillo, creamy yellow chilli (GF)
Tuna Nikkei Ceviche
Toasted sesame oil, soy, ginger, yuzu tiger’s milk
Duck Breast Tiradito
Huacatay herb, algarrobina syrup, pomegranate gel (GF)
Hot Crab Causa
Blue swimmer crab, yellow chilli, Parmesan cheese, Tobiko roe (GF)
Jerusalem Artichoke Ceviche
Beetroot, orange drizzle, fennel, tiger’s milk (V) (GF)
Mushroom Tiradito
Portobello mushroom, sesame and miso mayonnaise (V) (GF)
Asparagus Causa
Yellow potato, Verbena oil, red pepper, yellow chilli (V) (GF)
Vegetal Pescado
Andean Potato Stew
3,500 metre potatoes, Huancaina, Amazonian cashew nuts (V) (GF)
Miso Braised Aubergine
Rainbow quinoa, edamame beans, samphire, tofu, Pachamanca sauce (V) (GF)
Pumpkin Flan
Pumpkin locro, feta cheese, huacatay sauce (V) (GF)
Pescado
Steamed Cod Amazonia
Yuca stew, kiwicha grain, seaweed broth (GF)
Seared Octopus
Jerusalem artichoke, 3 tomato mole, anticuchera sauce (GF)
Scallop Hot Ceviche
Andean mixed corn, sweet potato, rocoto hot tiger’s milk (GF)
Carne
Chicken Breast a la Brasa
Potato cake, braised lettuce, chimichurri (GF)
Suckling Pig
Sweet potato puree, chocolate sauce, charapita chilli (GF)
Beef Fillet Pachamanca
Cuzco corn humita, quinoa, smoked onion, green peppercorn sauce (GF)
Sunday Roasts
All roasts are served with Andean roast potatoes, seasonal mixed vegetables, Yorkshire puddings and gravy. £23.00
Suckling Pig
Chicken Breast
Duck Breast
Piquillo Peppers
Beef Fillet
Sunday Starters
Sea Bream Ceviche
Canchita corn, sweet potato, tigers milk, aji limo
Salmon Ceviche
Sour orange, aji Amarillo, plankton
Artichoke Ceviche
Baby artichokes, fennel, orange, pollen (V)
Tuna Tiradito
Passion fruit, seaweed, coriander salsa, vanilla oil
Duck Breast Tiradito
Toasted chocolate, duck liver, pink molle pepper
Dragon Fruit Tiradito
Pomegranate, chia seeds, achiote oil, cusco corn (V)
Scallop Causa
Diced Orkney scallop, aji limo, celery
Hot Crab Causa
White crab meat, yellow chilli, parmesan cheese, hazelnuts
Asparagus Causa
Verbena oil, red pepper, yellow chilli, macca (V)
Sunday Starters (Continued)
Andean Potato Stew
Toasted seaweed, sour butter, Amazonian cashew nuts, sage oil
Braised Octopus
Roasted purple potatoes, anticucho sauce, purple olives
Hake Nikkei
Tuna & seaweed broth, ginger, coriander dust, red pepper utucuchu
Red Mullet Hot Ceviche
Andean mixed corn, crushed plantain, nasturtium oil
Alternative Mains
£23.00
Lomo Salatado
Stir fried beef, soy sauce, yellow chillies, onion, corriander, served with crispy potatoes and rice
Aji de Gallina
Shredded chicken, onion, garlic and Andean chillies, pecan nuts, parmesan cheese, served with steamed rice, olives and a hard boiled egg
Traditional Peruvian Dishes
£24.00
Suckling Pig
Chicken Breast
Duck Breast
Piquillo Peppers
Beef Fillet
Sunday Snacks
£5.00
Crispy Squid
with its own ink mayonnaise
Chicken Anticucho
aji mirasol
Scallops ala Parmesana
aji amarillo, sage
Desserts
£8.50
Amazonian Chocolate and Hazelnut Domme
Dulce de leche, Guava fruit jam. 75% Peruvian chocolate mousse with crumbled hazelnuts. (GF)
Suspiro Apasionado
Lucuma fruit, white chocolate, crispy meringue. Lucuma and white chocolate mousse with hints of rocoto chilli. (GF)
Banana Crème Brûlée
Cardamom infused rose petals. Baked banana cooked with raw cane sugar and cardamom. (GF)
Piece of Heaven
Passion fruit, Amazonian coffee, miso caramel. Slices of baked custard with dulce de leche and miso. (GF)
Potato Doughnuts
Goat’s cheese, organic honey, toasted pine nuts. Deep fried and filled with Goat’s cheese and honey.
Japanese Cheesecake
Strawberries, black pepper. Baked cheesecake, sautéed strawberries infused with black pepper corns.
Peruvian Experience Tasting Menu (Vegetarian)
£65 per person
Pre Dinner Cocktail Chakana Pisco Sour
Premium Pisco San Gallán, lime, egg white, and bitters
Watermelon Makky
Rocoto chilli, Japanese rice.
Cuzco Corn Cake
Fresh ricotta organic oil
Cevichocho
Andean white beans, vegetarian tigers’ milk canchita corn
King Oyster Mushroom Causa
Fresh avocado, yellow chillies, potato
Green Asparagus Tiradito
Inka tomatoes, tamarillo botija olives, sauce
Corn Bread
Avocado and seaweed butter
Andean Potato Stew
Cashew nuts braised lettuce, huancaina sauce
Cuzco Origin Organic Mushrooms
Fermented corn Aji mirasol, pink pepper sauce
75% Amazonian Chocolate Mousse
Guava fruit beetroot crisps
Golosinas
Peruvian Experience Tasting Menu
Nikkei and Peruvian flavours. £80 per person
Makky Acevichado
Avocado, scallops, tartare, togarashi
Potato and Quinoa Nigiri
Salmon, anticuchera sauce, pickled cucumber
Purple Corn Sandwichito
Crispy squid, sarza criolla, ponzu
Tuna Ceviche Nikkei
Yellowfin tuna, nikkei sauce, pickled radish, honey, toasted sesame
Hot Crab Causa
White crab meat, Andean potato, aji amarillo, yuzu
Braised Octopus
Fermented purple corn, white quinoa, citrus, botija olive mayonnaise
Warm Beef Tiradito
Slices of cured beef fillet, pachamanca, Andean corn cake
Roasted Suckling Pig Pekines
Hispi cabbage, aji charapita, algarrobina syrup
Cherimoya Mousse
Dulce de leche, miso
Golosinas
Peruvian petit fours