{"id":86864,"date":"2025-09-04T06:54:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T13:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/?p=86864"},"modified":"2025-09-04T06:56:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T13:56:09","slug":"lima-cebicheria-peruvian-ceviche-long-beach-bixby-knolls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/food\/lima-cebicheria-peruvian-ceviche-long-beach-bixby-knolls","title":{"rendered":"Lima Cebicheria promises a chance to fall in love with Peruvian flavors that were missing from Long Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When customers step into Lima Cebicheria Peruana, they are transported to the traditional cebicherias that can be found in every neighborhood throughout Peru; salsa music plays over the speakers, colorful images line the walls, and people talk over plates of seafood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The owners of the renowned Peruvian sushi restaurant Sushi Nikkei<\/a> opened Lima Cebicheria Peruna on Aug. 22 in Bixby Knolls, hoping to give Long Beach another taste of Peru while celebrating their culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen we go to [other] Peruvian restaurants, we always see very boring places, so we want to make this change here,\u201d Mauricio Valencia, co-owner of Lima Cebicheria Peruana, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While there are several Peruvian restaurants throughout Long Beach, co-owner Eduardo Chang strives to make their cebicheria the best, starting with fresh fish and high-quality ingredients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not new Peruvian food, but this is new Peruvian food for here, for Long Beach,\u201d Chang said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lima, the city\u2019s newest Peruvian restaurant in Long Beach, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Peruvian cebiche differs from other styles of ceviche in several ways: the fish is only marinated in the lime juice for a minute so it\u2019s not cooked in the acid for as long, and it is served in a plate with leche de tigre, sweet potato and choclo (large-kernel corn), whereas Mexican ceviche is often served with chips and eaten more like a salsa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The leche de tigre is the soul of Peruvian cebiche, according to Valencia. It is a mixture of lime juice, garlic, ginger, cilantro and celery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every item on the menu at Lima Cebicheria Peruana, except the lomo saltado, is seafood. Almost all of their dishes are about $30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The crew here is so confident that customers will enjoy their food that the restaurant\u2019s slogan is \u201camor al instante,\u201d which translates to \u201cinstant love.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All of the menus also feature a mermaid in the center, using that symbolism to draw people in and complement a joyful atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe’re going to show you a fresh ambience, very friendly, very young, because all the cebicherias in Peru are very happy,\u201d Valencia said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brightly colored art lines the walls, celebrating the culture and diversity in Peru. The mural in the middle of the restaurant by Rudolph Castro<\/a> depicts three fishermen from different backgrounds, highlighting the multiple cultures that influence the country\u2019s food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the opposite wall are photographs of the fishing industry, wharves and boats in Peru. Near the door, traditional Peruvian recipes are illustrated and displayed in brightly-colored frames.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Left to right: Eduardo Chang, Daiwa Wong and Mauricio Valencia, co-owners of Lima, the city\u2019s newest Peruvian restaurant in Long Beach, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Above the window connecting the dining area to the kitchen, two ceramic bulls painted in Peru\u2019s colors overlook the space \u2014 a symbol of prosperity. There\u2019s also a ceramic cat giving a subtle nod to Sushi Nikkei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith our decorations here, we can introduce Long Beach to a little bit of our culture,\u201d Daiwa Wong, the restaurant\u2019s other co-owner, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wong, Chang and Valencia love the work they\u2019re doing and were happy to see all the support they got opening weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn three days, we fed like 450 guests, and only in one shift, in four hours. That’s a lot for us,\u201d Wong said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lima Cebicheria Peruana is at 3851 Atlantic Ave. They are open Tuesday to Friday from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Saturday to\u00a0 Sunday from noon to 8:30 p.m. Follow them on Instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Their slogan, \u201camor al instante,\u201d or \u201cinstant love,\u201d projects a level of confidence earned by a crew that already runs the well-liked Sushi Nikkei in Bixby Knolls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":207,"featured_media":86832,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","inline_featured_image":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":"","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_":"","_author_alias":"","cap-aim":"","cap-description":"","cap-display_name":"","cap-first_name":"","cap-jabber":"","cap-last_name":"","cap-linked_account":"","cap-newspack_employer":"","cap-newspack_job_title":"","cap-newspack_phone_number":"","cap-newspack_role":"","cap-user_email":"","cap-user_login":"","cap-website":"","cap-yahooim":"","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_email_html":"","newspack_email_type":"","newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_hide_page_title":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_show_share_buttons":"","newspack_sponsor_byline_prefix":"","newspack_sponsor_disclaimer_override":"","newspack_sponsor_flag_override":"","newspack_sponsor_only_direct":"","newspack_sponsor_url":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"coauthors":[32346],"class_list":["post-86864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/207"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86864"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86864\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86868,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86864\/revisions\/86868"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86864"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=86864"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=86864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}