Cocina peruana · 851 Higuera St

A little piece of Peru in the heart of San Luis Obispo.

The kitchen of the Peruvian woman. Dishes from the coast, the Andes and the Amazon, made from scratch every day.

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Lomo saltado: stir-fried beef with red onion, tomato and fries, served with white rice Pisco sours on the bar at Coya
Lomo saltado

Quechua · /ˈko.ja/

Coya

noun. Queen. In the Inca empire, the title of the Sapa Inca's wife, the highest woman in the land.

“Coya represents the kitchen of the Peruvian woman. The coast, the mountains, the jungle. The colors, the traditions, everything ancestral, all the way to today.”

Costa · Sierra · Selva

Three landscapes, one table.

Seared fish in a bright citrus sauce with red onion

01 La Costa

Fish cut to order, lime, ají and leche de tigre. The Pacific in a bowl.

Crispy pork with choclo corn, mote, fried yuca and salsa criolla in a clay dish

02 La Sierra

Andean corn, potatoes and slow-cooked meats. Food that warms you from the mountains down.

Espresso pouring from Coya's machine

03 La Selva

Peruvian coffee grows where the Andes fall into the Amazon. We roast it ourselves, light, medium and dark.

La carta

Plates people come back for.

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Lomo saltado
Lomo saltadoBeef, red onion and tomato, wok-fired with soy. Fries and rice on the side.
Causa
CausaLayers of yellow potato whipped with ají amarillo and lime.
A la huancaína with egg and black olives
A la huancaínaCreamy ají amarillo and cheese sauce, egg and black olive.
Chicharrón with choclo and yuca
ChicharrónCrispy pork, choclo, mote, yuca and salsa criolla.
Oysters on ice
From the seaOysters and fresh fish with Peruvian citrus.
Pisco sours
PiscoPeru's national spirit, shaken into sours and more.

Para llevar

Take Peru home.

We roast our own Peruvian coffee. Pick up empanadas and salsa at Coya, or have coffee and alfajores shipped to you.

All products
Coya Peruvian coffee, medium roast

Peruvian Coffee

$20 · shipping available

Alfajores dusted with powdered sugar

Alfajores

$15 · box of 6 · shipping available

Golden Peruvian empanadas

Empanadas

$20 · pickup, 2 days ahead

Coya's back dining room with blue tables and an Andean mountain mural

Celebra con nosotros

Your celebration, Peruvian style.

Birthdays, rehearsal dinners, team nights and wine dinners. Our back room seats up to 100, and we cater across the Central Coast with menus built around your guests.

  • 100 guests
  • Catering on site or off
  • Custom menus
Plan your event

Visítanos

On Higuera, downtown.

851 Higuera St
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Directions (805) 440-0784

Monday11 am – 8 pm
TuesdayClosed
Wed – Thu11 am – 9 pm
Friday11 am – 10 pm
Saturday8 am – 10 pm
Sunday8 am – 9 pm