Where to eat ceviche and seafood in Máncora, right by the ocean

You’ll find ceviche on nearly every block in Máncora, but eating with sand underfoot, watching the ocean while your plate arrives, is a different thing. Playa Sur has a clear option for that — and you don’t need to be a guest to sit down and eat.

If it’s your first time: the classics

• Classic northern-style ceviche — fresh catch of the day
• Mixed ceviche — octopus, shrimp, scallops and fish
• Tiradito — nikkei style (soy sauce), yellow chili, or rocoto, depending on how much heat you want
• Causas — octopus in olive sauce, shrimp, or sautéed tuna

If you’d rather have something hot

• Fish — pesto-style, curry, meunière (butter and capers), or mortar-style
• Rocoto shrimp — flambéed in wine, with rocoto chimichurri
• Northern-style octopus — sautéed in anticuchera sauce, over corn purée
• Lomo saltado or lomo tondero, if you’re not after seafood
• Pizzas (margherita, steak, Hawaiian, veggie) — a good call if you’re with kids

For later in the evening

The bar is fully stocked: pisco sours in a few fruit variations, chilcanos, and two house cocktails you can only get there — the Del Wawa (gin, passion fruit, triple sec and mint) and the Capitán Wawa (pisco, sweet vermouth and bitters).

Del Wawa, in Playa Sur

Del Wawa runs as both a hotel and a restaurant, right on the beach in Playa Sur. They’re open daily from 8am to 10pm, and while they also have rooms, the restaurant and bar are open to anyone who wants to stop by and eat — guest or not.

In short

• Playa Sur has a full seafood menu, steps from the sand
• There are classic options (ceviches, tiraditos, causas) and hot ones (fish, shrimp, beef)
• The bar has two house cocktails of its own: Del Wawa and Capitán Wawa
• You don’t need to stay there to eat there — the restaurant is open to the public

Prices are set by the business itself and can change by season — to confirm the menu and availability, the best move is to message them directly on WhatsApp from their page.