Kao is chef Kent Zúñiga’s statement on what Arequipa tastes like today. Set in the city centre, the restaurant pairs haute cuisine technique with regional produce, then adds the pull of Southeast Asia, especially Thailand, in a way that still reads as unmistakably local. The open kitchen sits right next to the dining room, so you feel the craft, the timing and the detail behind each course. Expect familiar Arequipeño flavours, presented with new textures and sharper contrasts, in a menu that keeps evolving.