Pollos Begui, the chicken shop that became the meeting point for taxi drivers, party-goers, and night owls since 1993

From the beginning, the restaurant opted for an unusual schedule: it opened at noon and remained open until six in the morning the next day. The decision responded to the dynamism of downtown Lima, where nightlife gathered thousands of people every weekend.

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However, Begui’s story began much earlier. The family already had a small restaurant also in downtown Lima, where rotisserie chicken was beginning to gain customer preference. Over time, the success of the business made it necessary to look for a larger location, giving rise to what is now considered the brand’s emblematic headquarters.

Although the name Begui has a special meaning for the family of Japanese origin, its owners prefer to keep that story in the personal sphere. The truth is that, over the years, the name ended up becoming one of the most recognized in Plaza San Martín.

Thirty-two years later, the restaurant maintains the essence that made it famous. According to Edgard Yzaguirre, supervisor of Pollos Begui, the pandemic marked a before and after for the business. The reduction of nightlife and the change in consumption habits especially affected a restaurant whose identity was always linked to the early hours of the morning.

“Before, we received many taxi drivers who finished their workday and were accustomed to coming to eat here. Today the public has changed, but we still see entire families arriving, as well as young people whose parents or even grandparents were already customers of the restaurant,” he comments.

This connection between generations is one of the greatest satisfactions for the team. It is not uncommon to hear a customer say that they discovered the place because their father or grandfather took them there after a night out in downtown Lima.

Currently, Pollos Begui has 3 locations in Lima, although the La Colmena headquarters continues to be the heart of the brand. The atmosphere that made the restaurant famous and turned it into a mandatory stop for those looking for good chicken at any time of day is still preserved there.

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While rotisserie chicken remains the main star of the menu, the gastronomic proposal has evolved over the years. Today it offers side dishes such as anticuchos and arroz chaufa, as well as Creole dishes like pollo saltado, seeking to cater to a public with increasingly varied tastes.

Even so, the classic does not lose ground. The rotisserie chicken served with french fries, fresh salad, sauces, and a drink continues to be the star order and the dish that has identified the restaurant since its inception.

With an eye on the future, the company does not rule out opening new locations when conditions are favorable. Meanwhile, it maintains the objective that, according to Yzaguirre, has guided the business since 1993: to welcome each customer as if they were coming home and offer them a quality product that invites them to return again and again.