A Peruvian kitchen meets an Italian social club in Old Montreal with Capisco's bachiche cuisine

This restaurant from chef Marcel Olivier Larrea and company is all about a rich cultural and culinary crossroads that's found between heritage and invention.

J.P. Karwacki

November 5, 2024- Read time: 6 min

Since coming to Quebec in 2002, Chef Marcel Olivier Larrea has spent years exploring the culinary intersections between Peru and its diasporic communities, shaping them into Montreal restaurants that have made a mark along the southern half of downtown.

First came the city’s premiere destination for Nikkei (Peruvian-Japanese) cuisine in the form of Tiradito. That was followed by a neighbouring restaurant named Chifa, named after the Chinese-Peruvian culinary traditions it offers.

Now, with Capisco, Larrea is upping the ante with a menu and concept focused on Peruvian-Italian cuisine or bachiche alongside his partners David Dumay and David Schmidt.

“Italian and Peruvian cuisines are some of the best in the world, and we’re among the first to present it this way in Montreal,” Dumay says.

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