Discover Kausa: An Authentic Peruvian Restaurant in New York, NY

Kausa Introduce

Welcome to Kausa, a culinary destination where the rich and diverse flavors of Peru come to life right here in the heart of New York City. Located in the bustling Hell's Kitchen neighborhood, Kausa is more than just a restaurant; it’s an immersive cultural experience that transports your taste buds straight to the streets of Lima. Known for its authentic Peruvian cuisine and warm, inviting atmosphere, this gem is a must-visit for anyone looking to explore new and exciting dishes. From classic ceviche to signature Lomo Saltado, every plate is crafted with care, ensuring a memorable meal that feels both traditional and uniquely modern.

Our mission is to share the true essence of Peruvian food with our community. We pride ourselves on using fresh, high-quality ingredients to create dishes that are both delicious and true to their origins. Whether you’re a longtime fan of Peruvian cuisine or new to its delights, our menu has something for everyone. With a reputation for fast, friendly service and a vibrant, casual atmosphere, Kausa is the perfect spot for a casual lunch, a lively dinner with friends, or a cozy solo meal.

Location and Accessibility

Kausa is conveniently situated at

745 9th Ave, New York, NY 10019

, placing it in the dynamic Hell's Kitchen area of Midtown Manhattan. Its prime location makes it easily accessible for both New York City locals and visitors exploring the city's countless attractions. The restaurant is nestled in a vibrant part of the neighborhood, known for its diverse dining scene and proximity to Broadway theaters and other major landmarks.

For those traveling by car, paid street parking is available, though it's important to be mindful of city regulations. Public transportation is a breeze, with several subway lines and bus routes serving the area, making it a stress-free trip from nearly anywhere in the city. Kausa is also committed to ensuring all guests feel welcome, offering

wheelchair-accessible entrances, restrooms, and seating

to accommodate everyone. The welcoming atmosphere extends to the outdoors, where we offer

outdoor seating

and even welcome dogs in our outdoor space.

Services Offered

Kausa provides a variety of services designed to meet your dining needs, whether you're looking for a quick meal or a relaxed evening out.

Dine-in: Enjoy a full-service dining experience with our friendly and attentive staff. We have a bar on-site and offer table service for both lunch and dinner.
Takeout: Prefer to enjoy our food at home? Our full menu is available for takeout, perfect for a delicious meal on the go.
Delivery: We offer convenient delivery services, including
no-contact delivery
, so you can have authentic Peruvian cuisine brought directly to your door.
Reservations: Planning a special night out? Kausa accepts reservations, making it easy to secure a table for your group. We are a great spot for groups, and our cozy, trendy atmosphere is perfect for a night out with friends or family.
Private Events: Looking to host an event? Our team can help you plan a memorable dining experience. We are popular for solo dining, lunch, and dinner, and our welcoming atmosphere makes every visit special.

Features and Highlights

Kausa stands out for its exceptional qualities, making it a popular choice among locals and tourists alike.

Fast Service: We are known for our quick and efficient service, ensuring you get your delicious food without a long wait. Perfect for a quick bite during a busy day in the city.
Great Cocktails: Our bar offers an array of
great cocktails
, including Peruvian classics like the Pisco Sour. We also serve beer, hard liquor, and wine, with
happy hour drinks
to help you unwind.
Authentic Peruvian Cuisine: Our menu is a celebration of Peruvian flavors. From classic appetizers like
Papa A La Huancaína
and
Anticucho
to our diverse selection of
ceviches
and
main courses
such as
Lomo Saltado
and
Arroz Con Mariscos
, we bring the true taste of Peru to you.
Healthy Options: Our menu includes a variety of healthy options, with fresh ingredients and vibrant flavors. Try our
Avocado Salad
or one of our fresh
ceviche
options.
Family-Friendly: Kausa is good for kids and offers a
kids' menu
and
high chairs
to make dining with your family comfortable and easy.
Diverse Menu: Our menu features a wide range of options, from
small plates
and
late-night food
to hearty main courses and delectable desserts. Don't miss our
Kausa Tasting
for a unique dessert experience.

What is Worth Choosing

Choosing Kausa is a fantastic decision for anyone seeking an authentic and delightful dining experience in New York City. The restaurant's commitment to quality is evident in every dish, with a menu that showcases the best of Peruvian cuisine. From the moment you walk in, you're greeted with a casual, cozy, and trendy atmosphere that makes you feel right at home. It's a place where you can relax and enjoy good company while savoring some of the most flavorful food you'll find in the city.

The ceviche is an absolute standout. The

Ceviche Mixto

is a fresh and tangy dish that perfectly balances flavors, while the

Ceviche De Tuna

offers a unique twist. For a truly authentic taste, the

Lomo Saltado

—tender beef stir-fried with onions and tomatoes—is a must-try. Our guests often rave about our

great cocktails

and the

friendly service

that goes above and beyond to make your visit special. The dessert menu is also a treat, with options like the classic

Tres Leches

and the unique

Helado De Lucuma

, a tropical ice cream that will leave you wanting more.

Kausa is a gem in Hell's Kitchen, a place where you can find great food, a vibrant atmosphere, and excellent service. Whether you're coming in for a celebratory dinner, a quick lunch, or a casual night out, you’re guaranteed to have a fantastic time. The fact that it’s popular for

solo dining

and

groups

speaks volumes about its welcoming nature.

Contact Information

Ready to experience the flavors of Peru? You can reach Kausa using the information below:

Address: 745 9th Ave, New York, NY 10019, USA
Phone: (646) 678-5227

Kausa Menu

Appetizers
Chicharron De Pescado $15.00
Sliced fried fish served with French fries.
Empanadas $9.00
Two empanadas stuffed with shredded Kausa chicken or beef and cheese.
Fried Calamari $15.00
Crispy calamari served with house special sauce.
Piqueo Entre Kausas $31.00
Traditional papa Huancaina, tamale, anticucho, papa rellena, and salsa criolla.
Papa A La Huancaína $14.00
Steamed Potatoes marinated in aji Amarillo sauce.
Jalea Mixta $24.00
Traditional fried seafood served with yuca, salsa criolla, and tartar sauce.
Chicharron De Pollo $14.00
Fried chicken served with French fries.
Anticucho $14.00
Grilled skewer marinated in house special sauce.
Acopa Arequipena $13.00
Potatoes sliced on creamy Huacatay sauce, egg, and olives.
Pulpo Al Olivo $16.00
Sautéed sliced octopus topped with house special olive sauce.
Tamal Limeno $8.00
Peruvian yellow corn dough, Kausa chicken, and traditional criolla.

Kausa Chicken
Chicken $8.00
Peruvian rotisserie chicken marinated in our unique sauce.

Desserts
Tres Leches $7.00
Piono Chocolate $7.00
Crema Volteada $7.00
Piono Vainilla $7.00
Helado De Lucuma $7.00
Alfajor $7.00
Kausa Tasting $27.00
Torta Chocolate $7.00

Beverage
Water Bottle $2.00
Chicha Morada $7.50
Fresh Juice $5.00
2 Liter Coca Cola $6.50
The cold, refreshing, sparkling classic that America loves.
Sodas $2.00
Inca Cola 2 Liter $7.00

Side Order
Beans $5.00
Saffron Rice $6.00
Rice & Beans Mix $7.00
Salchipapa $8.00
Maduro $6.00
Tostones $6.00
Choclo $4.00
Avocado Salad $11.00
Fresh avocado, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, and mixed greens.
Yuca $6.00
White Rice $6.00

Salads
Chaufa Vegetariano $15.00
Peruvian fried rice with mixed vegetables.
Tacu Tacu Vegetariano $17.00
Rice and beans Peruvian risotto, sautéed with onion, tomatoes, and veggies in soy sauce.

Ceviche
Oysters East $8.00
6 pc
Platter Del Mar $30.00
Combination of four choices of ceviche and Leche de Tigre.
Ceviche Afrodiciaco $22.00
Salmon cubes and mixed seafoods marinated in fresh lime juice and Leche de Tigre. Served with corn and sweet potato.
Ceviche Mixto $22.00
Fresh corvina and seafoods marinated in Leche de Tigre. Served with sweet potato.
Ceviche De Tuna $20.00
Fresh tuna marinated in Leche de Tigre, fresh lime juice, and Peruvian spices.
Ceviche Aguacate $21.00
Fresh corvina marinated in Leche de Tigre. Served with avocado, sweet potato, corn, and cancha.
Ceviche De Corvina $19.00
Fresh cubes of corvina, marinated in fresh lime juice and Peruvian spices. Served with sweet potato, corn, and cancha.
Leche De Tigre $11.00
Concentrate of fish and seafood marinated in fresh lime juice, ginger, cilantro, and celery.

Main Courses
Grilled Chicken Breast $21.00
Served with house fries and avocado salad.
Tacu Tacu $31.00
Peruvian style rice & beans risotto, sautéed filet mignon strips & fried egg.
Risotto De Camarones $27.00
Risotto marinated in shrimp sauce with red peppers, green peppers, cooked shrimp & zucchini.
Tallarin Saltado $24.00
Peruvian style fettuccine sautéed with tomatoes, onions, soy sauce, and choice of meat.
Arroz Con Mariscos $34.00
Peruvian style paella marinated with Peruvian aji panca.
Fettuccine Al Pesto Medallion $30.00
Grilled filet mignon marinated with homemade red reduction sauce.
Fettuccine A La Huancaina $24.00
Grilled shrimp sautéed in Peruvian aji amarrillo sauce.
Corvina A Lo Macho $32.00
Pan seared corvina, octopus, calamari, shrimp, and clams in Macho sauce. Served with white rice.
Pulpo A La Parrilla $29.00
Grilled octopus strips marinated in chimichurri sauce served with potatoes and grilled vegetables.
Arroz Chaufa $18.00
Peruvian style Chinese fried rice mixed with egg, onions, ginger, bean sprout and choice of meat.
Salmon Norteno $29.00
Grilled salmon served with Peruvian style green rice and chicha de jora.
Lomo Saltado $29.00
Sautéed filet mignon strips with onions, tomatoes, and soy sauce. Served with French fries and white rice.
Camarones Inka $24.00
Shrimp sautéed in Peruvian aji amarrillo sauce served with yellow rice.
Aji De Gallina $22.00
Shredded chicken in aji amarrilio sauce. Served with yellow rice.
Parillada $36.00
Combination of all meats served with salad and fries.

Tiraditos
Tiradito Exotico $19.00
Sliced corvina marinated in passion fruit sauce.
Tiradito Tres Regiones $19.00
Sliced corvina marinated in salsa trio.
Nikkei Tuna $19.00
Fresh tuna marinated in nikey sauce on an avocado base.
Tiradito Bandera $20.00
Sliced corvina and shrimp marinated in Leche de Tigre and fresh Rocoto sauce.

Kausas
Mister Kausa $21.00
Traditional Kausa topped with ceviche.
Kausa Limena $13.00
Shredded rotisserie chicken served with mashed potato and avocado.
Avocado A Lo Macho $18.00
Half avocado stuffed with shrimp, marinated in Leche de Tigre, and served on a bed of mashed potato.

Sopas
Chupe De Camarones $21.00
Peruvian style shrimp chowder, aji panca, rice, and poached egg.
Parihuela $23.00
Traditional Peruvian soup of seafoods, fish, and spices.
Sopa De La Casa $10.00
Chef’s specialty soup.

Specials
Chicken Chaufa $21.00
Peruvian-style chinese fried rice mixed with egg, onions, ginger, bean sprouts, and chicken! Comes with choice of sauce.
1/4 Chicken $8.99
BUY ONE GET ONE QUARTER CHICKEN SPECIAL INCLUDES: 1/4 Chicken Leg & 1/4 Breast. Must add 2 to cart, Doordash automatically applies promo

Combos
Kausa Combo (Family Style) $32.00
Whole rotisserie chicken and any 2 sides.
Combo Killer (Family Style) $43.00
Whole rotisserie chicken and any 4 sides
Combito $18.75
Half Chicken with choice of two sides

Kausa Details

Service options
Outdoor seating
No-contact delivery
Delivery
Takeout
Dine-in

Highlights
Fast service
Great cocktails
Serves local specialty

Popular for
Lunch
Dinner
Solo dining

Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible entrance
Wheelchair accessible restroom
Wheelchair accessible seating
Wheelchair accessible parking lot

Offerings
Alcohol
Beer
Cocktails
Coffee
Comfort food
Happy hour drinks
Hard liquor
Healthy options
Late-night food
Quick bite
Small plates
Wine

Dining options
Brunch
Lunch
Dinner
Dessert
Seating
Table service

Amenities
Bar onsite
Restroom

Atmosphere
Casual
Cozy
Trendy

Crowd
Groups
Tourists

Planning
Accepts reservations

Payments
Credit cards
Debit cards
NFC mobile payments
Credit cards

Children
Good for kids
High chairs
Kids' menu

Parking
Paid street parking

Pets
Dogs allowed outside

Kausa Photos

Kausa Location

Kausa

New York New York County New York 9th Avenue

745 9th Ave, New York, NY 10019, USA

Kausa Reviews

An average rating of ★4.5 from 1313 user reviews.

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Kausa is such a gem. My friend wanted to find oysters on our trip and we found so much more! Friendly service, delicious food, yummy drinks, I cannot recommend them enough! Really great all around. I came back two more times during my trip. Absolutely delectable!!!!! Ricardo was exquisite. All the drinks were wonderful.
August 19 · Adrianne Valdez
A fun restaurant to go with friends. Delicious food with many dessert options. Everything we got was good, nothing went wrong.The only comment was about the cake. The tres leches cake was slightly dry.
August 25 · Julia H
We stopped in late at night and we had never had Peruvian food before. They were so attentive to us and explained everything to us. The waitress and I believe the owner, was so kind, offered us a complimentary shot! Definitely will go back when we are in town.
June 11 · Ali Sheets
short: I'm usually very generous with the stars, but this place truly has earned & deserves all 5 stars. I didn't want to leave.long: My friend's birthday is tomorrow so I planned to take her out for dinner. She wanted to go to a chicken place, so I started asking around for recommendations. There's this lady at the gym that I take classes with that all she talks about is having chicken for dinner, so her recommendation was the most valuable to me. She recommended two places on 9th Avenue. The first one she recommended is down the block, has many more reviews, but if you sort by recent reviews... not looking good, so I chose this place. I seriously don't remember the last time I enjoyed my experience at a restaurant so much. From the very beginning, I was greeted by the owner Teodoro, the hostess, and our waitress Maria, with such warmth that even if the food was just okay I was going to leave a good review for them anyway. I mentioned to the owner that I felt like I was in a museum with so much beautiful artwork. He informed me that a Colombian artist hand painted everything because they want to share their rich culture along with the food. Well, the food was amazing. This is my first time at a real Peruvian restaurant, Pio Pio in Queens is overrated trash, food & service straight-up trash, so this is the first authentic actually good Peruvian restaurant that I have been to. Much of the menu had names we are unfamiliar with so Maria did excellent job of explaining to us, and even did Google searches on her phone to show us the Peruvian vegetables that the sauces are made with. Based on her recommendations, we had the following: Parilla, which serves 3 people, basically a sampler bit of all the meats on there. The steak, chicken, and pork chop, which had a very nice smoky flavor like it was made in a bbq, all tasted fresh, well seasoned, and tender. We didn't eat the beef heart; the empanadas: beef, chicken, cheese: all perfectly crisp and fresh; the toasted corn with the delicious green sauce made with a Peruvian vegetable; the Pisco Punch...yummy & smooth. My friend had asked for hot sauce, and mistakenly, I thought it was the ketchup, and I found out how hot that thing was, but on a good note, it did taste natural, not artificial. Then they brought out an orange sherbert ice cream with a sparkler for my friend. The handwriting with the chocolate sauce was very nice, and the orange ice cream complemented the flavors of the food and the Pisco Punch. I didn't want to leave. I was thinking to myself, do I order more food? Should I order ice cream? We had such a great time. I used to work in a restaurant before, so I'm a generous tipper, but I broke my personal record this time: 45% cash tip. That's how happy I am with everything. Next time I go, I might break my personal record again. I highly recommend this place!
April 29 · WHITE LION
Everything from the different Ceviche's to the Jalea, to the ChiCha Morada and the dessert dishes were delicious and authentic. All staff was attentive and very kind. We had a wonderful experience here and cannot wait to come back! Next time we will try tie Pisco Sours. HUGE Thanks to Andres for making it a memorable dinner for my family and I! Definitely recommend them if you are in the city and craving some Peruvian plates.
April 20 · J P