Some are tucked away in small restaurants on neighborhood streets. Others are in bustling shopping centers on Indiantown Road. Chefs who have moved to Jupiter from Peru, Guatemala and Mexico have brought over delectable flavors at the restaurants they own.

Here are three, all down-to-earth eateries with dishes that will satisfy the tastebuds, as well as soothing atmospheres and chefs with stories to tell.

One has a dining room made to feel like home. Another is a family-owned restaurant with home-cooked meals and the third is a a colorful ice cream shop with natural ingredients.

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Peru Wok

Address: 711 W. Indiantown Road, Suite B7

Hours: 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday and 12 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Closed Monday.

The shrimp ceviche at Peru Wok in Jupiter, Fla., has stacked shrimp covered in sliced red onion and marinated in a tangy lime and garlic sauce.

At Peru Wok, consider the shrimp ceviche ($24). This Peruvian dish has stacked shrimp covered in sliced red onion and marinated in a tangy lime and garlic sauce, with corn kernels and a sweet potato sliver sitting off to the side.

People looking for a more hearty meal can order the pollo saltado ($19), which features pieces of succulent chicken, juicy tomatoes and crispy onions sauteed in soy sauce with french fries and fried rice on the side.

Chef Eduardo Garcia opened Peru Wok with his wife, Carolina, six years ago, just a couple months before COVID-19 shutdowns and right after they moved to Jupiter from Lima, Peru.

While the restaurant’s seating area — which is covered in handmade Peruvian decor — closed for a few months during that time, Garcia promoted his food on Facebook and offered delivery and pickup before he could fully open the restaurant again.

That was when he gained a steady stream of regulars.

Chef Eduardo Garcia smiles on July 9, 2025, at Peru Wok, the restaurant he owns with his wife in Jupiter, Fla.

“The customers here are like family,” said Garcia, 35. “It’s a small restaurant and the idea is you feel like you are in your house.”

Garcia worked in plenty of restaurants back in Peru, but it had been his dream ever since he learned how to cook at 6 years old to start his own restaurant. He chose Jupiter because it does not have any other Peruvian restaurants.

“My dream now is that people will know more about Peruvian food, and maybe have the option to go to Peru,” Garcia said.

La Esquina Guatemalteca

Address: 208 Hibiscus St.

Hours: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. Closed Monday.

The birria tacos at La Esquina Guatemalteca in Jupiter, Fla., are packed with tender shredded beef, cilantro, melted mozzarella cheese and chopped onions.

At La Esquina Guatemalteca, consider the birria tacos ($15). These are a set of three tacos packed with tender shredded beef, cilantro, melted mozzarella cheese and chopped onions. The beef is slow-cooked for two hours and the tortillas are dipped in beef gravy and then placed on a flat-top griddle to crisp up.

While this is not a traditional Guatemalan dish, the Cano family likes putting their own spin on things.

Everything on the menu at La Esquina Guatemalteca follows Silvia Cano’s recipes. She started the restaurant with her husband and two sons in December 2018. That was 19 years after she moved with her family to Jupiter from Huehue, Guatemala.

Cano previously owned food stands in Guatemala, but decided to leave that work behind when she moved. She never stopped cooking, though. When families at her church started asking her to cater big parties, she knew it was time to open a restaurant again.

From left to right: William, Silvia, Jason and Danny Cano smile on July 9, 2025, at La Esquina Guatemalteca, their family-owned restaurant in Jupiter, Fla.

She chose to include her sons William and Santos, who each already had more than a decade of experience working in restaurants.

“She is the heart of our whole restaurant,” said William Cano, 27. “She is the flavor, the seasoning and the energy. She is our core.”

Cano said his mom has a gift. She doesn’t follow recipe books or cooking shows. Instead, she formulates her own recipes and tweaks them. She taught each of her five kids to cook from young ages.

“The restaurant is a blessing,” said Silvia Cano, 49, with William translating from Spanish. “It’s a blessing to lead the restaurant and leave the family with a legacy … to follow the American dream, to be able to feed Jupiter and feed anybody else that comes in.”

Rosa Ice Cream

Coconut and banana Nutella ice cream at Rosa Ice Cream in Jupiter, Fla.

Address: 1695 W. Indiantown Road Unit 7

Hours: 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Closed Monday.

At Rosa Ice Cream, consider the coconut ice cream or the banana Nutella ice cream ($4 for a small). The coconut ice cream is creamy, fluffy, not too sweet and has just the right amount of coconut shavings mixed into it. The banana Nutella ice cream is a banana-based ice cream with Nutella swirled into it and hazelnut pieces sprinkled throughout.

The fruit ice creams at this shop are only sweetened by the fruit itself — no added sugar and no artificial colors or flavors. This is the way Emiliano Hoyuela’s grandmother always made it. The shop uses her recipes.

“This is not like every other ice cream shop,” said Hoyuela, 28, who is running the restaurant with his brother, Mariano, in Jupiter while his dad, David, is opening another one in Mexico City. “Every flavor has a story behind it.”

Emiliano Hoyuela is running Rosa Ice Cream in Jupiter, Fla., while his father opens another location in Mexico City.

If there is a flavor that a customer wants that the shop does not already have, Hoyuela does his best to recreate exactly what they want. He will make a small jar of it and have it ready for them when they return.

Hoyuela’s grandmother had a farm outside Mexico City with horses, chickens and cows. For as long as he can remember, she has made ice cream for her family using her cow Rosa’s milk.

When David moved his family to Jupiter from Acapulco in 2015, he decided to open the shop to share her ice cream with the world.

“We asked, ‘What happens if we move ice cream from Mexico over here?’ ” Hoyuela said. “We started with that idea.”

Maya Washburn covers northern Palm Beach County for The Palm Beach Post, part of the USA TODAY Florida-Network. Reach her at [email protected]. Support local journalism: Subscribe today.

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