Lima Travel Blog

  Mayta Restaurant Bar. Lima, Peru (Photo: Mayta) There are certain place who happily blend a terrific bar with excellent food. And there are people who do not have enough with a few drinks and need something else to complete the experience. Let’s see a few places in Lima, Peru that combine...

Christmas Cupcakes at L'Artisan. December is a good time for satisfying your sweet tooth: and in Lima, that’s pretty easy. Limenians have always loved sugar and sweet flavors: history states that one of the Viceroys tried to correct this situation using the force of the laws… with no...

Menu at Gonzi's (Photo: Isabel Guerra) You may be traveling on a budget but you can always find some good options for a cheap lunch, specially in Peru. Here’s some recommendations specially picked for you! Cordano: Established in 1905, Cordano is almost an institution. Good food, affordable...

Chupe de Camarones (Crawfish Soup). Photo: JoseWolff/Flickr Lima has many good restaurants: as Peruvians, as Limenians, we might as well say that every neighborhood is excellent and recommendable for foodie travelers. But since you won’t have time to cover all these places, we will suggest a few...

Dinner at Panchita, Lima (Photo: Rwoan/Flickr) Peru cuisine has so many influences and is so varied that it may be a little difficult to suggest a place to take foreign friends out for dinner: fish, poultry, steak, vegetarian? gourmet, minceur? spicy or not so spicy? traditional, fusion, cuisine d’auteur?...

Picarones stalls are still a common sight in Lima, although they are gradually disappearing in upperscale districts. Picarones are a truly traditional Limenian dessert: freshly fried, golden brown, a little crunchy outside but sweet and tender inside, locals and visitors easily become unconditional fans....

New York Steak (Longhorn restaurant, Lima, Peru). Who said you cannot find a good steak house in Lima? If you are open minded, you will find in this big city some very interesting (and delicious!) options for enjoying a good steak or any other BBQ specialty, either meat or poultry based. How about some...

Pasteleria San Antonio. (Photo: Luis Tamayo/Flickr) Your sweet tooth needs some cake, preferably with lots of icing. It is not difficult to find a good place for this in Lima, since Peruvians are very fond of desserts, and there are many new restaurants and gourmet cafeterias competing with each other....

Jiron de la Union and Norkys' restaurant (Photo: Isabel Guerra) So you are in a budget. And you need to make it last. Well, who doesn’t? Either you are a backpacker or not, here’s some tips on some very cheap or absolutely free activities to spend your whole day in Lima spending very...

Pizza Hut & KFC. (Photo: Steven Damron/Flickr) Everybody loves pizza: this delicious and easy-to-eat Italian meal is popular everywhere. Even picky children will love a freshly baked pizza. It will fulfill your hunger, it is inexpensive and, to top it all, you may have it delivered to where you are....