Guidebook for Distrito de Lima
Food Scene
If you want great seafood tapas (served in their own purple shells) or an amazing ceviche, this small restaurant has been serving the best of both since 1956. Go early (around noon) to avoid a long line: Peruvians flock to good food, so by about 2 p.m., La Preferida is bustling.
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La Preferida
698 C. Julian Arias AragüezIf you want great seafood tapas (served in their own purple shells) or an amazing ceviche, this small restaurant has been serving the best of both since 1956. Go early (around noon) to avoid a long line: Peruvians flock to good food, so by about 2 p.m., La Preferida is bustling.
Drinks & Nightlife
Just a year or so back, a bunch of incredible artists descended on a gorgeous old house in Barranco. They brought it back to life with a series of artistic "salas" and a beautiful outdoor bar area. The place is magical (and popular) at night, and the Pisco Sours and chilcanos are excellent. Ayahuaca bar is also a great pick, also located in Miraflores.
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Dada Bar
154 Av. Almte. Miguel GrauJust a year or so back, a bunch of incredible artists descended on a gorgeous old house in Barranco. They brought it back to life with a series of artistic "salas" and a beautiful outdoor bar area. The place is magical (and popular) at night, and the Pisco Sours and chilcanos are excellent. Ayahuaca bar is also a great pick, also located in Miraflores.
Located in Larco Mar Mall, this bar/club is a great place to go for a party night. Cohiba, which is also in Miraflores, is another great option if you're ready for some salsa dancing.
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Lima Bar
610 Mal. de la ReservaLocated in Larco Mar Mall, this bar/club is a great place to go for a party night. Cohiba, which is also in Miraflores, is another great option if you're ready for some salsa dancing.
Parks & Nature
Also known as the cat park, Parque Kennedy is in the center of Miraflores. It's a cheerful island of green in the big city of Lima, with free (but very friendly) felines snoozing in the trees and getting chubby on all the kitty food locals put out. On weekend evenings, food carts and even musicians and actors usually join the cats.
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Πάρκο Κένεντι
DiagonalAlso known as the cat park, Parque Kennedy is in the center of Miraflores. It's a cheerful island of green in the big city of Lima, with free (but very friendly) felines snoozing in the trees and getting chubby on all the kitty food locals put out. On weekend evenings, food carts and even musicians and actors usually join the cats.
Located in Lima city center, this vast park of artistic fountains is incredible during the night. Get there just before dusk, so you can catch the moment when the lights come on, illuminating the fountains' water in rainbows. In the evening, you'll be able to catch a water show, where a beautiful film on Peruvian culture is projected onto sprays of water.
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Πάρκο νερού
S/N Av. Petit ThouarsLocated in Lima city center, this vast park of artistic fountains is incredible during the night. Get there just before dusk, so you can catch the moment when the lights come on, illuminating the fountains' water in rainbows. In the evening, you'll be able to catch a water show, where a beautiful film on Peruvian culture is projected onto sprays of water.
Arts & Culture
Located in Barranco, the MAC is a cool little museum of modern Peruvian art. It has just three main buildings, but the art can really push boundaries, and the feature artist's work in the main building is always beautifully displayed and very unique. The MAC also has an adorable vegetarian-friendly café alongside a big garden, just to the right of the gates. The MALI museum, also located in Barranco, is a must: The photography here is stunning by itself, but the love that has gone into creating the display really enhances the whole experience.
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Μουσείο Σύγχρονης Τέχνης
1511 Av. Almte. Miguel GrauLocated in Barranco, the MAC is a cool little museum of modern Peruvian art. It has just three main buildings, but the art can really push boundaries, and the feature artist's work in the main building is always beautifully displayed and very unique. The MAC also has an adorable vegetarian-friendly café alongside a big garden, just to the right of the gates. The MALI museum, also located in Barranco, is a must: The photography here is stunning by itself, but the love that has gone into creating the display really enhances the whole experience.
Shopping
If you'd like some affordable Peruvian gifts to bring home, this is the place. Scarves, blankets, knick knacks, alpaca pillows, local insects pinned in glass boxes? There are lots of stalls with cool stuff. Just keep in mind that bargaining is normal in Peru, so go ready to haggle a little.
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Inka Market
280 Jr. Gonzales PradaIf you'd like some affordable Peruvian gifts to bring home, this is the place. Scarves, blankets, knick knacks, alpaca pillows, local insects pinned in glass boxes? There are lots of stalls with cool stuff. Just keep in mind that bargaining is normal in Peru, so go ready to haggle a little.
Essentials
This supermarket has almost everything. Peanut butter, paté, marmite? Wong imports it. Wong is also a good launching point if you'd like to buy and cook some Peruvian ingredients yourself.
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Wong
52 Av. Alfredo BenavidesThis supermarket has almost everything. Peanut butter, paté, marmite? Wong imports it. Wong is also a good launching point if you'd like to buy and cook some Peruvian ingredients yourself.