Mid-city residential district holding El Bolivariano criolla institution and the Origen Tostadores roastery on Av Simon Bolivar.
El Bolivariano in Pueblo Libre Lima is the criolla institution housed in a republican casona, tracing tradition to the 1780s with the canonical carta.
Signature: Aji de gallina, Lomo saltado, Anticucho
Order: The aji de gallina and the lomo saltado; finish with a suspiro limena.
Tip: Open from 07:30 for breakfast, useful for tamales and pan con chicharron.
Antigua Taberna Queirolo at Av San Martin 1090 in Pueblo Libre is the 1880 Santiago Queirolo cantina, criolla snacks and a Lima pisco-bodega buffet daily.
Signature: Choritos a la chalaca, Butifarra de jamon del pais, Pisco buffet criollo
Order: Choritos a la chalaca and butifarra de jamon del pais with a chilcano of Queirolo pisco.
Tip: Lunch buffet from S/79 per person; cash safer than card; the connected Queirolo wine and pisco shop sells direct.
Antigua Taberna Queirolo at Av San Martin 1090 in Pueblo Libre is Lima's 1880 Queirolo pisco-bodega cantina, chicharron and chilcano served daily.
Signature drink: Pisco Queirolo with chilcano and pisco sour
Food: Criolla snacks: chicharron, butifarra and tamales
Order: A chilcano of pisco Queirolo and a chicharron sandwich, both at the marble bar.
Tip: Cash safer than card; the connected Queirolo wine and pisco shop sells direct from the bodega.
El Bolivariano at Pasaje Santa Rosa 291 in Pueblo Libre is Lima's republican-casona cantina, pisco sours and anticucho piqueos with criolla music.
Signature drink: Pisco sour and chicha morada at the cantina bar
Food: Criolla piqueos: anticucho, butifarra, picarones
Tip: Fri-Sat late hours run till 01:00 with criolla music sessions; the courtyard tables are the seat to ask for in advance when booking.
El Bolivariano at Pasaje Santa Rosa 291 in Pueblo Libre runs morning Lima brunch in the republican casona from 07:30, tamales verdes and pan con chicharron.
Order: Tamales verdes with pan con chicharron and a chicha morada.
Tip: Open 07:30 every day; the patio courtyard is the seat to ask for on weekend mornings.