10 bars worth the trip across Peru, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Peru guides.
Lady Bee ★ 4.8 · Lima
barranco · Av Pedro de Osma 205, Barranco, Lima 15063
Lady Bee at Av Pedro de Osma 205 in Barranco Lima is the husband-and-wife bar at No.13 on World's 50 Best Bars 2025, the Michter's Art of Hospitality winner.
Tip: Lady Bee moved to a larger Barranco premises July 2025; reservation recommended.
Carnaval ★ 4.7 · Lima
san-isidro · Av Pardo y Aliaga 662, San Isidro, Lima 15073
Carnaval at Av Pardo y Aliaga 662 in San Isidro Lima is the Peruvian temple cocktail bar founded 2018, an Ice Room programme and 70 cocktail menu.
Tip: Closed Sundays; reservation strongly recommended weekends Standing room when busy.
Bar Ingles del Country Club ★ 4.6 · Lima
san-isidro · Calle Los Eucaliptos 590, San Isidro, Lima 15073
Bar Ingles at Calle Los Eucaliptos 590 in San Isidro Lima is the Country Club Lima Hotel's near-century-old wood-panelled bar, the canonical pisco sour pour.
Tip: No reservations Thursday to Saturday; arrive before 19:00 for a seat at the marble bar.
Ayahuasca ★ 4.5 · Lima
barranco · Av San Martin 130, Barranco, Lima 15063
Ayahuasca at Av San Martin 130 in Barranco Lima is the cocktail bar housed in a restored 1875 republican casona, a reference point for pisco macerados.
Tip: Closed Mondays; the courtyard seating is the seat to ask for in advance.
Bar Cordano ★ 4.5 · Lima
centro-historico · Jiron Carabaya 103, Centro Historico, Lima 15001
Bar Cordano at Jiron Carabaya 103 in Centro Historico Lima is the 1905 cantina founded by Italian Cordano brothers, facing the Palacio de Gobierno.
Tip: Open every day from 08:00; reach early on weekends because it fills with tour groups. Declared Cultural Heritage of the Nation in 1989.
Antigua Taberna Queirolo ★ 4.5 · Lima
pueblo-libre · Av San Martin 1090, Pueblo Libre, Lima 15084
Antigua Taberna Queirolo at Av San Martin 1090 in Pueblo Libre is Lima's 1880 Queirolo pisco-bodega cantina, chicharron and chilcano served daily.
Tip: Cash safer than card; the connected Queirolo wine and pisco shop sells direct from the bodega.
BarBarian Miraflores ★ 4.4 · Lima
miraflores · Calle Manuel Bonilla 108, Miraflores, Lima 15064
BarBarian at Calle Manuel Bonilla 108 in Miraflores Lima is one of Peru's first craft brewpubs since 2010, 25 rotating taps including the BarBarian Red Ale.
Tip: Fri-Sat run till 03:00; exposed brick and street-art interior fills past 21:00.
Cala Bar Terrace ★ 4.4 · Lima
barranco · Circuito de Playas Costa Verde, Playa Barranquito, Espigon B-2, Barranco, Lima
Cala at Playa Barranquito Costa Verde Barranco is Lima's beachfront cocktail terrace, a lounge over the Pacific with DJ programme past midnight Fri-Sat.
Tip: Friday and Saturday past midnight is club-mode; book the terrace, not the inside room.
El Bolivariano Cantina ★ 4.3 · Lima
pueblo-libre · Pasaje Santa Rosa 291, Pueblo Libre, Lima 15084
El Bolivariano at Pasaje Santa Rosa 291 in Pueblo Libre is Lima's republican-casona cantina, pisco sours and anticucho piqueos with criolla music.
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.
Nuevo Mundo Draft Bar ★ 4.2 · Lima
miraflores · Av Larco 421, Miraflores, Lima 15074
Nuevo Mundo Draft Bar at Av Larco 421 in Miraflores is the city taproom of the 2013 Surquillo craft brewery, six flagship beers and brewer specials.
Tip: Free brewery tours from the Surquillo brewery start Friday 19:00 and 20:00, with tasting.