Cocktail barHistoric taberna$pueblo-libreMon-Thu 10:00-00:00, Fri-Sat 10:00-01:00, Sun 10:00-19:00
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.
Cocktail barHistoric casona bar$$pueblo-libreMon-Thu 07:30-23:00, Fri-Sat 07:30-01:00, Sun 07:30-17:00
El Bolivariano at Pasaje Santa Rosa 291 in Pueblo Libre is Lima's republican-casona cantina, pisco sours and anticucho piqueos with criolla music.
Signature drink: Pisco sour and chicha morada at the cantina bar
Food: Criolla piqueos: anticucho, butifarra, picarones
Tip: Fri-Sat late hours run till 01:00 with criolla music sessions; the courtyard tables are the seat to ask for in advance when booking.
Cocktail barBeachfront lounge$$$barrancoSun-Thu 12:00-01:00, Fri-Sat 12:00-03:00
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.
Signature drink: Pisco sour at sunset over Costa Verde
Food: Cevicheria piqueos paired with cocktails
Order: A pisco sour at sunset, then a chilcano de maracuya as the DJ takes over the terrace.
Tip: Friday and Saturday past midnight is club-mode; book the terrace, not the inside room.
Cocktail barCocktail bar$$$san-isidroMon-Sat 17:00-00:30
Carnaval at Av Pardo y Aliaga 662 in San Isidro Lima is the Peruvian temple cocktail bar founded 2018, an Ice Room programme and 70 cocktail menu.
Signature drink: Carnaval (Beefeater 24, pineapple chartreuse, lime, witbier)
Food: Snacks and Peruvian small plates
Order: The Carnaval signature, plus a pisco-base off the special menu.
Tip: Closed Sundays; reservation strongly recommended weekends Standing room when busy.
Cocktail barCocktail bar$$$barrancoTue-Thu 18:00-23:30, Fri-Sat 18:00-00:30
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.
Signature drink: Honey-bee themed pisco and gin cocktails
Food: Snacks pairing the cocktail menu
Order: The signature White Lady and Bee's Knees riffs, paired with the seasonal snack flight.
Tip: Lady Bee moved to a larger Barranco premises July 2025; reservation recommended.
Cocktail barCocktail bar$$$barrancoTue-Sun 18:00-02:00
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.
Signature drink: Pisco macerated with coca leaves and Andean herbs
Food: Tapas and Peruvian piqueos
Order: A pisco sour and a flight of the house herbal pisco macerados.
Tip: Closed Mondays; the courtyard seating is the seat to ask for in advance.