Food destinations within easy reach of Lima. worth the train, the rental car or the early start.

Worth the trip

Lurin (Pachamanca and Pre-Inca Pachacamac) ★ 4.5

45 minutes south of MirafloresDrive south on Pan-American Highway to km 40; combi service from Centro Lima

Famous for: Sunday pachamanca (earth-oven slow-cooked meat) at the Lurin valley restaurants

Lurin 45 minutes south of Lima is the Sunday pachamanca destination, Andean earth-oven slow-cooked meat at family restaurants near the Pachacamac ruins.

Lurin (Pachamanca and Pre-Inca Pachacamac)

Punta Hermosa (Pacific Coast Cevicherias) ★ 4.3

45 km south of Miraflores, 60-90 minutes by carDrive south on Pan-American Highway to km 40; bus services from Lima south terminal

Famous for: Pacific coast cevicherias and seafood terraces in the southern beach district

Punta Hermosa 60-90 minutes south of Lima is the summer Pacific coast cevicheria destination, beach-cabin seafood lunch on terraces facing the swell.

Punta Hermosa (Pacific Coast Cevicherias)

Chorrillos Fisherman Wharf ★ 4.4

20 minutes south of MirafloresDrive south along Malecon de la Reserva and Costa Verde to Chorrillos; taxi 20 minutes from Miraflores

Famous for: Working artisanal fish market and dawn catch with cevicheria lunch on the malecon

Chorrillos 20 minutes south of Miraflores is Lima's working artisanal fish wharf, the dawn auction at the Caleta plus cevicheria lunch on the malecon nearby.

Chorrillos Fisherman Wharf

Cieneguilla (Weekend Pachamanca) ★ 4.2

30 km east of Miraflores, 60-75 minutes by carDrive east via Av Javier Prado to Cieneguilla valley; taxi 60-75 minutes from Miraflores

Famous for: Weekend pachamanca and parrillada at the Lurin-river valley family restaurants

Cieneguilla 60-75 minutes east of Lima is the weekend pachamanca and parrillada day trip, Andean earth-oven family restaurants along the Lurin river valley.

Cieneguilla (Weekend Pachamanca)
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