Lima: Market Tour and Cooking Class with Pisco Sour
Discover Lima’s vibrant Surquillo Market, a hub of local flavors, then head to a restaurant for a hands-on cooking class to craft ceviche, causa rellena, and a classic...
Peru's national cocktail: pisco (grape brandy), fresh lime juice, simple syrup, egg white and three drops of Angostura bitters, shaken hard and double-strained.
Invented in the early 1920s at Lima's Morris Bar by American bartender Victor Vaughen Morris; Peruvian bartender Mario Bruiget codified the modern recipe by adding Angostura bitters and egg white. The first Saturday of February is the Dia Nacional del Pisco Sour since 2003; Peru and Chile both claim it.
4 editor picks for Pisco Sour in Lima, ranked by editorial score. All Lima signature dishes · Pisco Sour across every city.
Lady Bee ★ 4.8
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.
Carnaval ★ 4.7
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.
Ayahuasca ★ 4.5
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.
Bar Cordano ★ 4.5
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.
Learn to cook it, or eat it with a guide
Pisco Sour makes more sense with someone from Lima explaining it. These are the classes and tours we have checked, with booking links.
Taste Pisco Sour with a local in Lima
Food tour en Lima con ceviche, pisco y pollito a la braza
Discover the flavors of Peru on a guided food tour of Lima's historic center. Learn how to make ceviche, taste pollo a la brasa, and enjoy a Pisco Sour class with 5 di...
Lima: Ceviche and Pisco Sour Cooking Class
Learn to make ceviche and pisco sour in a fun cooking class in Lima. Enjoy a hands-on experience with a professional chef and savor the flavors of Peru.