Where to eat in Lima after midnight. kitchens that keep going, post-bar staples and the classic 2am move.

After-hours picks

Madam Tusan ★ 4.0

Peruvian$$mirafloresDaily 12:00-00:00Until Daily until 00:00

Madam Tusan at Av Santa Cruz 859 in Miraflores Lima runs till midnight every night, Gaston Acurio's chifa for late dinner with the canonical lomo saltado.

Try: Lomo saltado, arroz chaufa, wantan frito

Order: Lomo saltado and a chaufa, ideally past 22:00 when the room is quieter.

Tip: Open every night till midnight; bar service runs to closing.

Av Santa Cruz 859, Miraflores, Lima 15074

Cala Restaurante ★ 4.4

Seafood$$$barrancoSun-Thu 12:00-01:00, Fri-Sat 12:00-03:00Until Sun-Thu 01:00, Fri-Sat 03:00

Cala on Playa Barranquito in Costa Verde Barranco runs till 03:00 weekends in Lima, a beachfront cevicheria-lounge with DJ programme past midnight Fri-Sat.

Try: Ceviche cala and grilled octopus

Order: Late seafood plates with a pisco-base cocktail on the terrace.

Tip: Friday and Saturday past midnight is club-mode; weekday late dinner is calmer.

Circuito de Playas Costa Verde, Playa Barranquito, Espigon B-2, Barranco, Lima

Ayahuasca ★ 4.4

Cocktail bar$$$barrancoTue-Sun 18:00-02:00Until Tue-Sun 02:00

Ayahuasca at Av San Martin 130 in Barranco Lima runs till 02:00 every night, the restored 1875 republican casona for late pisco macerados and small plates.

Try: Piqueos and pisco-base cocktails

Order: A pisco macerado flight with a tabla of cured Andean meats.

Tip: Closed Mondays; the courtyard seating is the seat to ask for in advance.

Av San Martin 130, Barranco, Lima 15063

La Lucha Sangucheria Criolla ★ 4.6

Street food$mirafloresDaily 08:00-02:00Until Daily 02:00

La Lucha at Av Jose Larco 999 in Miraflores runs till 02:00 daily in Lima, the criolla sandwich counter for the after-bar chicharron sandwich queue.

Try: Sandwich de chicharron with papas nativas

Order: Sandwich de chicharron with papas nativas and a chicha morada after midnight.

Tip: Open till 02:00 daily; the Diagonal 308 sister branch at Parque Kennedy also stays late.

Av Jose Larco 999, Miraflores, Lima 15074

Anticuchos Betty Barranco ★ 4.4

Street food$barrancoDaily 18:30-02:00, Fri-Sat 18:30-03:30Until Daily 02:00, Fri-Sat 03:30Cash only

Anticuchos Betty at Calle Pazos 99A in Barranco runs anticucho coal grill till 02:00 nightly, Fri-Sat past 03:30, the late-night smoke-billowing cart of Lima.

Try: Beef-heart anticuchos and choncholi past midnight

Order: Anticuchos and choncholi (grilled tripe) with choclo and a Cusquena lager after midnight.

Tip: Cash only; queue past 22:00 every night, line stretches to the corner Friday-Saturday.

Calle Pazos 99A, Barranco, Lima 15063

El Tio Mario Late Anticuchos ★ 4.5

Street food$barrancoMon-Fri 17:00-02:00, Sat-Sun 13:00-02:00Until Daily 02:00

El Tio Mario at Jr. Zepita 214 in Barranco runs anticuchos and picarones till 02:00 daily beside the Puente de los Suspiros, the late-night Lima dessert stop.

Try: Anticuchos and picarones beside the Puente de los Suspiros

Order: Three anticuchos and a plate of picarones with chancaca syrup past midnight.

Tip: Sister shop one block away on Av San Martin 99; queue past 20:00 on weekends.

Jr. Zepita 214, Barranco, Lima 15063
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