Lima: 4-Course Peruvian Cooking Class in Miraflores
Join a hands-on cooking class in Lima's Miraflores. Prepare and enjoy a 4-course Peruvian meal with fresh ingredients.
Grimanesa Vargas Anticuchos is a street-food stop in Miraflores, Lima.
Editorially verified June 7, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Three sticks of beef-heart anticuchos with choclo and papa, plus a chicha morada.
Tip: Queue starts at 18:00; afternoon service is calmer than evening.
Join a hands-on cooking class in Lima's Miraflores. Prepare and enjoy a 4-course Peruvian meal with fresh ingredients.
Visit local markets, taste fresh fruits, walk around Lima downtown and explore the Convent of San Francisco, City Hall, enjoy a traditional lunch and lets walk around ...
Discover the best of Lima on a guided walking tour of Miraflores. Enjoy a coffee break at a local café, then explore the Central Market and Chinatown on a food tour.
Address: Calle Ignacio Merino 466, Miraflores, Lima 15074
Picarones Mary at Parque Kennedy in Miraflores Lima is the family picarones cart of 25-plus years, the canonical Lima dessert fry-cake with chancaca syrup.
Try: Picarones with chancaca syrup
Order: A plate of six picarones with chancaca and a chicha morada.
Tip: Opens 15:00; the cart at Parque Kennedy is the original Lima outlet, Surco branch opens 12:30.
La Lucha Sangucheria Criolla at Av Jose Larco 999 in Miraflores is Lima's most-known sandwich counter, criolla sandwiches with the late-night queue.
Try: Sandwich de chicharron, pavo and lomo saltado
Order: Sandwich de chicharron with sweet potato chips and a chicha morada.
Tip: Open till 02:00 daily; the Diagonal 308 sister branch in Parque Kennedy serves the same carta.
El Tio Mario at Jr. Zepita 214 in Barranco is the 1987 anticucho and picarones stand beside the Puente de los Suspiros in Lima, the Sunday classic.
Try: Anticuchos and picarones beside the Puente de los Suspiros
Order: Three anticuchos with choclo and papa, then a plate of picarones with chancaca syrup.
Tip: Sister shop one block away on Av San Martin 99; queue past 20:00 on weekends.
Picarones Mary at Parque Kennedy in Miraflores Lima is the family picarones cart of 25-plus years, the canonical Lima dessert fry-cake with chancaca syrup.
Try: Picarones with chancaca syrup
Order: A plate of six picarones with chancaca and a chicha morada.
Tip: Opens 15:00; the cart at Parque Kennedy is the original Lima outlet, Surco branch opens 12:30.
El Chinito at Av Angamos Este 2482 in Surquillo is the 1960 Felix Yong sangucheria, 12 Lima branches, the Catedral del Chicharron of the city.
Try: Chicharron sandwich and pavo turkey sandwich
Order: The chicharron sandwich and pavo sandwich together, with a chicha morada.
Tip: The original 1960 shop is at Calle Chancay corner Zepita in Centro; this Surquillo branch handles late-morning queues better.
La Lucha Sangucheria Criolla at Av Jose Larco 999 in Miraflores is Lima's most-known sandwich counter, criolla sandwiches with the late-night queue.
Try: Sandwich de chicharron, pavo and lomo saltado
Order: Sandwich de chicharron with sweet potato chips and a chicha morada.
Tip: Open till 02:00 daily; the Diagonal 308 sister branch in Parque Kennedy serves the same carta.
Anticuchos Betty at Calle Pazos 99A in Barranco Lima is the late-night anticucho grill, smoke-billowing coal cart for evening criolla classics past midnight.
Try: Beef-heart anticuchos and choncholi
Order: Anticuchos and choncholi (grilled tripe) with choclo, papa and aji.
Tip: Cash only; queue past 22:00 every night and the line stretches to the corner Friday-Saturday.
Mercado N1 Surquillo Lima ceviche carts serve S/15-25 ceviche straight from market fish, Don Cevichero and Bam Bam Medrano the popular morning stalls.
Try: Market-stall ceviche and tiraditos S/15-25
Order: Ceviche mixto at Don Cevichero with leche de tigre on a stool at the stall.
Tip: Best at 11:30-13:00 when the fish is freshest; cash only at most stalls.