Although rarely lauded by food critics, we’re not sure why. This is a gourmet dining experience that enables diners to experience Peruvian cuisine with European cooking sophistication. It’s a top-notch dining experience at a better than reasonable price. It’s a mandatory add-on to your visit to the adjoining museum.
For family dining or a really quick cup of coffee and croissant or pastry, Lucio Caffè, is about as good as it gets in Lima, thanks to its comfy, bright ambiance, contemporary décor, consistently well-executed menu and attention to detail.
Pastelería San Antonio, now with five locations in Lima, is the quintessential Limeño pastry shop and café. Always has been, always will be. Consistently good food with good service at all but the busiest hours.
A comfy ambiance with a clean and stylish décor, a friendly barista, and a surprisingly diverse menu of finger foods, cheese platters, other appetizers, salads and sandwiches. Pastas and pizzas in the evenings only.
El Pan de Chola is a new-breed of sandwich shop offering fresh-baked bread with interesting new ingredients. It’s the first of its kind in Lima. It’s a great place for a coffee and a muffin or tasty sandwich with high-quality ingredients. Slightly expensive, but well worth it.
The friendly baristas at The Coffee Road serve specialty coffee from Cajamarca, Peru produced on a La Marzocco Strada or your choice of most of the popular brewing methods. The café offers a few quality pastries and a handful of specialty dishes, including lasagna
Puku Puku serves good, nationally-sourced, single-origin coffee. The smallest of three locations has limited seating and offers coffee in paper-cups only. The largest of the three locations has plenty of seating and offers coffee in cups that clatter against your teeth. Well-trained baristas. Limited food items. Mostly pastries.
For a quick casual meal for breakfast or lunch, Café de Lima is one of the best options in the city.
Ana Avellana is great for a quick casual meal for breakfast or lunch.
Homemade! It’s the best place in Lima for an ultra-casual breakfast. Bar none. Ultra-hipster, almost Bohemian. Savory items, too. But creative food you won’t find elsewhere in Lima.
For a quick casual meal for breakfast or lunch, Café de Lima is one of the best options in the city.