Lima's food scene has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past two decades, moving from a regional reputation to consistent placement among the World's 50 Best Restaurants lists, a renaissance built on Peru's extraordinary biodiversity of ingredients, from Andean potatoes to Amazonian fruits, alongside a well-preserved Spanish colonial centre and a dramatic clifftop coastline.
The Food Capital
Central and Maido, both regularly ranked among the world's best restaurants, showcase Peru's biodiversity and Nikkei (Japanese-Peruvian) fusion cuisine respectively, reservations for both require booking months in advance, but Lima's ceviche culture is accessible at a far more casual level throughout the city's cevicherías.
The Surquillo Market offers a more affordable introduction to Peru's ingredient diversity, hundreds of potato varieties, exotic fruits, and fresh seafood that supply the restaurants driving the city's culinary reputation.
Colonial Centre and the Clifftops
Lima's historic centre, a UNESCO World Heritage site, includes the Plaza Mayor, the Cathedral of Lima, and the Monastery of San Francisco, with catacombs holding the remains of an estimated 25,000 people beneath the church.
Miraflores and Barranco, Lima's coastal neighbourhoods, sit atop dramatic clifftops above the Pacific, connected by parks and a boardwalk, the Bridge of Sighs in Barranco and the Parque del Amor's mosaic sculptures in Miraflores are popular sunset viewpoints.
Recommended Stay · Lima · Miraflores
Belmond Miraflores Park
A clifftop hotel in Miraflores with ocean views, an outdoor pool, and easy walking access to the neighbourhood's parks and restaurants.
