Lima is Peru's vibrant capital and largest city, stretching along the Pacific coast where ancient civilizations once flourished.
Top food tours
Guided experiences that show you Lima through its food.
Miraflores Market and Street Food Tour
The most comprehensive street food tour of Miraflores, visiting Mercado de Surquillo, traditional cevicherías, anticucho stands, and culminating in a pisco sour tasting. The tour visits 6-8 food stops and includes generous tastings at each. An excellent introduction to Lima's food culture for first-time visitors.
Includes: Surquillo Market visit with chef's market tour · Fresh ceviche at a traditional cevichería · Anticuchos at Grimanesa Vargas (or similar) · Pisco sour masterclass · Causa and other Peruvian starters
Barranco Food and Art Walk
Combining Barranco's art and architecture with its outstanding food scene, this tour visits the district's best restaurants, craft beer bars, cafes, and the iconic Bridge of Sighs. Tastings include ceviche, picarones (Peruvian doughnuts), craft beer from Barbarian, and traditional Peruvian desserts.
Includes: Barranco street art and colonial architecture context · Picarones at a traditional picolantera · Ceviche at Canta Rana · Barbarian craft beer tasting · Barranco gallery visit
Lima Historic Centre and Chifa Food Tour
Exploring the colonial heart of Lima alongside its extraordinary culinary heritage, this tour visits Lima's Chinatown for chifa cuisine (Peruvian-Chinese fusion), the San Francisco Convent market, traditional picanterías, and explains Lima's food history from the colonial period to the present.
Includes: Lima Chinatown (Barrio Chino) chifa lunch · Traditional chaufa (fried rice) and wantán · Colonial centre architecture context · Picarones and traditional sweets · Mercado Central walk-through
Premium Lima Fine Dining Experience
A full day curated fine dining experience: morning visit to Surquillo Market with a professional chef, cooking class preparing ceviche and causas, followed by a curated lunch at one of Lima's World's 50 Best restaurants (La Mar, Isolina, or similar). Evening cocktails at Ayahuasca Bar in Barranco.
Includes: Private market tour with professional chef · Hands-on cooking class (3 dishes) · World-class restaurant lunch · Pisco cocktail bar evening
Cooking classes
Take a piece of Lima home with you.
Peruvian Cooking Class with Market Visit
A hands-on cooking class at Lima's prestigious Le Cordon Bleu culinary school, one of the world's best culinary institutions. Classes begin with a market visit to Surquillo for ingredients, then move to the teaching kitchen to prepare 3 dishes: typically ceviche, causa, and lomo saltado.
Ceviche & Peruvian Classics Class
A popular and accessible cooking class focused on Lima's signature dishes in a smaller, more personal setting. The class covers ceviche (classic and tiradito), the pisco sour, and one more traditional dish. The intimate format allows for more personal attention and questions.
Pisco Masterclass
A comprehensive introduction to Peru's national spirit, led by expert pisqueros. The class covers the history of pisco, the difference between Peruvian and Chilean pisco (a contentious topic), the major grape varieties and production methods, and hands-on cocktail making: pisco sour, chilcano, and pisco punch.
Foodie tips
Get more out of every meal.
Book tours and cooking classes at least a few days in advance — small-group experiences sell out quickly.
Come hungry — most food tours include 5-8 tastings.
Bring cash for unscheduled stops the guide may recommend.