anyone here been to lima?! i snagged a 24 hour layover next week and need to fit in everything in a day!

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Veena · Answer

I live in Lima and this is what I’d do in one day.: I’d recommend staying in Barranco, if you only have 24 hours. Lima is a big city so it’s very hard to condense into one day, but here is what I would do.

Start in Barranco, our most bohemian neighborhood.

Go to Demo for coffee and breakfast pastry. Get it to go and walk to nearby boardwalk called the Malecon. Enjoy your walk and seeing the Pacific Ocean while you wake up.

If you want a traditional Peruvian breakfast get a chicharron sandwich from El Chinito. It’s pork, fried sweet potatoes and marinated onions. It just won a huge TikTok competition for best breakfast in the world.

Walk around the malecon and end up at El Puente de Suspiros. Lots of cool graffiti and spots to sit and enjoy the neighborhood.

Go to an Art Museum in the early afternoon. If you like modern art, go to the MAC in Barranco. It’s small, but has great exhibits, with at least one visiting artist. The grounds are nice with sculpture park, cool gift shop, and a cafe.

If you want something more traditional go to Pedro de Osma Museum, also in Barranco. Beautiful old mansion with a great collection of colonial art.

If you like art, but don’t feel like going to a museum, go to Hotel B for a drink. They have an amazing art collection you can see throughout the lobby and main areas. The bar is particularly beautiful with this huge Jose Tola piece you can contemplate while enjoying a drink.

If you’re here on a Saturday, have lunch at Merito, one of the best restaurants in the city. They have this incredible giant rock as the bar so try and snag a bar seat. Also you can see them prepare all the dishes which is amazing.

If any other day than Saturday, go to Canta Rana for lunch. It’s very fun and colorful restaurant that serves seafood. Get the ceviche, duh. If less adventurous then get some type of arroz de mariscos.

If you don’t like seafood go to Isolina for traditional Peruvian food.

Head to Pueblo Libre after lunch to go to the Museo Larco - beautiful museum covered with an incredible tapestry of bougainvillea. The inside is one of the coolest styles of museum display- it feels like you are behind the scenes in the archival part of a museum. Amazing history and amazing collection. You can see a lot of history in not much time, recommend a guided tour.

Then have dinner either at the museum itself, which is beautiful at night or Taberna Queirolo nearby. Queirolo is an old school tavern that specializes in pisco, a delicious spirit made from grapes. So definitely get a Pisco Sour, our national drink.

Return to barranco. Two bars I like:

Lady Bee has an amazing cocktail program which has a menu that includes Peru’s history and geography.

Menu has an amazing cozy, sexy vibe. Great drinks as well.

Late night food - Bodega Piselli or Pita. Both open til 3am

Brynna · Answer

Walk along the Malecón & grab a light bite: cliffside promenade, truly so gorg and peaceful.

when ur done check out:

el pez amigo (great seafood, in Miraflores)

el muelle (great ceviche)

la luche (the fries here!!!)