Guidebook for Distrito de Lima

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Guidebook for Distrito de Lima

Food Scene

If you want great seafood tapas (served in their own purple shells) or an amazing ceviche, this small restaurant has been serving the best of both since 1956. Go early (around noon) to avoid a long line: Peruvians flock to good food, so by about 2 p.m., La Preferida is bustling.
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La Preferida
698 C. Julian Arias Aragüez
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If you want great seafood tapas (served in their own purple shells) or an amazing ceviche, this small restaurant has been serving the best of both since 1956. Go early (around noon) to avoid a long line: Peruvians flock to good food, so by about 2 p.m., La Preferida is bustling.

Drinks & Nightlife

Just a year or so back, a bunch of incredible artists descended on a gorgeous old house in Barranco. They brought it back to life with a series of artistic "salas" and a beautiful outdoor bar area. The place is magical (and popular) at night, and the Pisco Sours and chilcanos are excellent. Ayahuaca bar is also a great pick, also located in Miraflores.
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Dada Bar
154 Av. Almte. Miguel Grau
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Just a year or so back, a bunch of incredible artists descended on a gorgeous old house in Barranco. They brought it back to life with a series of artistic "salas" and a beautiful outdoor bar area. The place is magical (and popular) at night, and the Pisco Sours and chilcanos are excellent. Ayahuaca bar is also a great pick, also located in Miraflores.
Located in Larco Mar Mall, this bar/club is a great place to go for a party night. Cohiba, which is also in Miraflores, is another great option if you're ready for some salsa dancing.
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Lima Bar
610 Mal. de la Reserva
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Located in Larco Mar Mall, this bar/club is a great place to go for a party night. Cohiba, which is also in Miraflores, is another great option if you're ready for some salsa dancing.

Parks & Nature

Also known as the cat park, Parque Kennedy is in the center of Miraflores. It's a cheerful island of green in the big city of Lima, with free (but very friendly) felines snoozing in the trees and getting chubby on all the kitty food locals put out. On weekend evenings, food carts and even musicians and actors usually join the cats.
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Kennedy Park
Diagonal
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Also known as the cat park, Parque Kennedy is in the center of Miraflores. It's a cheerful island of green in the big city of Lima, with free (but very friendly) felines snoozing in the trees and getting chubby on all the kitty food locals put out. On weekend evenings, food carts and even musicians and actors usually join the cats.
Located in Lima city center, this vast park of artistic fountains is incredible during the night. Get there just before dusk, so you can catch the moment when the lights come on, illuminating the fountains' water in rainbows. In the evening, you'll be able to catch a water show, where a beautiful film on Peruvian culture is projected onto sprays of water.
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Vízipark
S/N Av. Petit Thouars
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Located in Lima city center, this vast park of artistic fountains is incredible during the night. Get there just before dusk, so you can catch the moment when the lights come on, illuminating the fountains' water in rainbows. In the evening, you'll be able to catch a water show, where a beautiful film on Peruvian culture is projected onto sprays of water.

Arts & Culture

Located in Barranco, the MAC is a cool little museum of modern Peruvian art. It has just three main buildings, but the art can really push boundaries, and the feature artist's work in the main building is always beautifully displayed and very unique. The MAC also has an adorable vegetarian-friendly café alongside a big garden, just to the right of the gates. The MALI museum, also located in Barranco, is a must: The photography here is stunning by itself, but the love that has gone into creating the display really enhances the whole experience.
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Kortárs Művészeti Múzeum
1511 Av. Almte. Miguel Grau
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Located in Barranco, the MAC is a cool little museum of modern Peruvian art. It has just three main buildings, but the art can really push boundaries, and the feature artist's work in the main building is always beautifully displayed and very unique. The MAC also has an adorable vegetarian-friendly café alongside a big garden, just to the right of the gates. The MALI museum, also located in Barranco, is a must: The photography here is stunning by itself, but the love that has gone into creating the display really enhances the whole experience.

Shopping

If you'd like some affordable Peruvian gifts to bring home, this is the place. Scarves, blankets, knick knacks, alpaca pillows, local insects pinned in glass boxes? There are lots of stalls with cool stuff. Just keep in mind that bargaining is normal in Peru, so go ready to haggle a little.
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Inka Market
280 Jr. Gonzales Prada
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If you'd like some affordable Peruvian gifts to bring home, this is the place. Scarves, blankets, knick knacks, alpaca pillows, local insects pinned in glass boxes? There are lots of stalls with cool stuff. Just keep in mind that bargaining is normal in Peru, so go ready to haggle a little.

Essentials

This supermarket has almost everything. Peanut butter, paté, marmite? Wong imports it. Wong is also a good launching point if you'd like to buy and cook some Peruvian ingredients yourself.
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Wong
52 Av. Alfredo Benavides
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This supermarket has almost everything. Peanut butter, paté, marmite? Wong imports it. Wong is also a good launching point if you'd like to buy and cook some Peruvian ingredients yourself.