With a strictly Peruvian lens on both food and drinks, Lady Bee has set the pace for Lima’s drinking scene – and has justly been appreciated by ranking 16th in World’s 50 Best Bars in 2024. Noma-trained chef Gabriela León works with her bartender husband Alonso Palomino to create a sophisticated seasonal take on their local environment, championing Peruvian products cultivated by smallholders, such as the mashua tuber. Cocktails to order include the 3 Sips Martini, with a garnish of salicornia, sea lettuce and Arapa trout caviar, or the LB Bloody Mary, made with Andean Aqará agave spirit. Currently located in Miraflores, the bar will move to a larger space in Barranco in July 2025. 

Maido is a top-rated restaurant blending Japanese and Peruvian cuisines, known as Nikkei. Chef Mitsuharu Tsumura creates innovative dishes that merge Japan’s precision with Peru’s bold flavours and rare ingredients. The result is a culinary fine-dining adventure where sushi meets ceviche in a sleek, modern setting. This world-renowned place is truly an unforgettable experience all sushi and seafood lovers must have. 

This bar might be just what the doctor ordered, thanks to its witty spin on medicinal cocktails, vigorous tonics and curing infusions inspired by Chinese medicine. With bartender Efraín Naime behind the stick, El Infusionsista is best-known for Transfusión, the much-photographed cocktail with a vodka base, red berries and beetroot. While the blood bag cocktail might not be for everyone, the pretty-in-pink grape-led Somnífero (The Sleep Inducer) inspired by the Japanese siphon coffee technique is more palatable for its elegant pisco, Lillet and Moscatel grape flavours.

Tomo is one of those places that has truly mastered Nikkei cuisine (the fusion of Japanese and Peruvian flavours). This exquisite place offers a modern dining experience with signature dishes that amplify local ingredients. We advise you to indulge in their brilliantly crafted tasting menu and to try their vibrant cocktails before heading out to one of the bars near its buzzing area.