Guidebook for Miraflores
Everything Else
A seaside road with a beautiful view perfect to walk, relax, or run.
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Malecon Armendariz
Malecón ArmendárizA seaside road with a beautiful view perfect to walk, relax, or run.
Madam Tusan 28 De Julio
1045 Av. 28 de JulioMetropolitano Bus Station.
Essentials
Tottus
1003 Av. 28 de JulioThe supermarket is just crossing the street.
There are many supermarkets loaded with both local and imported food, drink, toiletries and medicines. One of the best is Vivanda, which rivals any North American mall hangout.
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Vivanda
715 Av. José PardoThere are many supermarkets loaded with both local and imported food, drink, toiletries and medicines. One of the best is Vivanda, which rivals any North American mall hangout.
The closer clinic in the area. Have a good service.
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Clinica Good Hope
956 Mc BaltaThe closer clinic in the area. Have a good service.
San Antonio Laundry
1355 Av. 28 de JulioGood and cheap laundry. They have a delivery service.
Food Scene
The legendary Doña Grimanesa presided over a humble anticucho cart for over 30 years and earned a flock of fans before getting her own place. With tender meat and homemade hot sauces, it’s a simple pleasure.
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Grimanesa Anticucheria
466 C. Ignacio MerinoThe legendary Doña Grimanesa presided over a humble anticucho cart for over 30 years and earned a flock of fans before getting her own place. With tender meat and homemade hot sauces, it’s a simple pleasure.
This all-hours corner sandwich shop is the perfect fix for the midnight munchies. Lechon a la leña (roasted pork) is their specialty, but there’s also roast chicken or ham served in fluffy rolls with juice blended on the spot. There's a second location in LarcoMar.
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La Lucha Sangucheria
308 DiagonalThis all-hours corner sandwich shop is the perfect fix for the midnight munchies. Lechon a la leña (roasted pork) is their specialty, but there’s also roast chicken or ham served in fluffy rolls with juice blended on the spot. There's a second location in LarcoMar.
A classic, this simple, 40-year-old dining hall serves a rotating selection of Peruvian specialties. Chami is renowned for skillfully prepared dishes such as cau cau (tripe stew), tasty pastel de choclo (maize casserole) and milanesa (breaded steaks) as big as a platter.
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Rincón Chamí
154 C. EsperanzaA classic, this simple, 40-year-old dining hall serves a rotating selection of Peruvian specialties. Chami is renowned for skillfully prepared dishes such as cau cau (tripe stew), tasty pastel de choclo (maize casserole) and milanesa (breaded steaks) as big as a platter.
Serving seafood, fried rice as light and fresh as it gets, and sizzling meats that come on steaming platters, Wa Lok is among the best chifas (Chinese restaurants) in Chinatown. The 16-page Cantonese menu includes dumplings, noodles, stir-fries and a good selection of vegetarian options (try the braised tofu casserole). Portions are enormous; don’t over-order.
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Wa Lok
700 Av. Angamos OesteServing seafood, fried rice as light and fresh as it gets, and sizzling meats that come on steaming platters, Wa Lok is among the best chifas (Chinese restaurants) in Chinatown. The 16-page Cantonese menu includes dumplings, noodles, stir-fries and a good selection of vegetarian options (try the braised tofu casserole). Portions are enormous; don’t over-order.
Located a couple of blocks north of Av 28 de Julio, just east of the Vía Expresa, this charming take-out place has gorgeous causas and fresh seafood specialties such as pulpo al olivo (octopus in olive sauce) and choros a la chalaca (mussels with a corn and tomato salsa) served in tapas-sized portions. A few stools accommodate diners.
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La Preferida
698 C. Julian Arias AragüezLocated a couple of blocks north of Av 28 de Julio, just east of the Vía Expresa, this charming take-out place has gorgeous causas and fresh seafood specialties such as pulpo al olivo (octopus in olive sauce) and choros a la chalaca (mussels with a corn and tomato salsa) served in tapas-sized portions. A few stools accommodate diners.
Worth the taxi trek to Lince, this mecca of comida criolla was founded by the late Teresa Izquierdo Gonzales, a home-trained cook who grew into a beloved national icon. It’s all good. Try the creamy ahí de gallina, causas and heaping plates of cordero al seco, a tender lamb dish. Accompany it with chicha morada, a sweet corn drink served by the jar. Just save room for the pícarones, airy pumpkin pastries dipped in sweet molasses. Go early and be prepared to wait, it’s wildly popular.
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El Rincón Que No Conoces
363 José Bernardo AlcedoWorth the taxi trek to Lince, this mecca of comida criolla was founded by the late Teresa Izquierdo Gonzales, a home-trained cook who grew into a beloved national icon. It’s all good. Try the creamy ahí de gallina, causas and heaping plates of cordero al seco, a tender lamb dish. Accompany it with chicha morada, a sweet corn drink served by the jar. Just save room for the pícarones, airy pumpkin pastries dipped in sweet molasses. Go early and be prepared to wait, it’s wildly popular.
Creamy, dense chocolate, bright herbs, Madegascar vanilla or tart jungle fruit: this is Lima's best gelato, made fresh daily.
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Blu Gelateria
202 28 De JulioCreamy, dense chocolate, bright herbs, Madegascar vanilla or tart jungle fruit: this is Lima's best gelato, made fresh daily.
A cross-section of Miraflores society jams into this 50-year-old institution for an infinite variety of sandwiches, as well as a wide selection of baked goods, including a dreamy chocolate croissant (ask for it warm).
Avenida Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Avenida Vasco Núñez de BalboaA cross-section of Miraflores society jams into this 50-year-old institution for an infinite variety of sandwiches, as well as a wide selection of baked goods, including a dreamy chocolate croissant (ask for it warm).
Starbucks
846 Avenida 28 de JulioThe most cozy Starbucks coffee shop in Lima.
Old and traditional bakary. Have greats sandwichs of sweet ham, fried pork, or roast turkey. Great, small, informal, cozy and cheap place.
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Panadería Carmelitas
1328 Avenida 28 de JulioOld and traditional bakary. Have greats sandwichs of sweet ham, fried pork, or roast turkey. Great, small, informal, cozy and cheap place.
Awash in Caribbean blues, this pleasant family eatery dishes up fresh ceviches, tiraditos and family-sized rice dishes. Try their risotto with parmesan, shrimp and ají amarillo (yellow chili) – and don’t miss the line-up of beautiful desserts. It gets packed, so show up before 1pm if you want a table. Excellent value.
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Punto Azul
595 C. San MartinAwash in Caribbean blues, this pleasant family eatery dishes up fresh ceviches, tiraditos and family-sized rice dishes. Try their risotto with parmesan, shrimp and ají amarillo (yellow chili) – and don’t miss the line-up of beautiful desserts. It gets packed, so show up before 1pm if you want a table. Excellent value.
Restaurant of Peruvian and international food. Is the casual restaurant chain of Gastón Acurio.
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Tanta de Miraflores
660 Av. Vasco Núñez de BalboaRestaurant of Peruvian and international food. Is the casual restaurant chain of Gastón Acurio.
Drinks & Nightlife
A reliable spot in Barranco whose name means ‘Sergeant Pepper.’ The barnlike club hosts various theme nights and occasional live bands.
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Sargento Pimienta
757 Av. Francisco BolognesiA reliable spot in Barranco whose name means ‘Sergeant Pepper.’ The barnlike club hosts various theme nights and occasional live bands.
Facing the Plaza San Martín from the Gran Hotel Bolívar, this frayed yet bustling spot is known as ‘La Catedral del Pisco’ for purveying some of the first pisco sours in Peru. Order the double-sized pisco catedral if your liver can take it.
The Bolivarcito Cathedral Pisco
844 Jirón ContumazaFacing the Plaza San Martín from the Gran Hotel Bolívar, this frayed yet bustling spot is known as ‘La Catedral del Pisco’ for purveying some of the first pisco sours in Peru. Order the double-sized pisco catedral if your liver can take it.
Lounge in a stunning restored casona full of Moorish architectural flourishes. Few actually admire the architecture, most guests are busy checking out everyone else. The hyper-real decor includes a dangling mobile made with costumes used in Ayacucho folk dances. There’s a long list of contemporary pisco cocktails, like the tasty Ayahuasca sour made with jungle fruit tambo and coca leaves.
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Ayahuasca
130 Av. San MartinLounge in a stunning restored casona full of Moorish architectural flourishes. Few actually admire the architecture, most guests are busy checking out everyone else. The hyper-real decor includes a dangling mobile made with costumes used in Ayacucho folk dances. There’s a long list of contemporary pisco cocktails, like the tasty Ayahuasca sour made with jungle fruit tambo and coca leaves.
Sightseeing
Just like New York and San Francisco, Lima has it’s own China Town, located 6 blocks east of the Palacio de Gobierno, complete with a Chinese archway entrance, lions and brilliant red everywhere you look. The typical décor of this exotic area includes glazed pigs hanging in the windowns, small stands offering the trappings of eastern religions and shops galore.
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Chinatown
Just like New York and San Francisco, Lima has it’s own China Town, located 6 blocks east of the Palacio de Gobierno, complete with a Chinese archway entrance, lions and brilliant red everywhere you look. The typical décor of this exotic area includes glazed pigs hanging in the windowns, small stands offering the trappings of eastern religions and shops galore.
Built in the early 20th century, Plaza San Martín has come to life in recent years as the city has set about restoring its park and giving the surrounding beaux-arts architecture a much-needed scrubbing. It is especially lovely in the evenings, when illuminated.
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Plaza San Martín
cdra. 9 Av. Nicolás de PiérolaBuilt in the early 20th century, Plaza San Martín has come to life in recent years as the city has set about restoring its park and giving the surrounding beaux-arts architecture a much-needed scrubbing. It is especially lovely in the evenings, when illuminated.
Lima’s 140-sq-meter Plaza de Armas, also called the Plaza Mayor, was not only the heart of the 16th-century settlement established by Francisco Pizarro, it was a center of the Spaniards’ continent-wide empire. Though not one original building remains, at the center of the plaza is an impressive bronze fountain erected in 1650.
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Main Square of Lima
Lima’s 140-sq-meter Plaza de Armas, also called the Plaza Mayor, was not only the heart of the 16th-century settlement established by Francisco Pizarro, it was a center of the Spaniards’ continent-wide empire. Though not one original building remains, at the center of the plaza is an impressive bronze fountain erected in 1650.
A block west of the main plaza, look for this recently renovated, narrow wooden bridge over an old stone stairway that leads to the beach.
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Puente de los Suspiros
271 AyacuchoA block west of the main plaza, look for this recently renovated, narrow wooden bridge over an old stone stairway that leads to the beach.
Parks & Nature
Waikiki and Makaha beaches in Miraflores are considered good places to surf and there are several surf schools in the area.
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Playa Waikiki
Waikiki and Makaha beaches in Miraflores are considered good places to surf and there are several surf schools in the area.
This morning market is a kaleidoscopic scene of beautiful flowers at bargain prices.
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Estación Plaza de Flores
Via Expresa Paseo de la RepúblicaThis morning market is a kaleidoscopic scene of beautiful flowers at bargain prices.
Is the heart of Miraflores. A park surrounded by restaurants, coffees, bars, boutiques, artesian shops, and a lot of life.
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Parque Kennedy
DiagonalIs the heart of Miraflores. A park surrounded by restaurants, coffees, bars, boutiques, artesian shops, and a lot of life.
Beautiful park where you can find yoga lessons and a fair of organic food all the weekends mornings.
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Parque Reducto n.º 2
490 C. Ramón RibeyroBeautiful park where you can find yoga lessons and a fair of organic food all the weekends mornings.
Arts & Culture
In an 18th-century viceroy’s mansion, this museum offers one of the largest, best-presented displays of ceramics in Lima. There’s also gold and jewels. Many visitors are lured here by a separately housed collection of pre-Columbian erotica illustrating all manner of sexual activity with comical explicitness. Don’t miss the vitrine that depicts sexually transmitted diseases.
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Museo Larco
169 Av. Simón BolivarIn an 18th-century viceroy’s mansion, this museum offers one of the largest, best-presented displays of ceramics in Lima. There’s also gold and jewels. Many visitors are lured here by a separately housed collection of pre-Columbian erotica illustrating all manner of sexual activity with comical explicitness. Don’t miss the vitrine that depicts sexually transmitted diseases.
A magnificent two-story casona is home to Lima’s most prestigious contemporary art gallery.
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Lucia de la Puente Gallery
206-1 Jirón Sáenz PeñaA magnificent two-story casona is home to Lima’s most prestigious contemporary art gallery.
MATE facilitates this lively exchange through a dynamic programme of exhibitions, residencies, and events, alongside a permanent display of work by Mario Testino.
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MATE Mario Testino Museum
409 Av. Pedro de OsmaMATE facilitates this lively exchange through a dynamic programme of exhibitions, residencies, and events, alongside a permanent display of work by Mario Testino.
A restored adobe ceremonial center from the Lima culture that dates back to AD 400.
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Huaca Pucllana
cuadra 8 Ca. Gral. BorgoñoA restored adobe ceremonial center from the Lima culture that dates back to AD 400.
MAC Lima puts the leading manifestations of national and international art within the reach of the community through its collection, temporary exhibitions and a variety of educational and cultural programs.
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Museo de Arte Contemporáneo
1511 Av. Almte. Miguel GrauMAC Lima puts the leading manifestations of national and international art within the reach of the community through its collection, temporary exhibitions and a variety of educational and cultural programs.