Lima
Lima's cocktail scene rewards drinkers who know where to look. A working editorial ranking, refreshed every quarter.
Miraflores · $$$
Lima's most internationally awarded cocktail bar.
Barranco · $$$
Speakeasy with a focus on female-forward cocktail history.
Barranco · $$$
Cocktail bar inside a 19th-century Republican mansion.
Miraflores · $$$
Hotel bar inside the Country Club Lima Hotel.
Barranco · $$
Tiny cocktail bar above a restaurant.
Pueblo Libre · $
Heritage bodega from 1880.
Lima · $$
Bar Maury pours the pisco sour where bartenders perfected it, inside the 1835 Hotel Maury at Jirón Ucayali 201, velvet sofas and white jacketed service.
Lima · $$
Bar Capitan Melendez in Miraflores treats the capitan, pisco and sweet vermouth with a green olive, as scripture, served in a chilled kero shaped glass.
Lima · $$
Sastreria Martinez hides one of the World's 50 Best Bars behind a working tailor shop in Lima, pouring pisco and Amazon sourced cocktails by Diego Macedo.
Lima rewards drinkers who scout neighbourhoods, and the spread below reflects that. You'll find spots in Barranco, Miraflores, San Isidro, and beyond — each picked for what it does best, not how loud its marketing is. We focus on craft cocktails, signature stirs, classic recipes done with precision; we ignore venues that prioritise volume over craft. The order is a working ranking, not a leaderboard — number one isn't always your number one. Read the notes and pick the room that fits the night you're planning.
Best for: serious drink-makers, dressed-up evenings, anniversaries. Most rooms here run from late afternoon until 1 or 2am; the busier ones lift their door policy on weekends and we've flagged those where it matters. Save the page, send it to whoever you're meeting, and let the rest of Lima take care of itself.
A working editorial ranking. Numbers are guidance, not gospel. Pick the room that fits your night.
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