Top Lima Cooking Classes

This hands-on culinary adventure is led by a professional chef. Learn to make beloved traditional dishes including lomo saltado (sauteed beef and vegetables on rice with French fries), causa Limeña (a terrine of seasoned mashed potato and other fillings), and chicha morada (a corn-based non-alcoholic beverage) in a relaxed atmosphere using traditional pots and techniques. Finally, enjoy the lunch or dinner that you helped create!

Get hands-on experience preparing some of Peru’s most iconic dishes and shopping at a local market during this Lima cooking class. First stop by the market to pick out fresh meat and produce, discovering the incredible diversity of ingredients in Peruvian cuisine. Then head to the kitchen choosing to prepare a choice of fish, chicken, beef or vegetarian dish like ‘Ceviche’ learning the necessary steps in fun, relaxed atmosphere. Your cooking excursion also includes round-trip hotel transport (for most areas of Lima), professional chef instructor, snacks and either lunch or dinner.

Go beyond the restaurants, and enjoy a more hands-on way to learn about Peruvian cuisine, thanks to this small-group cooking class in Lima. Hosted by a chef guide, learn to make a 4-course meal of traditional dishes—such as ceviche, causa, and lomo saltado—and practice your mixology skills with a pisco sour lesson. Then, sit down to savor your tasting-menu-style meal, and walk away with new culinary skills and insider knowledge.

Prepare two classic Peruvian menu items—a Pisco sour and ceviche—at a Peruvian cooking class in the Miraflores neighborhood of Lima. You’ll learn the secrets behind balancing the simple ingredients of a Pisco sour and achieving ceviche’s super-fresh flavor; it’s a fun, hands-on activity that you can recreate in your home kitchen.

Master the professional techniques for creating the perfect ceviche, pisco sour, and other Peruvian classics during a small-group cooking class led by a former star chef at a Michelin-starred restaurant. Under the careful guidance of your expert instructor, you’ll prepare a traditional 3-course meal. Possible dishes include lomo saltado, aji de gallina, and shrimp causa.

Peru is recognized as one of the World's Top Gastronomy countries. This is your chance to discover why it is so special! In this cooking class we will explore the rich and vibrant Peruvian cuisine, we will cook the most popular Peruvian dishes: Lomo Saltado and Causa. A fascinating mix of Peruvian flavors and cooking techniques. Together, these dishes offer a true taste of the diversity and deep flavor of Peruvian food.

Immerse yourself in the culinary culture of Peru during a small-group cooking class. Learn about the flavors, ingredients, and cooking techniques specific to Peruvian cuisine from your instructor. Get your hands dirty as you learn to prepare several authentic recipes while sipping on a Pisco Sour. Enjoy a true taste of Peru beyond the restaurant scene. - Learn more about Peruvian cuisine than you would just eating out - Small group size allows for a more personalized experience - Ideal for foodies or anyone who likes to create in the kitchen - Enjoy unlimited drinks while you cook

Taste the delicious diversity of Peru’s thriving cacao industry during this 2-hour chocolate-making workshop at Lima’s ChocoMuseo. Learn about every step of the chocolate-making process, including roasting the beans, removing the husk, grinding the nibs and refining the paste in a ‘melangeur.’ You’ll then get to create your very own chocolate with your choice of ingredients, leaving with a delicious handmade dessert. This chocolate-making workshop includes all necessary ingredients, a chocolate drink tasting and a handmade chocolate souvenir.

The experience is made in our home where we exhibit many pieces of Peruvian art and that help us tell our stories. We are producers of pisco, we have our own factory in the province of Ica! Therefore, you can try many varieties and make your own pisco sour with the flavor of your choice and that you will surely not find in any restaurant in the city! We are constantly traveling throughout Peru and Jose Antonio is a Professional Chef, so we will give you unique tips of restaurants, local places and secret sites so you can customize and improve your trip within our country. At the end of the experience, we have a surprise!

It includes fruit tasting in the market, then the ingredients for the Pisco Sour, Causa Limeña and Ceviche fish. The tasting of fruits, ceviche and the cause are equivalent to a full lunch. Restrictions that can be addressed: Vegetarian, Gluten-free, Seafood allergy

What makes Lima Airport Kitchen unique? We transform your layover into an unforgettable culinary adventure! Forget the crowded terminal lounges. We provide a seamless experience with complimentary private door-to-door transportation to ensure you never miss your flight. Join us in our stunning rooftop studio, where you’ll master iconic Peruvian dishes and craft the perfect Pisco Sour, all while enjoying breathtaking, panoramic views of the Jorge Chávez airport runway. Whether you are arriving or connecting, we turn your travel downtime into a delicious, relaxing, and cultural journey. Don't just wait at the gate—savor your time in Peru! Beyond cooking, we dive into Peruvian history, culture, and our region's rich gastronomy. Taste exotic endemic fruits and local beverages. We proudly offer delicious options for vegetarians and vegans too! Whether connecting or arriving, we turn your travel downtime into an unforgettable cultural journey.

Lima has been dubbed one of the world’s best cities for food and this small-group cooking experience in Miraflores guides you through some of Peru’s best dishes. Follow along with your instructor and create a delicious meal with fresh, Peruvian dishes. Learn background information on your creations and then tuck into a 4-course meal with your group and instructor.

Prepare the most popular Peruvian dishes: Lomo Saltado and Causa Limeña. We will show you how to cook your own Peruvian food. This class is for people who love traditional food and want to do it at home! You will love the relaxed atmosphere without boring demonstrations because we believe in the practical approach. We will all prepare an authentic Peruvian dish to seduce your palate and then enjoy your achievements. For cooking, we use ceramic pots, just as our ancestors did (Inkas). This way we will keep all the natural flavour.

Discover the techniques to cook Peruvian food like a professional in a small-group cooking class in Lima. Under the guidance of a world-famous chef, you’ll learn how to make fresh seafood ceviche, marinated lomo saltado stirfry, and a pisco sour cocktail. Once the dishes are prepared, feast on your culinary creations. After the laid-back crash course, you'll be ready to make top-notch Peruvian food at home.

Get acquainted with the rich regal history of Lima on an educational sightseeing tour of the Peruvian capital. Alongside a knowledgeable guide, delve into the ambient tangle of Lima’s historical center; gaze at the fabulous façade of the Presidential Palace; descend to the eerie catacombs of San Francisco Monastery; and admire the ancient Dominicans Tower. A portion of your tour goes to an NGO that support social projects in the community.

At La Barra de Jackili, we not only teach recipes, we create experiences. The Peruvian Food Class is unique because it combines the authenticity of traditional flavors with the warm and close atmosphere of a restaurant specializing in fish, seafood and Creole food. Here you will learn step by step how to prepare iconic dishes like fresh ceviche, causa and the classic Pisco Sour, guided by passionate chefs who share secrets and techniques you won’t find in a recipe book. Unlike other classes, you will live Peru through its aromas, histories and tradition, using fresh ingredients selected from the day and enjoying each preparation in a space that celebrates culture. More than a class, it is a sensory journey to the heart of Peruvian cuisine, where you are the protagonist.

Lima has been dubbed the world’s best city for food and this small-group cooking experience in Miraflores guides you through some of Peru’s best dishes. Follow along with your expert local guide and make the most exquisite Peruvian dishes with fresh ingredients. Learn background information on your creations and then tuck into a 3-course meal with your professional guide and chef.

Prepare an authentic Peruvian meal from scratch with this small-group Lima cooking class. Begin with a market tour and fruit tasting that introduces you to a wide variety of fresh ingredients—including 35 different fruits—and then head to the kitchen to cook a 4-course meal under the careful instruction from your guide. At the end of the class, enjoy your meal with a Pisco sour.

Immerse yourself in the cultural and nutritional richness of the Peruvian Andes with this class specializing in Andean breads, where tradition and health are found in every preparation. Throughout the session, you'll learn to make three types of artisanal bread that highlight native ingredients and superfoods from the region: coca leaf, purple corn, and multicolored quinoa seeds.

Get a taste for the vibrant culinary scene in Lima with a food-focused tour. Cover ground across the city with stops in several different districts that include a visit to a Peruvian coffee roaster, a market tour, and a ceviche class. Sample pisco and learn how to make Peruvian cocktails with a hands-on workshop. The final stop is a gourmet lunch with dessert at a restaurant overlooking pre-Incan ruins.

Cooking class in Lima with local market visit. Learn how to prepare ceviche, causa, pisco sour and loin sauté with a local chef and enjoy an authentic Peruvian gastronomic experience.

This tour is a great opportunity for those who already like to try different flavors, you will like the way we created this activity for you. Visit a local market, try the famous ceviche and causa. It is the perfect combination of fun and learning. Your morning starts with a morning coffee to at “Terrua” coffee shop with a brief explanation about the coffee in Peru. Then we will continue to the Surquillo market, where we will taste different local fruits, where the most outstanding is the lucuma, the best way to consume it is in smoothies and desserts. At the end, Chef Gonzalo del Risco and the team at the "Maraparte" restaurant will teach us how to prepare two of the most representative dishes of Peruvian gastronomy, Ceviche and Causa! You can also taste "Chicha Morada" a traditional drink from Peru. Non-alcoholic and prepared with a base of purple corn, one of the many super foods that we can find in our country.

With the company of your tour guide, you will learn why Peruvian food is recognized as one of the best in the world; They will recognize the ideal products to prepare two typical dishes and an alcoholic beverage made from the Peruvian grape distillate called pisco, which are our flagship products and that will make this experience in front of the Pacific Ocean unique and unforgettable.