Top Peru Dining Experiences

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.

Discover the flavors of Peru in this hands-on cooking and cocktail class. Start at Cusco’s San Pedro Market to learn about and purchase traditional ingredients. Then, head to a cozy cooking studio in the heart of Cusco to prepare three classic Peruvian dishes, including ceviche, causa limeña, quinoa tamal, and the traditional dessert picarones, plus two cocktails with pisco and fruits. Receive recipes to recreate your favorites at home.

Embark on our Secret Food Tour: Lima and indulge in a diverse array of authentic Peruvian dishes. Navigate the charming, hidden streets of Lima's historic Barranco district on a gastronomic journey. Experience the rich flavors of Peru as you savor world-class organic coffee, tantalizing starters, traditional appetizers, refreshing craft beers, and the freshest ceviche available. By the end of your adventure, you'll depart with a satisfied palate, insider knowledge of the local scene, and valuable sightseeing tips. Our mission is to create an unforgettable culinary experience that enriches your time in Lima. By the tour's end, you'll have savored some of Lima's most mouthwatering delicacies while gaining a deeper appreciation for our culture and history.

This immersive experience allows you to participate actively in every stage of the creation of Peruvian textiles, world famous. You will examine the texture of the wool, clean the fibers and dye them with natural pigments such as plants, insects and minerals. Then talented craftsmen will teach you a knitting technique so you can create your own vibrantly colored bracelet. Complete the experience with a delicious traditional Andean lunch and a fun encounter with friendly alpacas and llamas. Excellent photo opportunities! You can also buy high quality textiles and fun souvenirs in our spacious boutique. Immerse yourself in Peruvian culture in just half a day at ANDEAN COLORS, an excellent option to complement your itinerary.

Discover the rich flavors of Peru during a hands-on cooking experience in Cusco. Start with a visit to San Pedro Market, where you learn about local ingredients and Andean superfoods. Then, head to a modern kitchen studio for a cooking class led by a professional Peruvian chef. Prepare a gourmet 4-course meal full of local ingredients, and craft a pisco sour cocktail, the national drink of Peru.

This isn’t just another food tour, it’s your backstage pass to Lima’s street-food soul. Loved by travelers from around the world and often praised as the highlight of their Peru trip, this crawl blends authentic tastings with storytelling, culture, and connection. Over the course of the evening, you’ll sample Peru’s most iconic bites, gooey picarones dripping with chancaca syrup, zesty ceviche fresh from the market, smoky anticuchos grilled over charcoal, each prepared by family-run vendors who have guarded their recipes for decades. Every stop is hand-picked, no tourist traps, only the stalls locals swear by. More than flavors, you’ll discover how Andean roots and coastal traditions fused to create Peru’s world-famous cuisine. And your guide knows every vendor by name, turning tastings into genuine encounters.

Immerse yourself in Peruvian vegan cuisine with this small-group cooking class in Cusco. Visit the traditional San Pedro market to shop and learn about ingredients. Afterwards, prepare cocktails and several vegan versions of classic dishes, including causa limeña, cebiche, and tamal, which you can savor during the class. Recipes are provided after the experience.

Casa Tambo is a unique and comfortable restaurant, where creole cooking is the house speciality, thus creating a singular ambience which combines dance, music and flavours. Casa Tambo restaurant offers a dinner with live shows that mix the main dances from different regions of Peru.

In this intimate tasting session, you’re welcomed into a local home to explore Peru’s most meaningful flavors through stories, recipes, and traditions passed down for generations. You won’t be cooking; you’ll be savoring. Each tasting is introduced with its cultural background, showing how Indigenous, Spanish, and Afro-Peruvian influences shaped Lima’s food identity. Guests often say this was “the moment our trip to Peru became personal.” The experience feels like sitting at a local family’s table - relaxed, warm, and full of insights you won’t hear on typical tours. Between tastings, your host shares traditions, anecdotes, and the meaning behind each dish, turning flavors into memories. This isn’t a staged show. It’s your behind-the-scenes pass into how Peruvians eat, celebrate, and welcome guests. Seats are intentionally limited to keep the atmosphere personal, so early reservation is recommended.

The Café del Museo Larco, which is a well-known restaurant located at the Museo Larco in Lima, Peru. It offers a great dining experience with a beautiful setting, as it is located in the museum's lush gardens. The café serves a variety of dishes inspired by Peruvian and international cuisine, making it a popular spot for both locals and tourists visiting the museum. Enjoy your lunch with a select menu made of products of the different regions of Peru and have the chance to know Larco´s museum, one of the best museums in the world.

A well-known restaurant located in an unparalleled setting within the compound of 1,500 year-old adobe pyramid built by the original inhabitants of Lima. It is one of the citys greatest surprises, Pucllana was an important ceremonial and administrative location. Its magnificence was reflected by the configuration of a monumental architecture. The restaurant is handsomely designed in a rustic colonial style; enjoy your dinner indoors or out, but the best spot is without a doubt the covered terrace. The different dishes of the Huaca Pucllana restaurant is made by local products of the best available quality, the menu is creative Peruvian, with fusion touches spicing up classic criollo cooking.

This is a unique experience!! Nobody offer a tour like this. From our more than 10 years of experience, we have learnt that all people visit the main archeological sites in Cusco and the Sacred Valley, which is great. But we know that you would love to have a different and more relaxing day, having an authentic cultural experience where you can see the daily life of people, interacting with them and enjoying different kinds of food. Well, this is exactly what we want you to experience. We will visit Urubamba market, this market was visited by one of the most famous chefs in the world, Gordon Ramsay who came record an episode of "Gordon Ramsay: uncharted. We will also visit an authentic native community up on the Andes mountains.

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.

This outstanding package gives you the best highlights of Andean culture in a few short hours—llamas and alpacas, textiles, and a delicious Peruvian meal. Whether you are traveling to Machu Picchu or heading south to Cusco, this is the perfect addition to your itinerary! The views are breathtaking, and you'll be welcomed like family. Plus, when you visit ANDEAN COLORS, you’ll also be supporting our mission—to help single Peruvian mothers who have survived difficult circumstances but are now using their artisan skills to create new opportunities for their children. When you purchase a tour package or products in our boutique, you are making a difference in their lives. ANDEAN COLORS is dedicated to making your visit an unforgettable experience that you'll cherish for a lifetime.

With this experience they will be able to enjoy and taste the best craft beers made in different parts of Peru; We will start at the original brewery in Cusco, then we will go to one in Ancash and end at one in Lima, which is the most important brewery in the country. They will taste more than 14 beers on tap and identify the differences that exist between each of them according to the origin of each production, style and supplies. At the end they will try an aperitif.

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.

This is Lima’s only wine tasting experience that combines boutique South American wines — including rare Peruvian labels — with handcrafted Peruvian tapas in a private, intimate setting. Led by a passionate local wine expert, this experience goes beyond just sipping: you’ll explore the stories behind the wines, the producers, and how to pair them with traditional and modern Peruvian flavors. Unlike a traditional wine bar or restaurant, this tasting is interactive, educational, and private — tailored to curious travelers looking for a deeper cultural connection through food and wine. With limited spots and a thoughtfully designed menu, it’s a perfect early evening plan for couples, solo travelers, or small groups who want to discover a new side of Peru’s culinary identity.

Celebrated as South America’s culinary capital, there’s no better place to sample Peruvian cuisine than Lima. Sample the best of capital’s specialities on a small-group food tour limited to only six people. You’ll overcome the language barrier and get off the beaten path as you feast on multiple courses.

The markets of Cusco are fascinating places to explore, but you'll have a much richer experience with a guide who can provide insights into Peruvian cuisine. This activity begins in the city's oldest market, where you can sample popular fruits, breads, and cheeses, as well as some desserts. Afterward, you'll learn to prepare three Peruvian dishes with a local chef.

Discover the eclectic culture of Peru as you watch a spectacle of regional dances during this performance in Lima. Watch skilled performers present 10 different dances from all over the country and learn what each dance signifies. This ticket not only provides you with skip-the-line admission but also guarantees a table close to the action so you don’t miss a moment.

Experience one of Lima’s most magnificent museums by night during an evening experience of the Larco Museum with dinner. After the daytime crowds have departed, explore extensive collections of pre-Colombian artifacts with a guide who takes you beyond the info panels. Then, sit down to a gourmet dinner inspired by Peru's regional specialties. Sip sweet pisco sours overlooking the museum’s beautiful gardens.

Paco Yonque combines high-quality Peruvian grill cuisine with the unique tradition of Yonque — an artisanal sugarcane spirit from Huánuco. This tourist menu is curated for groups and offers an aperitif, shared choice of starter, main and dessert (one option chosen for the whole group), plus a complementary tasting and museum tour that explain the history and production of Yonque. Ideal for cultural travelers, incentive groups and culinary tours visiting Miraflores.

Spend a night enjoying the spectacular vistas of the Sacred Valley on a 2-day Skylodge Adventure from Cusco. Feel your adrenaline levels surge as you cross a vertiginous suspension bridge and ride an exhilarating zipline to the handcrafted aluminum pod in which your overnight accommodation awaits. After enjoying a gourmet dinner accompanied by wine, settle into your comfortable pod suspended 400 meters (1314 feet) above ground and absorb mesmerizing views of the surrounding countryside.