Lima

Belmond Miraflores Park

Overlooking the Pacific from Miraflores, this Belmond property features a rooftop infinity pool and glass-walled suites with ocean panoramas. International touring artists and visiting football delegations favor its blend of oceanfront serenity and proximity to Lima's culinary scene. The Tragaluz restaurant serves refined Peruvian cuisine at sunset.

Country Club Lima Hotel

This stately 1927 San Isidro landmark features sprawling gardens, a renowned art collection, and an old-world elegance that has hosted presidents, visiting football legends, and international dignitaries for nearly a century. The proximity to Lima's financial district and Estadio Nacional makes it a practical luxury choice for match visitors.

Hotel B

Intimate boutique hotel in a restored Belle Époque mansion in Barranco, doubling as an art gallery. Just 17 rooms, each unique, with a rooftop bar overlooking the Pacific. The most stylish stay in Lima, popular with food journalists, visiting chefs, and celebrities doing the Lima culinary scene.

Villa Barranco by Ananay Hotels

A boutique hotel in a restored Belle Epoque mansion in Barranco's artistic heart, steps from galleries and the Bridge of Sighs. Fans exploring Lima's culinary and nightlife scenes find a charming bohemian base in the city's most creative neighborhood.

Where to Eat in Lima

La Mar Cebichería

Gastón Acurio's legendary cevichería in Miraflores where world-class ceviche, tiraditos, and pisco sours showcase why Lima is South America's culinary capital.

Astrid y Gaston

Gaston Acurio's flagship restaurant in a restored 17th-century hacienda in San Isidro, serving Peru's most celebrated tasting menu. Visiting football fans and surf competition attendees make this the pinnacle of their Lima gastronomic pilgrimage.

Central

Named the World's Best Restaurant, Virgilio Martínez's Central in Barranco explores Peru's ecosystems through a tasting menu organized by altitude, from sea level to the Andes. International sports stars and global celebrities consider it the ultimate Lima dining experience. Reservations open months in advance and sell out instantly.

Isolina

Chef José del Castillo's Barranco taberna celebrates Lima's criolla home-cooking traditions with generous portions of tacu tacu, seco de cordero, and arroz con pato. Peruvian football stars and visiting international teams head here for authentic comfort food after Estadio Nacional matches. The rustic tavern atmosphere buzzes with local pride.

La Lucha Sanguchería

A Lima institution beloved by supporters on their way to and from the Estadio Nacional, La Lucha serves towering Peruvian sandwiches packed with chicharrón, lechón or lomo saltado at street-food prices. The Miraflores branch stays packed until the small hours, making it the ideal post-match debrief location. Few things feel better after a draining qualifier than a butifarra and a cold Inca Kola in hand.

Maido

Chef Mitsuharu Tsumura's groundbreaking Nikkei restaurant, fusing Japanese and Peruvian cuisines. Ranked #1 in Latin America's 50 Best. The tasting menu is a journey through Peru's biodiversity. Football stars from Alianza Lima and visiting international celebrities make this a must-reserve.

Best Bars in Lima

Antigua Taberna Queirolo

Beloved 19th-century taberna in Pueblo Libre serving affordable piscos and Peruvian bar snacks in a time-capsule atmosphere. Universitario and Alianza Lima football fans have gathered here for decades to toast matchday results over pisco puro.

Ayahuasca Restobar

Stunning bar inside a restored 1905 Republican mansion in Barranco, Lima's bohemian neighborhood. Three floors of bars, each with a different vibe, and the best pisco sours in Peru. DJ sets on weekends draw Lima's young elite, visiting football teams, and celebrities.

Carnaval

Aaron Díaz's Barranco cocktail bar celebrates Peruvian biodiversity through drinks made with native fruits, herbs, and artisanal pisco, earning spots on the World's 50 Best Bars list. The vibrant atmosphere channels Lima's creative energy and draws visiting musicians and athletes. Every cocktail tells a story of Peru's diverse ecosystems.

Héroe

Award-winning speakeasy cocktail bar in Miraflores hidden behind an unassuming facade, known for inventive Peruvian-inspired drinks. International football and surfing fans discover Lima's sophisticated cocktail scene in this dimly lit gem.

Miraflores Fan Bars — Parque Kennedy

The bars and restaurants surrounding Parque Kennedy in Miraflores fill with Alianza Lima and Universitario supporters on Liga 1 weekends, creating a passionate but good-natured fan rivalry played out over craft beer and pisco sours. The district's safe, walkable streets and excellent food options make it the top pregame destination for visiting international sports fans. Baco y Vaca and the surrounding spots are the anchor establishments.

Fan Attractions in Lima

Barranco Bohemian Quarter Walk

Walk Lima's most artistic neighborhood past street murals, colonial mansions, the Bridge of Sighs, and into the bars and galleries of Peru's bohemian heart.

Barranco Cultural & Fan District

Lima's bohemian Barranco district is where football fans, artists, and surfers share pisco sours in colorful houses perched above Pacific cliffs. The bars along Calle Prolongación San Martín screen Liga 1 matches and Copa Libertadores ties to devoted crowds who treat football as art. Pairing a Sporting Cristal or Alianza Lima match at the Estadio Nacional with an evening in Barranco is the definitive Lima sports weekend.

Barranco Neighbourhood Bar Crawl

Barranco is Lima's most bohemian neighbourhood — a clifftop district of belle époque mansions converted into pisco bars, craft beer venues, and live music spots that sports and music fans discover and never want to leave. The Puente de los Suspiros (Bridge of Sighs) is the traditional fan selfie stop, and the strip of bars along Av. Grau hosts everything from peña folk music to electronica. Alianza Lima and Universitario fans converge here on derby weekends to create a city-wide celebration that Barranco was built for.

Circuito Mágico del Agua

This spectacular illuminated fountain park in the centre of Lima is a favourite evening attraction for visiting supporters unwinding between match days. The 13 interactive fountains include a Tunnel of Surprises that children and adults wade through delightedly. On days preceding major matches the park fills with fans in national colours, creating an impromptu fan zone under the Lima sky.

Estadio Alejandro Villanueva

Estadio Alejandro Villanueva — known as Matute — is the sacred home of Alianza Lima, one of South America's most working-class and deeply loved clubs, where the supporters' passion is legendary in continental football. The stadium's tight bowl and fervent hinchada create one of Peru's loudest atmospheres, especially during clásico matches against Universitario de Deportes. Visiting Matute on a match day is an immersion into the heart of Lima's popular sporting culture.

Estadio Alejandro Villanueva (Matute)

Home of Alianza Lima, one of South America's most passionate supporter cultures, the Matute stadium's museum chronicles the club's 120-year history with championship trophies, vintage kits, and a memorial to the 1987 plane crash that claimed an entire squad. Tours include pitch access and are a deeply moving experience for any serious football fan.

Estadio Nacional de Lima Tour

Tour Peru's 50,000-seat Estadio Nacional in the heart of Lima, the home ground of the Peruvian national football team. The stadium hosted the 2004 Copa America final and sits at the center of the city's sports district, with views of the surrounding historic neighborhoods from the upper tiers.

Estadio Nacional del Perú

Lima's iconic 45,000-capacity national stadium has hosted the Peruvian national team since 1952 and remains the country's most emotionally charged sporting venue. The passionate Blanquirroja support group transforms every World Cup qualifier into a near-religious experience of flares, drums and noise. Touring the stadium's trophy museum and pitch-side tunnels is a must for any serious football traveller.

Huaca Pucllana

This illuminated pre-Inca pyramid in Miraflores offers evening tours and fine dining — a stunning cultural contrast to Lima's passionate football scene.

Miraflores Surf Experience

Catch waves at Playa Makaha or Playa Waikiki in Lima's upscale Miraflores district, one of the few capital cities in the world where you can surf within city limits. The consistent Pacific swells and clifftop paragliding scene make the Miraflores Costa Verde coastline an adrenaline hub for visiting sports fans.

Museo Larco

The Museo Larco in Pueblo Libre holds one of the world's greatest collections of pre-Columbian art, including ceramics depicting ancient Peruvian athletic ritual and competition that connect modern sports fans to thousands of years of Andean sporting culture. The museum's beautiful colonial mansion setting and manicured gardens make it a delight to spend a full morning exploring before an evening fixture. The café in the garden is one of Lima's most beloved lunch spots.