Lima Cooking & Cocktail Class: Barranco, Miraflores & Lunch

You make the pisco sour and the main course yourself, not just watch.

A half-day class in Lima combines a guided walk through Barranco and Miraflores with hands-on instruction in cocktail and cooking at a seaside restaurant. You prepare pisco sour—Peru's national drink—and a traditional Peruvian dish, then sit down to eat both with an appetizer, dessert and drink included, overlooking the Pacific. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included; a bilingual guide leads in Spanish and English.

Step-by-step itinerary

Boardwalk tour and cooking classes

• Tour Barranco boardwalk
• Walk Miraflores boardwalk
• Attend pisco sour cocktail class
• Join Peruvian cooking class
• Enjoy lunch by the sea
• Transfer back to hotel

The Experience

The morning starts with a walk through Barranco, Lima's bohemian quarter, where art galleries, restaurants and boulevards line the boardwalk. From there you move into Miraflores, the modern coastal district, passing through Love Park to see the Pacific before arriving at the restaurant where the classes happen. The boardwalk tour sets the neighborhood context—the places where Lima's food culture actually lives—before you step into the kitchen.

Once at the restaurant, you learn to make pisco sour first: the lemon, egg, sugar and pisco go into your hands, not a demonstration glass. After the cocktail class, you move into the cooking class to prepare a traditional Peruvian main course. Both are taught by someone who speaks Spanish and English, and both happen in a restaurant with a view of the sea. The instruction is hands-on, not a demo—you're the one mixing and cooking, not standing behind someone else.

Lunch arrives after the classes end: the pisco sour you made becomes the appetizer, the dish you cooked is the main course, and the meal includes a starter, dessert and a drink. You eat at the restaurant overlooking the Pacific, tasting what you've just learned to make. When lunch finishes, the driver takes you back to your hotel.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off.
• a guided walk through Barranco and Miraflores with a bilingual guide.
• hands-on cocktail instruction to make pisco sour.
• hands-on cooking class for a traditional Peruvian dish.
• lunch consisting of the pisco sour you made, a starter, the main course you prepared, dessert and a drink, eaten overlooking the Pacific.

Good to know

Easy physical level

Operated by LimaTours

Is this one for you?You participate in both the cocktail and cooking classes yourself—this is hands-on instruction, not a demonstration—which suits anyone who wants to learn by doing rather than watching. The shared format and fixed schedule mean the boardwalk tour, both classes and lunch fit into one afternoon without you arranging any of it.

Top questions

What exactly do I learn to make in the cooking class?

You prepare a traditional Peruvian main dish during the cooking class. The specific dish is prepared in the restaurant kitchen with instruction, and it becomes part of your lunch afterward.

Is the pisco sour class just watching, or do I make it myself?

You make the pisco sour yourself during the cocktail class, learning how to combine lemon, egg, sugar and pisco. It's hands-on instruction, and the drink you prepare becomes your appetizer at lunch.

What neighborhoods do we visit before the classes start?

The tour walks through Barranco, Lima's bohemian district with galleries and restaurants, then moves into Miraflores, the modern coastal area. You pass Love Park, which overlooks the Pacific, before arriving at the restaurant.

Is lunch included, and what does it consist of?

Lunch is included and consists of the pisco sour you made as an appetizer, the Peruvian dish you cooked as the main course, plus a starter, dessert and a drink. You eat at the restaurant with a view of the sea.

Does the guide speak English?

The guide is bilingual and leads in both Spanish and English throughout the boardwalk tour and both classes.

Are vegetarian options available?

A vegetarian option is available for lunch. Let your guide know your preference when you arrive at the restaurant.