10 Best Nightlife in Lima, Peru

Cocodrilo Verde

Miraflores

Two blocks west of Parque Kennedy, Cocodrilo Verde features some of Peru's best musicians, plus visiting acts that play everything from jazz to salsa and bossa nova. Shows start anytime between 9 and 11 pm, depending on the night.

El Tayta

Miraflores

On the second floor of an old building across from Parque Kennedy, El Tayta has live guitar music (mostly Latin pop) performed by duos or trios.

Huaringas

Miraflores

Occupying several floors of a lovely old house next to the restaurant Brujas de Cachiche, Huaringas is a pleasant place for a drink, though it can get packed on weekends.

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Jazz Zone

Miraflores

It's easy to miss the Jazz Zone, hidden in a colonial-style shopping complex called El Suche. Head up a bright-red stairway to the dimly lit second-story lounge for performances of everything from Latin jazz to blues and flamenco, with salsa or other dance music on weekends. Shows start at 10:30.

Legendaris

Miraflores

With its big dance floor and convenient location a few blocks west of Parque Miraflores's southern end, Legendaris is a popular weekend spot, drawing a young, mostly gay and lesbian crowd. Open Thursday through Sunday.

Lima Bar

Miraflores

Down several flights of stairs from the lower level of the Larcomar shopping center is this cavernous dance club, a see-and-be-seen destination for Lima's beautiful people. The club and the shopping center are built into a cliff, so if you need a break, step out back for a sweeping view of the Lima coast. The bar is open Friday and Saturday from 9 pm to 6 am.

Nuevo Mundo Draft Bar

Miraflores
This laid-back pub in the heart of Miraflores sells draft and bottled beers from several microbreweries. The food is also unusually good.

Son de Cuba

Miraflores

There are plenty of places to dance in Miraflores, but this Cuban-owned bar on the Calle de las Pizzas is among the most entertaining. On weekends, it offers salsa classes from 7 to 9, and a live band plays Cuban beats from 11:30 pm to 2:30 am. A DJ spins Latin dance music the rest of the time.

Sukha Buda Lounge

Miraflores
The giant Buddha statue that presides over this vast, airy club may seem a bit over the top, but the place is quite popular, in part because it doesn't charge a cover. There's often a good DJ, and though there's no dance floor, customers get up and groove wherever there's room as the night progresses.

ValeTodo Downtown

Miraflores

After midnight, head to one of Lima's most popular dance clubs, ValeTodo Downtown, which draws a young, largely LGBT crowd. A balcony filled with comfy couches overlooks the cavernous dance floor, where revelers move and mingle. Not only does the club open early (9 pm), but it closes late, with drag queens performing around 3 am on weekends.