Must-see nightlife in Peru

  • Taberna Magía Negra

    Ayacucho

    It’s been around longer than most and the youth of today prefer the newer venues but this bar-gallery still has local art, beer, pizza and great music.

  • Museo

    Ayacucho

    An intriguing mix of cocktails are served, DJs provide the music (reggaetón, salsa) most nights and the atmosphere is buzzing.

  • Gold Bar

    Amazon Basin

    A great, lively bar playing pop and rock from the last 30-odd years. It does karaoke and has a dance floor.

  • Vatter Otto

    Amazon Basin

    Stays open, reputedly, until the last punter fancies leaving. A classic.

  • Wicks Brewpub

    Lima

    Cushy leather armchairs, flat-screen TVs for sports fans, and tantalizing soul food make you feel at home the moment you walk into this pub. Serving up a…

  • Ayahuasca

    Lima

    Lounge in a stunning restored casona full of Moorish architectural flourishes and hyper-real decor, including a dangling mobile made with costumes used in…

  • 1874 Restobar

    Lima

    Located in the vibrant district of Barranco, this low-key bar offers up artisanal beer and cocktails to warm up your night. Settle in at cozy indoor…

  • Pisco Sour

    El Bolivarcito

    Lima

    Facing the Plaza San Martín from the Gran Hotel Bolívar, this frayed yet bustling spot is known as ‘La Catedral del Pisco’ for purveying some of the first…

  • El Tambo

    Huaraz

    If you’re hankering to restore life to your numb hiking legs, this is the most popular disco in town, complete with dance-floor trees and loads of nooks…

  • Split

    Arequipa

    Two bars split into upstairs and downstairs (with no ground level). Both are dark, narrow and popular with locals who like to kick-start the night with a…

  • Dómino Club

    Puno

    If you want to see how young locals get down, this is the place. Multileveled mayhem, a karaoke lounge, a dance floor that explodes to salsa, reggaetón …

  • Museo del Pisco

    Lima

    Facing the park, this second-story cocktail bar is another outlet of this small chain started by an American pisco lover. Fabulous, inventive pisco…

  • Norton Rats

    Cuzco

    Run by a motorcycle enthusiast, this unassuming expat-style bar overlooks the Plaza de Armas. It’s a boon for people-watching, if you can get a balcony…

  • Inka Team

    Cuzco

    Though it may change names, this place usually has the most up-to-the-minute electronic music collection, with trance, house and hip-hop mixed in with…

  • Mushna

    South Coast

    A postmodern bar that looks like it has drifted across from Arica, Chile, Mushna attracts a fun young crowd and is a good place for a night out in the…

  • Istanbul

    Arequipa

    This Middle Eastern–themed bar with stained-glass windows and overstuffed couches serves up exotic liquor concoctions, beers and jet-fuel coffee. Falafel,…

  • El Huarique

    Cuzco

    Spanish for hideout, this odd, perfectly named little bar is stripped of pretensions. In its dim interior you'll find a bohemian crowd listening to live…

  • Paddy Flaherty’s

    Cuzco

    This cramped little Irish pub is packed with random memorabilia, TVs, a working train-set and homesick European travelers eating excellent-value hot…

  • Zoom

    Arequipa

    There’s dancing by 8pm on a Saturday night in this youthful upstairs pub/club a block from the main square, with enough sectioned-off parts to find your…

  • Kamizaraky Rock Pub

    Puno

    With a classic-rock soundtrack, grungy cool bartenders, cocktails, pizzas and liquor-infused coffee drinks essential for staying warm during Puno’s bone…

  • Aromas Caffee

    Cañón Del Colca

    The tiny cappuccino machine in this diminutive ‘three’s-a-crowd’ cafe takes the conscientious barista about 10 minutes to manipulate, but your Peruvian…

  • Hotel Maury

    Lima

    Another vintage bar renowned for popularizing pisco sours. Intimate and old-world, it’s lined with stained-glass windows and tended by a battalion of bow…

  • Brujas Bar

    Arequipa

    Nordic-style pub with Union Jack flags, happy-hour cocktails and plenty of locals and expats chatting away. Live bands play at 9:30pm and 11pm most nights…

  • Media Naranja

    Lima

    You can’t miss the enormous, brightly colored flags that hang over this boisterous outdoor Brazilian bar-cafe where the cachaça flows like water.

  • Positive Rock Reggae

    Puno

    This rock and reggae travelers’ haunt is usually buzzing. The enthusiastic young staff all dream of being DJs someday, and relaxed service lives up to the…

  • Ekeko’s

    Puno

    Travelers and locals alike gravitate to this tiny, ultraviolet dance floor above a restaurant, splashed with psychedelic murals. It moves to a thumping…

  • Farren’s Irish Pub

    Arequipa

    Where would any city be without its themed Irish pub? Tucked behind the cathedral, this gringo haven has – guess what? – pricey Guinness and English beers…

  • Ganso

    Ollantaytambo

    Treehouse meets circus meets Batman! The hallucinatory decor in tiny, friendly Ganso is enough to drive anyone to drink. A firemen’s pole and swing seats…

    • placement: fullWidth
    • path: Destinations/POIs/superzone
    • possible size: [970, 250], [970, 90], [728, 90], [300, 250], [320, 50], [1, 1],
    • targeting:
      {
        "position": "superzone"
      }

More destinations you need to see