Lima Market Tours: Our Top 10

1.Historic Center Street Food, Market, and Eateries Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 216 reviews · 4 hours · from $69Our pick

Spend four hours walking Lima’s Historic Center with guides such as Marcos, Aura, Valeria, and Sheyla. Sample anticuchos, churros, picarones, chilcanos, chicharrón sandwiches, market fruit, and chifa flavors while seeing Plaza San Martín, Plaza Mayor, San Francisco, and the Cathedral. Expect a generous, dessert-heavy tasting menu and English-only guiding.

“We really enjoyed the tour! It was the perfect mix of trying foods and learning some history and culture. The places we went to were ones we never would have found on our own and all the foods were delicious. Our guide Marcos was very knowledgeable and helpful! The only thing I would have changed is that the tour is heavy on dessert foods. We had small portions of the savory foods and then had a big churro & full picaron (donut). I would have maybe had a full tamal and shared a churro. But if you love sweets you will be happy, and of course everything was tasty!”

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2.Experience Lima: Taste 12 Snacks and Visit Top Monuments

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 138 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $75Top rated

Start in central Lima with a guide such as Arturo, Yoced, or Joseph, then eat your way through Barrios Altos, Chinatown, Mercado Central, and local cafés. You’ll try ceviche, anticuchos, picarones, chicharrón sandwiches, exotic fruit, and more, with the San Francisco catacombs and major plazas adding history between bites.

“Yocedd took us into the market to places we would not have found on our own and have us, literally, a taste of every day life in Lima as well as excellent insights into the challenges anne the promise of Lima.”

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3.Lima Street Food Tour Beyond Netflix

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 117 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $50Best value

Join guide Bruce for a 3.5-hour Lima food walk starting at Mercado Central. Taste lucuma juice, ceviche, dim sum, anticuchos, picarones, and more while learning how Chinese migration shaped Peruvian cooking. The tour ends near Plaza San Martin, with an optional $8 Pisco Sour.

“Love the tour as you get to eat street food while experience local culture. The guide Bruce with Inka Pride was great and informative about places to vist and see. He did offer alternatives for those who are not adventurous in there food choice as well. Overall the food picks tasted delicious 😋”

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4.Market Tour, Tasting of 35 Fruits, and 4-Course Peruvian Cooking Class in Lima

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 86 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $125

Meet Christian or the class team at Surquillo Market at 9:00 a.m. for a 50-minute produce tour and tasting of 35-plus Peruvian fruits. Then ride to SkyKitchen in Miraflores, where you prepare four courses, make a pisco sour, and eat what you cook. Vegetarian and vegan options are available with advance notice.

“Educational class which also allowed us to immerse ourselves in Peruvian culture. This class allowed us to identify foods as we continued our travels through South America.”

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5.Food Tour on Local Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 3 hours · from $75

Spend three hours walking from Jr. Cusco 400 through Barrios Altos, Chinatown, and Central Market. Your English or Spanish speaking guide introduces nine Peruvian bites, including ceviche, anticuchos, picarones, lucuma, and pan con chicharrón. Guides such as Giovanna also explain Lima’s Chinese influence and local food customs. Food is included, but the Pisco Sour costs extra.

“Lovely tour with our knowledgable and friendly guide. All of the sites/visits were above expectation and kept high quality all the way through. A great tour for understanding the local culture through food.”

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6.Full Day Lima: Local Market+ CityTour+ Barranco & Miraflores

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 6 hours · from $149

Spend six hours with a private guide exploring Lima from market stalls to Pacific views. Taste local fruit, walk the historic center, visit San Francisco’s catacombs, see Huaca Pucllana, and finish in Barranco and Miraflores. Guides speak English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, or Quechua. Lunch is not included.

“Guide parlant très bien français Guide intéressant Visite du marché de Lima et de tout le centre fort instructif, dégustation de nombreux fruits de la région délicieux. N’ayant qu’une journée à Lima cela nous a permis d’avoir un aperçu la ville avec une personne du pays.”

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7.Market Tour, 35 Fruits Tasting & Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 5h 30m · from $120

Meet your English, Spanish, or German-speaking guide at Surquillo Market Nro 1, taste more than 35 Peruvian fruits, then transfer to SkyKitchen for a hands-on four-course meal. You will prepare each dish, sip one pisco sour, and eat courses as they are finished.

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8.Market Tour and Cooking Class with Pisco Sour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 2h 30m · from $59

Meet your English-speaking guide outside the Holiday Inn Lima Miraflores, visit Surquillo Market, taste four Peruvian fruits, then prepare ceviche, causa rellena, and a pisco sour with a local chef. The 150-minute small-group class ends with dessert and your own meal.

“We loved the walk in the market before the cooking class. The restaurant venue for the class was perfect. We enjoyed the drink and two items were prepared. It was fun and delicious. Our best tour of the trip.”

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9.Lima Food Experience with local Markets & Barranco Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 3h 30m · from $58

Spend 210 minutes tasting Lima’s signature foods and exploring three very different districts. Your English or Spanish-speaking guide takes you through Surquillo Market, Chorrillos fish stalls, and Barranco’s art-filled streets, with ceviche, causa rellena, picarones, and chicha morada included. Hotel pickup is available in selected Lima districts.

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10.Peruvian cooking class and tour of Surquillo market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 4 hours · from $104

Meet your chef and guide for a four-hour food tour from Miraflores, Barranco, or San Isidro. Shop Surquillo Market, taste fruit and native potatoes, then cook ceviche, causa, lomo saltado, or vegan versions in a professional kitchen. Guides Leonardo, Gaby, and chef Karina lead a practical, friendly class.

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