The 8 Best Market Tours in Lima

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 an English-speaking guide such as Marcos, Aura, or Valeria. Taste anticuchos, chilcanos, churros, picarones, market fruit, and chifa specialties, while seeing Plaza San Martín, Plaza Mayor, the Cathedral, San Francisco, and Barrio Chino. Expect plenty of food, several short walks, and no vegetarian or vegan alternatives.

“YUM! This tour was informative and really tasty. Shainy (sorry if I spelt it wrong) was fantastic and gave us interesting information about the culture and the history of the foods. Went away very full.”

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

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

Start at Surquillo Market at 9:00 a.m. with a guide such as Christian, tasting 35 fruits and learning about Peruvian produce, roots, seeds, fish, meat, and quinoa. Then ride to SkyKitchen in Miraflores for a hands-on four-course lunch, juice, water, and a Pisco Sour. Groups stay at 12 people or fewer.

“This was an exceptional tour from the local markets to the kitchen's rooftop terrace overlooking the city. We were especially grateful that the chefs created a vegan version of their cooking class! Thank you for being a highlight of our trip!”

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3.#1 Rated Cooking Classes with Local Market Tour & Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 69 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $66

Start at Surquillo Market with guides such as Camila or Dasha, tasting fruits, cheeses, herbs, and other Peruvian foods. Then head to the cooking school for a pisco cocktail and a step-by-step class with chefs including Camila, Dasha, or Lucho. You prepare causa and ceviche, eat a two-course meal, and take home recipes.

“Great experience in Lima. Our tour at the market was amazing with Camila. Very knowledgeable about the variety of Peruvian products. The cooking class was incredible with Jorge. He is very friendly and fun. Highly recommended activity and the organization was great!”

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4.Private Cooking + Market with Maido’s Former Creative Chef (+trasportation)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 49 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $100

Meet Chef Hector Aguilar in Miraflores for a hands-on Peruvian cooking class with market elements, Pisco Sour making, fruit tasting, and a meal prepared by your group. Choose from four menus, learn practical kitchen techniques, and leave with an ebook and video tutorials. Transportation details are arranged around the Ca. Gral. Borgoño 742 meeting point.

“Hector is absolutely awesome. We have had the best day today trying lots of Peruvian food and Pisco sours. Hector has lots of anecdotes about his previous time in Australia, and around the world. I would thoroughly recommend this tour. Be sure to follow the directions and you will find the cooking school pretty easily.”

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5.Food Tour on Local Market

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

Start at Jr. Cusco 400 and walk through Barrios Altos, Chinatown, and Lima’s Central Market while tasting nine local specialties. Your guide explains Peruvian and Chinese culinary ties as you try ceviche, anticuchos, picarones, lucuma, chicharrón, and more. Giovanna has led this tour, which ends with fruit and optional Pisco Sour.

“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 private hours seeing Lima through its markets, historic center, Huaca Pucllana, Barranco, and Miraflores. You will taste regional fruit, walk past colonial palaces and Arabic-style balconies, visit San Francisco’s catacombs, and finish by the Pacific Ocean. Guides speak English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, or Quechua.

“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 and Cooking Class with Pisco Sour

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

Meet your English-speaking guide at the Holiday Inn Lima Miraflores, visit Surquillo Market, sample four Peruvian fruits, then cook ceviche, causa rellena, and pisco sour with a local chef. Shayla has helped guests with translation and local insight. Your 150-minute small-group class ends with dessert and a shared 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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8.Market Tour, 35 Fruits Tasting & Cooking Class

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

Meet your guide at Mercado 1 de Surquillo, inspect Peruvian produce, then travel to the kitchen for 35+ fruit samples, a pisco sour, and a hands-on four-course meal. English, Spanish, and German instruction is available. The class lasts 330 minutes and includes ingredients, drinks, tools, and lunch.

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