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( 252-6750; Av 28 de Julio 297, Barranco; 10am-11pm Mon-Thu, to 3am Fri & Sat)
This Bar-
ranco bar - reminiscent of old Buenos Aires - beats all for ambience. There's live music
on Thursdays provoking boisterous sing-alongs.
CAFÉ BAR HABANA
( 446-3511;
www.cafebarhabana.com
;
Manuel Bonilla 107, Miralores; 6pm-late Mon-Sat)
Run by
a Cuban-Peruvian couple, this homey drinking establishment whips up delicious mojitos.
| Bar
AYAHUASCA
( 247-6751;
www.ayahuascabar.com
; San Martín 130, Barranco; 8pm-late)
A trendy lounge
resides in a stunning restored
casona
full of Moorish architectural flourishes. There's a
long list of contemporary cocktails, including the tasty Ayahuasca sour made with
Amazonian
tambo
and coca leaves.
| Cocktail Bar
BRAVO RESTOBAR
( 221-5700;
www.bravorestobar.com
; Conquistadores 1005, San Isidro)
This mellow San Isidro
lounge has able bartenders whipping up an encyclopedic cocktail menu. Try the silky-
smooth
aguaymanto sour,
made with pisco and gooseberries.
| Cocktail Bar
HUARINGAS
( 447-1883; Bolognesi 460, Miralores; 9pm-late Tue-Sat)
A popular watering hole located
inside the Las Brujas de Cachiche restaurant, Huaringas serves a vast array of cocktails,
including a well-recommended passion-fruit sour.
| Lounge
South American Explorers
Now more than three decades old, the venerable
South American Explorers Club
Offline map
Google map
to 8pm Wed, to 1pm Sat)
has long been an indispensable resource for travelers. It has an extensive library as well
as a vast array of guides and maps for sale, from topographic plans to trail maps for the Inca Trail and Mt Ausangate
near Cuzco, and the Cordillera Blanca and Cordillera Huayhuash near Huaraz.
