Best Burgers in Lima: Miraflores to Barranco

The best burgers in Lima cluster in three coastal districts, Miraflores, Barranco and San Isidro, with more smash and craft burger spots spreading into Santiago de Surco. Lima’s burger has a Peruvian accent: grilled beef, a soft bun and a row of cremas, the house sauces, served on the side.

Lima had a deep sandwich tradition long before the burger took hold, from pan con chicharrón at breakfast to the butifarra of old sangucherías. Bembos, Peru’s own burger chain, opened its first restaurant in Miraflores in 1988, before the big international chains reached the country, and it shaped what limeños expect from a burger. Crema de ají, made with Peruvian yellow chilli, and salsa golf, a pink mix of mayonnaise and ketchup, are the sauces locals reach for first.

Burgers in Lima: key facts

• Districts to explore: Miraflores, Barranco, San Isidro and Santiago de Surco.
• Local habit: cremas on the side, with ají and golf sauce next to mayonnaise, ketchup and mustard.
• Peruvian burger history: Bembos opened in Miraflores in 1988 and grew into a national chain.
• Sandwich heritage: pan con chicharrón (fried pork, sweet potato, onion relish) is the other bun Lima takes seriously.
• Currency: Peruvian sol (PEN).
• Getting around: the Metropolitano rapid bus runs north to south through the city and serves Miraflores and Barranco.

Every guide we publish on Lima is dated and lists only venues, addresses, prices and ratings we could verify, district by district. Compare with other cities in our burger restaurant guides.