PERU
LIMA
STAY
Hotel B - Beautiful boutique hotel in the charming Barranco neighborhood with all the best restaurants
EAT
Alanya Reposteria - Beautiful pastries in Barranco
Caleta Dolsa - Açai bowls, breakfast burrito, etc
Ciclos Café - Amazing coffee & espresso in Barranco
El Mercado - Sceney seafood lunch spot
*Kjolle - Sister restaurant to award-winning Central, slightly less intimidating (although, Central is #1 on World’s 50 Best) but part of the same restaurant complex
*Mérito - Delicious, intimate spot by young Venezuelan chef utilizing Peruvian ingredients with global influences
*Siete - Amazing seafood in a chic environment
SEE
Larco Museum - Beautiful building with pre-Columbian and Peruvian art
Museo Pedro de Osma - Worth a quick stop for the building + grounds of this museum in Barranco
Barranco - More “bohemian” area with the best restaurants
Shops - Dedalo, Neo Concept Store
CUSCO
STAY
Antigua Casona San Blas - Charming, comfortable and well-located boutique hotel
EAT
Cicciolina - Great dinner spot
Qura & Greens - Nice café for lunch
DRINKS
Belmond Monasterio - Pisco Sours and live music ~5:30p
Mercado San Blas - Delicious, fresh fruit juices
SEE
Qurikancha - The sun temple
Cristo Blanco - Good lookout spot
Saqsaywayman, Puka Pukara Tamboomachay - Have a driver take you to a couple of these sites + viewpoints
Cusco Main Square - A lively, central square
Catedral del Cuzco - Worth a peak
Shops - Ekekos San Blas, Peazo de Arte, Sol Alpaca
SACRED VALLEY
STAY
Inkaterra Hotel - Stay 1 night to see Machu Picchu
Rio Sagrado, Belmond - Stay 2+ nights to explore the Sacred Valley and relax
EAT
Rio Sagrado - Restaurant at Belmond great for breakfast, dinner is good (a bit repetitive after 1 night)
Killa Wasi - Restaurant at Sol Y Luna
MIL - Gastronomy experience by chef of Central (Note, we didn’t go but wish we had booked in advance!)
SEE
Machu Picchu - Unlike anything you’ve ever seen
Salineras de Maras - Incredible site of salt mines in the Sacred Valley
Ollantaytambo - Charming Incan town with a hillside fortress and rising culinary scene; this is the last town accessible by car before the train to Machu Picchu