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Open late cafés in Lima

Churros until 01:00, Barranco evenings and emoliente from the cart.

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In Lima, 22:00 is closing time for most late cafés. A handful go further: Café de Lima on Avenida Angamos Oeste serves until 23:00, Manolo on Avenida José Larco until 01:00, and Cafe cafe on Calle José Olaya until 03:00 every day. Downtown, Don Pardo Café on Mateo Vera never closes: it is open 24 hours.

Most of the late cafés are in Miraflores and Barranco. After dark, Lima also drinks from carts: emoliente, a hot infusion of toasted barley, flaxseed and herbs, has been sold at night from pushcarts near bus stops and plazas since at least the 1960s.1

Local tip: Tostadora in Barranco opens only from 17:00 (16:00 on Sundays) and is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, so plan it as an evening stop.

Where these cafés are: Miraflores (8), Centro de Lima (5), Barranco (5), San Isidro (2), Jesús María & Lince (2), Pueblo Libre, Magdalena & San Miguel (2), San Borja & Surquillo (1), Santiago de Surco (1).

At a glance

26Cafés listed
26With opening hours
06:30Earliest opening
03:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Rovegno, from 06:30 (Daily 06:30–22:00).
  • Closes latest: Cafe cafe, until 03:00 (Daily 09:00–03:00).
  • Most listed streets: Avenida Alvarez de Arenales (2).
  • Most common features: wi-fi (27%), bakery café (15%), outdoor seating (15%).
Centro de Lima

Don Pardo Café

  • Mateo Vera 238
  • Open 24 hours
  • +51 997032606
  • 24 hours
  • Open by 6am
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Emoliente from the cart

The base is barley water and flax, sometimes with chamomile or lemongrass and a few drops of lime, and vendors add uña de gato (cat's claw), alfalfa, boldo or cola de caballo (horsetail) to order. Carts are standard stainless-steel units with a heated central tank, racks of herbal extracts and a top shelf for sanguches (sandwiches).1

The trade descends from the tisanera, the Afro-Peruvian herbal-drink seller Pancho Fierro painted in 1850.1 In 2019 metropolitan Lima had about 8,600 emolienteros, 70% of them women, and their federation said cold weather lifted sales by 40%.2 A glass cost S/ 2 in 2023, according to the same federation.3

Law 30198 of 2014 recognizes street emoliente sellers as microenterprises of tourist and cultural interest and makes February 20 the Day of Emoliente.4 In Barranco, Obdulia Emolientera at Jirón Nicolás de Piérola 136 serves daily 16:00–22:30.

Churros on Avenida Larco

Manolo was opened in 1968 by Juan Ruiz and is known for churros with thick Spanish-style hot chocolate. Churros start at S/ 10, and six with a cup of chocolate cost S/ 18 (as of 2026).5 It stands at Avenida José Larco 608, about five minutes' walk from Parque Kennedy.6

It also keeps some of the longest hours in Miraflores: weekdays 07:15–01:00 and weekends 08:15–01:00.

Barranco after dark

Tostadora in Barranco opens only in the evening, Wednesday to Saturday 17:00–23:00 and Sunday 16:00–22:30. Las Vecinas, at Jirón Domeyer 219, opens 10:00–22:00 but closes on Tuesdays, and El Bigote Café y Gofres (gofres are waffles), on Avenida Almirante Miguel Grau 1460, serves until 22:00 Monday to Saturday and 21:30 on Sundays.

Bread, cake and coffee until 22:00

El Pan de la Chola, at Avenida Mariscal La Mar 918 in Miraflores, bakes with only water, flour and starter; in 2015 it made about 200 loaves on weekdays and up to 700 on Saturdays, and brewed Peruvian beans roasted in Lima.7 The La Mar shop opens daily 07:00–21:00, and its San Isidro branch on Avenida Miguel Dasso serves 07:00–22:00 from Monday to Saturday.

In Jesús María, Piero's Pastelería Fina on Avenida Alvarez de Arenales serves until 22:30 from Monday to Saturday. Downtown, Lima Café at Jirón Carabaya 552 stays open until 22:00 Monday to Saturday and closes on Sundays.

Sources

  1. Lima's Clandestine Street Cocktail, Emoliente Piteado, Lives On, Punch (April 1, 2024), accessed October 2026
  2. Frío en Lima aumenta en 40% consumo de emoliente, Andina (August 15, 2019), accessed October 2026
  3. Emolienteros: incremento del precio del limón y cuánto costaría la bebida tradicional, Panamericana (September 11, 2023), accessed October 2026
  4. Ley N° 30198: Ley que reconoce la preparación y expendio o venta de bebidas elaboradas con plantas medicinales en la vía pública, El Peruano, Normas Legales (May 17, 2014), via FAOLEX, accessed October 2026
  5. What to order at Manolo Churrería, Table Journey (checked June 7, 2026), accessed October 2026
  6. Things to Do in Miraflores, Peru, Destinationless Travel (updated April 29, 2025), accessed October 2026
  7. El Pan de la Chola, Lima, Along Dusty Roads (September 2015), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Open late in Lima: questions

Which Lima cafés stay open late, past midnight?

Manolo on Avenida José Larco in Miraflores serves until 01:00 every day, opening at 07:15 on weekdays and 08:15 at weekends. Cafe cafe on Calle José Olaya, also in Miraflores, stays open until 03:00 daily, and Don Pardo Café downtown is open 24 hours. Café de Lima closes at 23:00, as does Tostadora from Wednesday to Saturday.

What is emoliente, Lima's late-night street drink?

Emoliente is a hot infusion of barley water and flaxseed with herbs such as uña de gato, alfalfa, boldo or horsetail and a few drops of lime, sold from stainless-steel pushcarts, often at night. Metropolitan Lima had about 8,600 vendors in 2019, a glass cost S/ 2 in 2023, and February 20 is its official day.

How much do churros with hot chocolate cost at Manolo in Lima?

At Manolo, open since 1968 at Avenida José Larco 608 in Miraflores, churros start at S/ 10 and six churros with a cup of thick hot chocolate cost S/ 18, as of 2026. It is about five minutes' walk from Parque Kennedy and serves until 01:00 every day.

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