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Cafés in Santiago de Surco

A large residential district: cafés off Javier Prado Este, along Avenida Primavera and on Benavides.

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Santiago de Surco, usually just Surco, was created on 16 December 1929 out of Barranco and took its present name in 1944.1 The name honors Santiago, St. James the Great, and a chiefdom based at Armatambo; the old form was Sulco.1 It had 426,758 residents in 2023, and its northern neighborhoods, Monterrico, Chacarilla and Las Casuarinas, are more affluent than the south.1

Surco has no single café quarter. Its cafés follow the main avenues, and the outlying groups lie about 6 km apart, from the streets off Avenida Javier Prado Este in the north to Jirón Simón Salguero in the south-west. Jockey Plaza, one of Lima's largest shopping centers, is in the district, as are the Universidad de Lima and ESAN.1

Local tip: Pick one cluster: La Nevera Fit and the three cafés on Jirón Cruz del Sur are about 200 m apart off Javier Prado Este, while the Primavera cafés are a separate trip.

At a glance

39Cafés listed
5With opening hours
06:30Earliest opening
22:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Pastipan Benavides, from 06:30 (Daily 06:30–21:30).
  • Closes latest: La Nevera Fit, until 22:00 (Mon–Fri 08:00–22:00 · Sat 09:00–14:00).
  • Most listed streets: Avenida Primavera (2).
  • Most common features: takeaway (5%), smoke-free indoors (5%), outdoor seating (5%).

Estación Café de Luz

  • Jirón Simón Salguero 534
  • Mon–Sat 08:00–20:00
  • +51960398986
  • Takeaway
  • Air-con
  • Card payment
  • Partial wheelchair access
  • Smoke-free indoors
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Pastipan Benavides

  • Avenida Alfredo Benavides 4638
  • Daily 06:30–21:30
  • Smoke-free indoors
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Getting around Surco

Lima Metro Line 1 serves Surco at Cabitos, Ayacucho and Jorge Chávez stations, and Corredor Rojo buses run along Avenida Javier Prado Este.2 Avenida Alfredo Benavides crosses the district from Miraflores: it runs 55 blocks from the Bajada Balta to a bridge over the Pan-American Highway that shares its name.3 Pastipan Benavides, at number 4638, is on the Surco stretch.

Cafés near the Universidad de Lima

The Universidad de Lima's address is Avenida Javier Prado Este 4600, and La Nevera Fit shares that number.4 It opens 08:00–22:00 on weekdays and 09:00–14:00 on Saturday, with tables inside and out.

About 200 m away, three cafés stand on one short stretch of Jirón Cruz del Sur: Street Expresso at 113, Panaca at 154 and Cafe Hermes at 140–154. Panaca opens Monday to Saturday 07:30–21:00, so it covers both breakfast and the evening. Cafe Hermes opens at noon and closes between 14:00 and 15:00 before reopening until 20:00.

Avenida Primavera and El Polo

Avenida Primavera has more cafés than any other street in Surco. La Esquina at 2273 and Macartur at 2291 are neighbors, and Don Mimino and Solari Café are on the same avenue further west. Oryyinal Art is at Avenida El Polo 796.

Further south are Jherson on Avenida Higuereta and Buon Di on Avenida Caminos del Inca. Higuereta is one of the district's named neighborhoods, alongside Monterrico, Chacarilla del Estanque, Las Casuarinas and Surco Viejo, the historic town center.2

Early bread, the south-west and the Surco calendar

Pastipan Benavides opens at 06:30 every day and closes at 21:30, the earliest start in Surco, and it is smoke-free. In the south-west, Estación Café de Luz at Jirón Simón Salguero 534 opens Monday to Saturday 08:00–20:00 and is air-conditioned and smoke-free; D' Lorena is on the same street, and House Cafe is at Avenida República de Panamá 6613.

In colonial times Surco was a resort for wealthy limeños, and the Jesuits built its San Juan Grande church in 1752.1 The district still holds La Vendimia, a grape-harvest festival, every March, and the Parque de la Amistad, opened in 2001, hosts a Pisco Sour festival each February.12

Sources

  1. Santiago de Surco District, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Distrito de Santiago de Surco, Wikipedia (Spanish), accessed October 2026
  3. Alfredo Benavides Avenue, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  4. Universidad de Lima, Universidad de Lima, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Santiago de Surco cafés: questions

Which cafés open earliest in Santiago de Surco, Lima?

Pastipan Benavides, on Avenida Alfredo Benavides 4638, opens at 06:30 every day and closes at 21:30. Panaca on Jirón Cruz del Sur opens at 07:30 Monday to Saturday. Estación Café de Luz on Jirón Simón Salguero opens at 08:00 Monday to Saturday, as does La Nevera Fit at Javier Prado Este 4600 on weekdays.

How do you get around Santiago de Surco in Lima by public transport?

Lima Metro Line 1 stops in Surco at Cabitos, Ayacucho and Jorge Chávez stations, and Corredor Rojo buses run along Avenida Javier Prado Este, near the Universidad de Lima. Avenida Alfredo Benavides crosses the district from Miraflores, running 55 blocks to a bridge over the Pan-American Highway.

What festivals does Santiago de Surco in Lima hold?

Surco holds La Vendimia, a grape-harvest festival, every March. Each February the Parque de la Amistad, opened in 2001, hosts a Pisco Sour festival. The district was a resort for wealthy limeños in colonial times, when the Jesuits built its San Juan Grande church in 1752.

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