Location City: | Lima, Peru |
Founded: | 1905 |
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The Bar Cordano is a restaurant and bar located next to Desamparados station and Government Palace, at the corner of Carabaya and Áncash streets in the historic centre of Lima, Peru.[1] It is located in the first floor of the former Hotel Comercio.[2]
Due to its proximity to Government Palace, almost all presidents of Peru have dined in the restaurant since its inception.[1]
The establishment was founded in 1905 by the Italians Vigilio Botano and brothers Luis and Antonio Cordano, on the first floor of the Hotel Comercio, known for a murder that took place on June 24, 1930.[2] It belonged to its original owners for 73 years, being ceded to its workers in 1978.[1] The Cordano family lived in front of the bar, in what today is the Bodega y Quadra Museum.[3]
It was declared part of the Cultural heritage of Peru on April 26, 1989.[1]