Bar Cordano Explained

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]

History

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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Bar Cordano en el Centro de Lima: un tesoro gastronómico impregnado de historia y tradición . Angulo . Jazmine . 2024-01-18 . Infobae.
  2. News: Hotel Comercio: A 90 años del sanguinario crimen que escandalizó la Lima de los años treinta . Gonzales Obando . Diana . 2020-06-23 . Perú 21.
  3. News: Bar Cordano: una esquina con historia familiar . 2017-01-17 . El Comercio.