I was with a group of newfound traveling friends and we all wanted to check out the restaurant…read more"Patio Bellavista." Duh, I didn't check yelp to notice it was an area of restaurants/bars. There's a huge selection of restaurants to check out. We checked out different menus and actually sat in one spot and left when we realized it was vegetarian. There's music coming from different restaurants and the area is bustling. Definitely a regular area to eat, drink and chill when you're in the Santiago area.

Are you looking for a bar hoping experience in Santiago?…read more This is your place!!! The concept is great! Is like a huge patio will a lot of different stores, bars and restaurants. Environment is great for everyone, tourists, locals, couples and families. Gets very crowded! I went twice, so definitely a must to check out. A lot of the restaurants had the rooftop option!

You can find almost anything you can think of here-anything. Some examples: toilet paper with…read moreSudoku puzzles (just in case you get bored), an adult Barney-like dinosaur costume and a mini-machine to vacuum your clothes (the best lint removal system I've come across) -all under the same roof! Plus, they sell some amazing imported Chinese snacks! Besides all of the cool and unusual things you can find here, you can also come by some awesome deals on really useful stuff such as shoes, clothing and home decor. Everything is very reasonably priced. They also sell sell phone covers and protectors, DVD's and all types of natural foods and even ribbons and cloth to make your own creations! If you get hungry, at the top floor there is a very simple food court with a couple of Chinese restaurants. The sign on the outside of their building really does ring true: Bueno, Bonito y Barato (good, pretty and cheap).

I love going to Chinese Malls. Have been to them in Dubai, Singapore, Japan and others. I…read moresay anything made in China you can pretty much buy here. Need some low cost electronics to hydraulics for your semi truck they have it.

If you venture down Catedral street from the Plaza de Armas, you will think you have entered a…read moredifferent country. No longer lined with stores just focused on Peruvians, this street has transformed into a melting pot of many different ethnicities. At the end of the first block, you will find an entrance to a bustling gallery lined with people standing around either talking with one another or on their cell phones. As you walk in, you will notice the many different restaurants, stores and call centers (the bottom floor of the "caracol" is made up of "cafe con piernas" and small strip clubs). I started coming here because there is a Peruvian minimarket that used to sell great quinoa for an even better price (however, due to the Quinoa crisis prices have risen so high that they no longer can carry it) but now, we come for the occasional meal at one of the many Peruvian or Colombian restaurants (all have amazing prices and good food). You can even find a "menu del dia" for 1.700 it includes juice, soup and a main dish. Unfortunately, I tried to take a picture to help guide you guys to the best stores and restaurants in the gallery but the guard told me I wasn't allowed to since many of the workers and clients are immigrants. I will update with the names of the different restaurants and minimarket I mentioned.