This restaurant is right in the middle of the tourist area in Valparaiso - halfway up the hill…read more It's recommended by our B&B host just a couple of blocks from where we were staying. It has a homey, rustic decor. It's open from lunch on all day which is good if you are looking for a late lunch early dinner. We had the fried fish and ceviche - they have a much better selection of the latter than anywhere else we've been. Good selection of fresh juices - I had the blueberry without sugar which was great. Not a place for sea views like many other places in this area - the two windows in front look out on the buildings across the narrow street - but the food is definitely worth trying.

We had a great experience at Cocina Puerto! The restaurant was located about 5 minutes from our…read morehotel and was very convenient. The appetizers blew my expectations away: the Mixto Ceviche is a MUST. It was my first time having salmon in a ceviche and its delicate texture blended incredibly well with the dish's milky-citrusy sauce. and the parmesan crusted scallops were very good. For the main course we ordered the Chupe de jaiba, which was good but nothing to phone home about. The grilled octopus, however, was excellent. I have never been given such a large octopus tentacle. It was savory and delicate and cooked to perfection.

Good for New Year's Eve dinner!…read more We had a set menu for New Year's Eve dinner, and were very happy with the variety and food, although it was a little expensive (30,000 each, including 3 drinks, bur only 15,000 for children). We had maybe twelve different items among the three of us, and I would say 8-9 were very good/tasty. The carne/meat was tender and flavorful, the ceviche was yummy, and my son loved the octopus appetizer! The fish entree wasn't the best, though. The atmosphere and service were nice as well. All in all,it is a place I would eat at again!

It's my first visit to chile, and I am impressed with the food we ordered the Chilean meatloaf and…read morecuranto soup ( combination of seafood, chicken, pork, and beef). So delicious

A really good restaurant in the hill side amidst all the painted walls in Valparaiso. 7 of us all…read moretried a different dish and each of us are commenting that his or hers is the best dish. That said a lot about the chef. Hake, a local fish ( we all think that it is the Chilean sea bass ) was served in 5 ways. Each was perfectly cooked, beautifully presented and taste wonderful. Meal was completed with homemade ice creams and sorbets. If you find yourself in this part of the world and spending sometime in Valparaiso, do come here for lunch. They are not open for dinner. Almost forgot to mention the friendly staffs.

Relaxed Elegance We were delightfully surprised that our…read moreAirBnB sat on a street up in the hills that offered so many wonderful places to visit. When looking for a dinner spot one night, we saw that one of Chile's top rated restaurants was a just a few minutes walk away. Some Pisco Sours, some local wines, fresh and exquisite entrées, followed by a delicious dessert and an elegant and cozy setting... all making for a truly special evening. Rambling down the street the following day, the lovely owner, Laura, whom we met at dinner, came out to chat and wish us well on our journey.

We loved this quirky hipster Chilean restaurant so much from the kitchy arcade to the amazing…read morecocktails and seafood. The octopus appetizer was particularly spectacular. Note that the portions are not particularly large, the prices are not particularly low, and the decor not at all new if that kind of thing is important to you - but it is truly charming, quirky, fun and delicious. It was one of our favorite nights out coming here, and we even played a game at the arcade after supper, although it closed very shortly after that, so come early if you really want to spend time at the arcade. IMPORTANT NOTE: ONLY OPEN ON WEEKENDS. (We tried to go during the week and failed, but we came back and were so glad we did!)

A very unique restaurant located in the shadow of a cathedral. When we visited it was a pretty slow…read moreWednesday. I'm sure it gets very busy due to the area and atmosphere. We started out with the Caramelized Goat Cheese Salad. We can not recommend this enough! Delicious and fresh and light. We ordered the Filet Sautéed in Gnocchi and the Filet Sheet. If it wasn't rude to lick our plates clean we would have!

I had to edit my review the following morning. I thought I had a great experience at this…read morerestaurant but remembered the Salmon smelling a little fishy. It tasted fine probably because of all the seasoning but I have never been so sick in my life. Fresh fish doesn't smell fishy after it has been cooked. If the fish smells fishy DONT EAT IT. Needless to say I will never be back!

This place is great. Staff is awesome and food is delicious. Chef has a great way to combine all…read moreingredients and make fantastic tasting dishes.

Good historic hole in the wall type place serving the most common home style Chilean dishes. We…read morewent with an uncle who is super good with money (cheap). We had the merluza, cazuela de vacuno and the pernil. I was expecting a pernil more Cuban or Puerto Rican Style, but this was a big ass leg o' pork. Delicious if you don't mind soft, braised fat covering the meat. Underneath the layer of fat is lovely meat with a texture similar to carnitas. The cazuela was just soup, typical with a huge potato, squash and corn on the cob. The merluza had a light batter and we ordered ensalada Chilena with it. With wine the huge meal was $21,000 pesos. About $30 bucks and you have to pay cash for tip.the waiter was a bit salty, but was happy with 10%.

Located across the street from the Cementerio General, the largest cemetery in Santiago, Quita…read morePenas is named conveniently for those who would wander into this pub after burying their loved ones. Quita penas, or "take away sorrow", is exactly what the patrons of this bar do - drown their sorrows with a large jug of pipeño or in one of their rich dishes. The food served here is a true example of Chilean comfort food at its finest, with bread, potatoes and meat as the base of almost all of these dishes. This pub is not the most glamorous, but in a way, that is what makes it so unique and perfect for its location and purpose. It is a simple and cozy pub with photos lining its walls of popular figures such as Chilean sports stars, politicians such as Allende, artists such as Victor Jara and Gato Alquinta (from Los Jaivas) as well as Chilean poets and filmmakers. Quita Penas is one of the historical hubs of Santiago, filled with stories and popular culture, it is here to stay. As it was told to me, everyone has a memory of spending an afternoon here with their family, passing through many emotions from sorrow to laughter. One of the many things that has put Quita Penas on the map, is for Chile's main soccer clubs Colo-Colo. Colo-Colo was founded here in 1925 by two football players who were drowning their sorrows, after being let go from their soccer team. Now, whenever an "hincha" of Colo-Colo passes away, they always make their way here (their last stop of their caravan). Tip: You can get here by taking the green line metro to "Cementerios" Try the "Paró la Chala". It is the house drink, made of pisco, gin and granadine (similar to a Terremoto but way stronger!) They are open every day of the year except for September 11th.

The sesame shrimp are damn good. Ahimsa tuna Ceviche was pretty good. A bit salty but still really…read moregood. The Crouquettes were tasty. Super creamy texture. Don't waste your time on the Falfal. They tasted like hush puppies. But we went here twice because it was good.

Our last night in Chile and decided to go super casual with pizza. The staff was very quick and…read moreattentive and a beautiful summer night we sat outside. The pizza was very good.

This is a tough one. At various points throughout dinner I was undecided between 3 and 5 stars but…read moreultimately settled on 4 because of the dessert. My friend and I stopped in here after 10 PM on a Saturday night (an early dinner time here) and we were the only other table. It may as well have been a private dining experience. The only other table in the joint left shortly after we arrived. This is a very small restaurant located in a boutique hotel with an even smaller menu. Eight tables indoors. Three outdoors. Two appetizers. Three main dishes. Two desserts. That said, this place is not for everyone. If you don't like what they're serving, you're not going to enjoy your experience. I wanted to start with the squid, but they were out so they offered me scallops instead, which came out in a delicious gravy that would pair perfectly with Thanksgiving. My friend got the only other option, the ceviche, and we shared and very much enjoyed both. The ceviche was served in a coconut curry sauce with cilantro and peppers. The fish was rockfish, which was also the same fish they served as the main course and the one he ordered. He said the main course rockfish was the best fish he's ever had in a restaurant. I tend to agree. For context, he owns fishing boats and his family is in the seafood business. Don't take his comments lightly. The risotto they served with the dish with goat cheese was also something out of Thanksgiving dinner. Absolutely delicious. And the mustard sauce served with the fish was not too potent, but also not even necessary. The fish on its own needed no sauce to enjoy the flavor. I foolishly opted for the osso bucco and wished I hadn't after trying his fish. It's not that the meat was bad. But it wasn't very tender and it was served with the same exact sauce as the scallops. I assumed when they ran out of squid and offered me scallops instead, they felt that they needed some sauce for the scallops, so they used the same sauce served with the osso bucco. In fairness, this is a very small restaurant, so I can sympathize with their limits, but perhaps a beurre blanc sauce should have been the choice for the scallops. After all, the chef trained in France and what restaurant doesn't have butter and white wine? Speaking of wine, that's about your only choice here next to a few beers. My friend unsuccessfully tried to order a cocktail with gin. He then suggested they make the same cocktail with vodka. No vodka. So they brought out a bottle of Glenfiddich, as if that was even close, but that's ultimately what he settled on. For dessert, we split the only two options they had: an apple strudel with a delicious praline ice cream, I believe, and the chocolate fondant (which was basically a brownie) with a lemon-ish sorbet. Both sprinkled with the same grains, but both so damn good. We considered ordering another round of desserts but our stomachs told us no. Good coffee, too, even though I think it came out a simple commercially available single serve machine. Outstanding service as well, topped off by the chef coming out of the kitchen to ask how we were enjoying our meals. I love it when that happens. If not for some of the understandable repetition we saw and tasted throughout the meal, or the almost too-limited menu, I think I'd be at 5 stars. But overall, the service, the ambiance and much of the food were just too good to give 3.

Small 8-10 tables restaurants with typical Chilean food refined by a French touch as the chef…read morelived abroad in France for a while. Food was delicately cooked - the abalone dish and ceviche were both tasty and both main dishes (happens to be both a white fish) were pan seared and cooked well. There were 2 choices per course (appetizer /main / dessert) and are priced a la carte ($10-$12 appetizer and $20-$25 for main). I think the quality is great for the price. The decor was minimalist yet contemporary in a small dining room setting. No view, so I would recommend to have dinner here one night and at cafe torrin for the next night.

Taste: 5 Value: 5…read moreService: 3 Good food at an affordable rate. Service staff may try to take advantage of you if you're note a local or Chilean Spanish speaker. Just look for daily specials as those are the best deals.

Great menu del dia. Unfortunately they tried to offer more expensive items if you are a foreigner…read more Eat like a local and orde off the daily menu they have posted in front. Not off the menu. I loved the food and their pisco sour here.

Una variedad muy extensa! Mi esposo iba a pedir 4 empanadas pero la amable señora que nos atendió…read morele recomendó empezar con 2. Ya que las trajo nos dimos cuenta por qué - están enormes!! Deliciosas Tambien pedimos un cafecito que resultó increible. GRACIAS!!

Best Empanadas in Viña Del Mar, this place fried their empanadas and have a great variety from…read morebeef, chicken, vegetables and seafood. You can also find sweet. Tradition is to bake them but my preference is fried. They have great pie de limón next door, just saying. Enjoy!