Where to eat in Puerto Natales?

Santolla Santolla is a trendy place with restaurant within 2 containers re-designed for this purpose. Better coming very early or late: the place is crowded and does not take reservation. But it has the best Centollas we have ever tasted, other plates are good too. Cooking is simple but very good. One of our favorite…

Where to eat in Arica?

Rayu Restaurant Arguably the best restaurant in Arica according the info we have collected on Internet, Rayu is a nice place with more than decent food and more than decent prices too (10 000 CLP + for a main course). Still worth a visit but nothing exceptional. El Litoral 2590, Arica, Región de Arica y…

Where to eat in Iquique?

Hotel Pekin We were there during the new year so the choice of restaurants were… reduced! We went for Restaurante Pekin for the diner. Was full and with tones of commandes waiting for locals to pick up. Quantity are big, quality is good and price very reasonable. Not far from being the best Chinese restaurant…

Patagonia Schokoland

Situated on the calm street of Carmencita, this Coffee and tea salon has not only sweet treat like chocolate, but also serve a delightful breakfast and lunch (or brunch for the WE). Patagonia is first a Chilean brand for artesian chocolate with a fabric in Valdivia. But the 3 daughters have decided to diversify and…

I-Ching, my choice of Chinese restaurant in Santiago

Before going to I-Ching, I have tried several Chinese restaurants in Santiago, and they are all very disappointing, the dishes are not tasty, too much MSG, bad quality for the ingredients… So I was desperate until a friend from HongKong talked about I-Ching, so I would like to give a last chance before saying “the…

Etienne Marcel, the French patisserie all in finesse

If you have no idea where to have a tea time with good sweet treats, I recommend this French patisserie hiden in a calm street in the Ñuñoa at Santiago. Here you can find French style patisseries like macarons (their special), éclairs, tart… but also some viennoiserie like pain au chocolat, croissant or baguette. The place…

Pad Thai, the place for spicy lovers

Honestly, I didn’t hope to eat a good thaï food in Santiago because I found the people here are not yet getting used to spicy and hot food. So we went there because “why not, let’s try it”! And actually, the food is not as traditional as the one in Thailand, of course, but it’s OK. For…

La Popular Pizza y Pan, making the most of their delicious bread dough

They have a great passion for the dough, the one with sourdough specifically, and this passion results in creating La Popular Pizza y Pan. A panaderia in the area of Francisco Bilbao in Santiago, where you can find different varieties of sourdough breads (3000-3500 Chilean pesos each) : the nature one with white flour,  the…

Capicúa, the best sandwiches in Santiago

We have know this place through the social network of 99 Restaurante (our favorite restaurant in Santiago) because they invited Capicúa’s Chef to one of their special “99+1” event. So we thought, if this Chef is liked by 99, his restaurant is worth testing! The Chef we are talking about is Luis Garay, a former cook…

Cocina Planeta, healthy day-to-day food at Mercado Organico Santiago

One day, by chance I passed by the Plaza de Peru and I saw this tiny but cute organic market. In Chile, it’s not still common to see and buy organic products in comparison with some others big cities like New York, Paris or London. Still there is more and more small organic shops across…

Sukine, a taste of Korea in Santiago

Sukine is a restaurant in Santiago where you can find genuine Korean cuisine. We have been there twice already, it’s a very casual and popular canteen, inexpensive and the service is quite efficient. According to the Korean culinary tradition, whatever the meal, it’s always accompanied by some small common dishes to share, mainly vegetables, of…

El Huerto – a patchwork of good vegetarian food

Let’s be clear from the start: we are not vegetarian; I mean we love meat and often got a sensation of unfinished business when having a veggie diner. And yet we do love this restaurant. El Huerto is located in the very pleasant neighbourhood of Providencia, the staff is friendly (not efficient but friendly), and…