Where to eat in Santiago de Chile

From nowhere 10 years ago I visited Chile and had a very hard time when it came to meal time. We ended more often than not in the bar of the hotel or in the sushi shop in front of the office. There were many cheap but disappointing restaurants. Eating looked like a necessity; the…

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…

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…