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Mercado Central cafes: You can't miss the fresh seafood
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  • Fresh fish is definitely the dish to order here at one of the restaurants in Santiago's Mercado Central. The market has become increasingly popular as a place to eat and the fish stalls that once filled it have pushed to the sides whilst the centre of the great hall is really just one big restaurant. Lunch is the big meal of the day here in Chile and many places shut for a full two hours between 1 and 3 so get here early to be sure of getting a table. Take some time before sitting down to inspect the stalls - there are some amazing sights - squid rings as big as bicycle tyres, huge spiny crabs, sea urchins and a bewildering array of other sea creatures.
    Cooking can be a bit basic -fried is the most common. If you don't want to absorb too many calories with your fish ask for it to be cooked "a la plancha" (grilled) or try a "cerviche" - lightly steamed or, more traditionally "cooked" in lemon or lime juice.

    We had a beautifully grilled sea bass, big white flakes of a decidedly unfishy-tasting fish. Served with a pretty basic salad - an a lot of charm and chat from the young waiter - it made a delicious lunch.

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  • Theme: Seafood
  • Price: US$11-20    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Address: Mercado Central
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    Cafe Turri - Valparaiso: Nice food -great view
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  • Right near the top of Valparaiso's Ascensore Concepcion is where you'll find Cafe Turri. Its location, so near the funicular and the wonderful views from its wide terrace, make it a magnet for tourists but the food is good enough to attract lots of locals too. Inside it's an attractively old-fashioned sort of place - white tablecloths and wood panelling in a series of interconnecting rooms.

    A second visit to Cafe Turri some 2 years later than this first one showed the place has been refurbished to give it a more contemporary look. It may have lost some of its period charm but the view is still spectacular and the food is still as good.

    We love seafood of all descriptions and, after the solid meat diet of Buenos Aires, found we were eating fish of some sort every day in Chile. Cafe Turri was no exception. I can't remember what the fish was exactly but I do know we enjoyed it! A bottle of good Chilean red went down well too.

    The second time around we ordered a Chilean speciality - pastel de jaiba (crab casserole) served Cafe Turri-style in an edible bowl of crisp cheese. Rich and filling - and utterly delicious, especially when teamed with an equally crisp Chilean semillon.

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  • Theme: Local
  • Price: US$11-20    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
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    Don't know: $1 drink -million dollar view
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  • I have no idea what this place in Valparaiso was called -but you can hardly mistake it for anything else. I seem to remember it being some sort of tourist information place as well as a cafe. Whatever -it certainly is a landmark in the area known as Cerro Concepcion. The information office was at street level and we went downstairs to a wide terraced cafe for a drink. The view was truly spectacular -definitely a million dollar one.

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  • Theme: Local
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Directions: At the top of Ascensor Concepcion
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    Donde Agusto: Fesh Sea food..................
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  • Wow alter seeing all the fresh seafood around the market, I decide to go “Donde Agusto” very famous every one recommended….and it was very very good……it is attended by the owners, I meet the son of Agusto. He is very special and made my lunch incredible, help me on what to taste.

    Wow Después de dar un paseo por el mercado y ver todos los mariscos, pescados frescos, decido ir "Donde Agusto" restaurante muy famoso todo el mundo me lo recomendaba y la verdad es por que es muy muy bueno...... es atendido por sus dueños, yo conocí al hijo de Agusto. Él es muy especial e hizo mi almuerzo increíble, me ayudo a escoger de un extenso menú y opciones.

    machas a la parmesan (type of sea food)
    centolla (like a sea spider)
    Congrio with sauce cream and sea food

    Machas a la parmesana
    Centolla
    Congrio en salsa de mariscos

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  • Theme: Local
  • Price: US$11-20    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Address: Mercado Central
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    Club de Jazz El Perseguidor: Good music, and great place
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  • It´s very good place, maybe not too big but with excellent food, there is a local jazz band playing so the ambient it´s terrific to have a great time enjoing the music, like I sayd the food incredible very taste and is real nice presentation. Sea food the speciallty but you can find stakes and chinese preparations.
    The jazz band is very good, they play fusion jazz and the sound very well, the only thing is that is too laud to talk.

    I like the Cebiche Salmon, I don´t know if you know what is cebiche raw fish cook in lemond and spices, very nice soft and delicious.

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  • Theme: Eclectic/International
  • Price: US$11-20    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Address: Antonia Lopez de Bello 0126 Bellavista santiago
  • Phone: 7776763
  • Directions: In the Bellavista zone, near Plaza Baquedano, you can take the subway and walk form Baquedano station through Pio Nono av, then after two blocks you are going to find Antonia Lopez de Bello, walk to more block s and you are there.
  • Website: www.elperseguidor.cl
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    Hotel Majestic: has an excellent indian restaurant
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  • There is an indian restaurant in Hotel majestic and I had a great dinner there. great service and quite a quiet ambiente, most of the time there were more waiters than guests, but the food was excellent and also at reasonable prices !

    I had a delicious soup and then some chicken in currysauce with bananas and coconut, a special mixture that I enjoyed very much. Portions were big and including 2 bottles of mineral water I payed around 15 euros.

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  • Theme: Indian
  • Comparison: about average
  • Phone: (56-2) 695 8366
  • Directions: Best Western Hotel Majestic Santo Domingo 1526 / Santiago - Chile
  • Website: http://www.hotelmajestic.cl/
  • Other Contact: Fax: (56-2) 697 4051
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    El Bosque st.
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  • El Bosque st. is quite a busy street, with some restaurant (international food and japanese) and some pubs. It has a food court also, where there are several fast-food restaurants. If you like donuts, you'll also find Dunkin Donuts. And there's a good ice cream shop in the corner of El Bosque and San Sebastian st.

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  • Theme: Other
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Address: El Bosque st.
  • Directions: Take subway line 1, get off in Tobalaba station.
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    Isidora Goyenechea st
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  • Isidora Goyenechea St. - Santiago
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    Isidora Goyenechea st, in Las Condes, is quite a modern street, with lots of restaurants. They're quite more expensive, as you're talking about one of Las Condes' most exclusive street, but then again, it's nothing out of the ordinary.
    You'll find local food, french food, italian, irish and the usual american restaurants (Fridays, Ruby Tuesday, Hooters and Starbucks)

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  • Theme: Other
  • Price: US$11-20    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Address: In Las Condes district.
  • Directions: Take the subway (line 1) and get off in Tobalaba station. Walk one block to the Andes, and then turn left. That's El Bosque Ave. At the end, turning right it's Isidora Goyenechea.
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    Bar Nacional: Do not miss the Choclo Pie
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  • Very popular cafeteria between the people of Santiago, the food is typical of Chile, the only place where I obtained pie of Choclo (corn), very typical Chilean, this is typical plate it is home made.

    Cafetería muy popular entre la gente de santiago, la comida es típica de chile, el único lugar donde conseguí pastel de choclo (maíz), muy típico chileno, pero es un plato que se hace en casa.

    Excellent pie of Choclo (corn)

    You can visit my Typical Chilean Food

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  • Theme: Local
  • Price: US$11-20    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Address: Entre calle Huerfanos y Bandera
  • Directions: On the walking street Huerfanos you will find the street Bandera just turn righ and the second local.
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    La Mesa del Mundo: This is exotic food.
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  • This restaurant it´s very nice, and the food is excellent, I really like to go there with friends, and have a good time, the atmosphere is a mixture of polynesian an african stile.
    I recomend you this place, maybe it´s not very chilean but its a good place

    Uff very difficult, I´m semi vegetarian so I allways ask for fruit salads or fish and there are excellent, but the food it´s nice I can smell it.

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  • Theme: African
  • Price: US$11-20    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: more expensive than average
  • Address: Dardignac 0143
  • Phone: 7374125
  • Directions: Barrio Bellavista you can walk from the subway ( Baquedano station) not so far.
  • Website: www.lamesadelmundo.cl
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