The Singular – Santiago
The Singular Restaurant offers an interesting and well-executed menu with a wide range of regionally harvested ingredients. Service is attentive and friendly. Ambiance is a bit austere.
Baco – Santiago
Baco is comfortable and laid back. At the same time, slightly classy. Rides the fence between casual and upscale casual. Offers French country cuisine that’s typically well-executed. Friendly, attentive service. Expansive wine list.
Pinpilinpausha – Santiago
Stalwart Basque restaurant, Pinpilinpausha, is close to many of the city’s big hotels. It is a favorite of affluent locals, especially for celebrations. Good service, food and ambience make it one of best choices on Isidora Goyenechea.
Tea Connection – Santiago
Tea Connection, despite sometimes sketchy service, garners high scores for ambience, food and creativity. Slightly pricey, but not unusually so for a restaurant in El Golf.
Casaluz – Santiago
Casaluz, in Barrio Italia, is wearing silk undergarments below a tattered overcoat. It’s the closest thing to gourmet in Barrio Italia. Good food, service and ambience. And good prices, too.
Bocanáriz – Santiago
Bocanáriz offers over 300 Chilean wines, with a range of wine flights and wine verticals. Wines can be paired with dishes from an interesting and well-executed menu. Pleasant décor. Popular, but crowded. Unfortunately, substandard service on our last visit.
Don Carlos – Santiago
Don Carlos takes locally produced steaks, uses the Argentine names of the cuts of beef on the menu, and calls itself an Argentine steakhouse. The most Argentine thing about this restaurant is the lack of creative salads and side dishes. Everything about the experience is just barely better than average.
Happening – Santiago
Happening is the Santiago steakhouse born in Argentina, bred in Chile, that’s married to a gringa. It’s the perfect mix of here, there, then and now.
Carnal Prime – Santiago
Carnal Prime, new to Santiago, but who has a proven track record in Lima, offers a unique infra-red grilling method and high-quality imported beef. Good service too. Order a few oysters on the half shell from the raw bar, followed by a thick, juicy ribeye for the consummate dining experience.
Boragó – Santiago
Rodolfo Guzman’s army of gnomes takes tidbits they find on the forest floor and turns them into food. But there were issues on our recent visit.
Vegan Bunker – Santiago
Vegan Bunker is a a superb option for vegans and vegetarians. Unique and interesting menu items. Wide array of vegan sandwiches, salads and desserts.
Peumayén Ancestral Food – Santiago
Peumayén Ancestral Food takes you on a culinary pilgrimage where you’ll experience the cuisine of Chile’s indigenous people and it’s unique ingredients. As educational as it is delicious.
Ambrosía Bistro – Santiago
Ambrosía Bistro, in Providencia, is the hip, casual version of Santiago’s most acclaimed restaurant, Ambrosía. Gourmet cuisine. Reasonable prices. Great experience.
Lusitano – Santiago
Well-prepared Portuguese inspired cuisine in a pleasant open-air ambience. Reasonable prices. Minor lapses of execution keep this restaurant from living up to its full potential.
Margó Gourmet – Santiago
A pleasant ambiance in the main dining room and a rear terrace bathed with light. Interesting, well-executed menu. One of the few eclectic gourmet options available to diners in Santiago.
Uncle Fletch – Santiago
Burgers and Beer. Uncle Fletch pays homage to the alleged inventor of the burger, Fletcher Davis. Outstanding and unique burgers. And great craft beers on tap. Our favorite spot for burgers in Santiago.
Ciudad Vieja – Santiago
At Ciudad Vieja, order the Gran Pilón on pan amasado and you’ll get not one, but two good-sized cheeseburger that are juicy with exotic toppings.
Aquí Está Coco – Santiago
Aqúi Está Coco is seafood with a Chilean (and a bit of Peruvian) flair in a beautifully decorated space. It’s unique personality makes it a destination every diner must visit in Santiago at least once.
Ambrosía – Santiago
Ambrosia in Santiago’s Vitacura community is a casual, but beautifully decorated restaurant with elegant touches. Well-executed menu and friendly, attentive service. Our top pick for upscale casual dining in all of Santiago.