Photo: Jose L Stephens/Shutterstock.com In the heart of , right in between Argentina and the South Pacific Ocean, lies the country's capital Santiago. Over a quarter of Chile's population call 'The City of the Island Hills' their home. Located in a valley consisting of broad and fertile lands, surrounded by vineyards and mountains, Santiago offers a cosmopolitan and energetic city life that is inseparably attached to its beautiful natural setting. Immerse yourself in the city's cultural and musical energy that is reflected in colorful neighborhoods and a reinvigorated art scene.

NOTE: This Guide has been limited to 20 points of interest per section. For the full guide, Larisa Blinova/Shutterstock.com please visit ArrivalGuides.com Top 5 Cajon del Maipo Cajon del Maipo is a beautiful gorge about 25km outside of the city that off... Cerro San Cristóbal The view from Cerro San Cristóbal is stunning and gives you the most scenic ... Barrio Bellavista f11photo/Shutterstock.com The bohemian quarter of Santiago, Barrio Bellavista, between the Mapocho Riv... Cementerio General de Santiago While it might seem a bit macabre to include a cemetery Museointo your de travel la Memoria sch... y los ... The Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos (Museum of Memory and Human R...

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Updated 31 October 2019 Destination: Santiago Publishing date: 2019-10-31

THE CITY between the Andes and the ocean will give you endless opportunities to explore the surrounding nature, while Santiago itself will enchant you with a unique mix of ancient tradition and modern inuences. These are some of the things you should not miss when visiting Santiago.

Cajon del Maipo Cajon del Maipo is a beautiful gorge about Maciej Bledowski/Shutterstock.com 25km outside of the city

Santiago, capital and largest city of Chile, is that oers outdoor located in a valley between snow-capped Andes adventures to residents and the Chilean coastal Cordillera. However, and visitors of Santiago. Santiago is not at all the typical Latin American Here you will also nd El Morado Natural city, tainted with clichés of chaotic metropolises Monument, a mountain reserve with hiking and honking taxis. Rather, the capital of Chile is trails, glaciers, a rich birdlife and thermal a mixture of old and new, modern mirror glass springs, Baños Morales, nearby. towers next to neoclassical cathedrals. Apart Photo: Anky/Shutterstock.com from the incredible hospitality of the , Address: Cajon del Maipo you will be looking for extremes here in vain. Even on your rst visit to Santiago the city will Cerro San Cristóbal seem familiar to you which will make you want to The view from Cerro San return again and again. Cristóbal is stunning and gives you the most scenic DO & SEE panorama of Santiago imaginable. There are several ways to reach the top of Cerro San Cristóbal to take in this unparalleled view. You can take the funicular that leaves from Bellavista or, if you are a hiking enthusiast, you can hike up Cerro San Cristóbal in about 45 minutes. Either way, try to catch the sunset or sunrise while you are up there and Jose L. Stephens/Shutterstock.com watch the city change from day to night.

As a travel destination, Santiago is often Photo: Pakawat Thongcharo/Shutterstock.com overlooked and misjudged as a layover on the Address: Cerro San Cristóbal journey to another city in Chile, another country in or another international destination. However, its perfect location Destination: Santiago Publishing date: 2019-10-31

Barrio Bellavista Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos The bohemian quarter of The Museo de la Memoria Santiago, Barrio y los Derechos Humanos Bellavista, between the (Museum of Memory and Mapocho River and San Human Rights) illustrates Cristóbal Hill, is bursting General Augusto with secret oddities, Pinochet's 17-year colourful graiti and hidden stalls and boutiques. dictatorship over Chile that resulted in the During the day, you can enjoy the sun, take a murder of thousands of Chileans. The museum stroll and buy all sorts of handcrafted and unique contributes to the reworking of the period works of art. The weekly art market typically between 1973 and 1990 and at the same time, features jewellery made from Lapis Lazuli, a honors the many victims of the Pinochet rule. It stone that, thanks to its deep blue colour, seems stands as a landmark for the creation of cultural to t the vibrant surroundings perfectly. At awareness and educates about the terrors of night, Bellavista transforms into a dazzling dictatorship. nightlife hub with a great selection of unique bars and restaurants. Photo: Jorge Barrios/Wikimedia Commons (image cropped) Address: Matucana 501, Santiago Opening hours: Tue - Sun 10am - 7pm Photo: Daboost/Shutterstock.com Phone: +56 2 2597 9600 Address: Barrio Bellavista, Santiago Internet: www.museodelamemoria.cl Email: [email protected] Cementerio General de Santiago

While it might seem a bit Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes macabre to include a The permanent exhibition cemetery into your travel of this museum features schedule, the history of works of art from the this one is magnicent colonial era to the and the cemetery itself present day. You can see well worth the visit. It is the largest in Latin art work by famous America and dates back to 1821. If you want to Chilean artists such as Roberto Matta and Luis learn more about this resting place, named one Vargas Rosas. Although the permanent the World's Most Scenic Cemetries by the CNN, exhibition is rather small, it is aesthetically you should join one of the two hour night tours pleasing and informative. Rotating feature that will take you through the entire cemetery. exhibitions will give you further insights into You have to be at least 18 years old to join. Chilean art and history.

Photo: Diego Grandi/Shutterstock.com Photo: Diego Grandi/Shutterstock.com Address: Profesor Zañartu 951, Santiago Address: José Miguel de La Barra 650, Santiago Opening hours: Every day 9am - 5.30pm Opening hours: Tue - Sun 10am - 6.45pm Phone: +56 2 2637 7800 Phone: +56 2 2499 1600 Internet: www.mnba.gob.cl Email: [email protected] Destination: Santiago Publishing date: 2019-10-31

Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino El Biógrafo Museo Chileno de Arte El Biógrafo is an art Precolombino is located cinema in the heart of in the city center of Santiago that will give Santiago and features you access to the city's exhibits of pre-Columbian art scene in a relaxed and artwork and artifacts cozy atmosphere. The from Central and South America. This is the selection of lms in this old school cinema is perfect opportunity to learn more about the denitely anything but mainstream and will cultures of South America, with a collection surprise you with some unique picks. covering about 10,000 years. Photo: Fer Gregory/Shutterstock.com Address: José Victorino Lastarria 181, Santiago Photo: Deborah McCague/Shutterstock.com Phone: +56 2 2633 4435 Address: Bandera 361, Santiago Internet: www.elbiografo.cl/wordpress Opening hours: Tue - Sun 10am - 6pm Email: [email protected] Phone: +56 2 2928 1500 Internet: www.precolombino.cl/en La Chascona House Email: [email protected] La Chascona House was Teatro Municipal de Santiago one of the residences of The Teatro Municipal de Chilean poet Pablo Santiago opened its doors Neruda. Tours will guide for the rst time in you through the September 1857 and has collection of colored since been considered the glass, shells, furniture and artwork. The unique most important stage style of the building reects Neruda's personal theater and opera house in Chile. The building aesthetic and love of the sea. constructed in the style of neoclassical Photo: Lucas Kais/Shutterstock.com architecture was inaugurated with the Verdi Address: Fernando Márquez de La Plata, Santiago opera 'Ernani' and has since suered several Opening hours: Tue - Sun 10am - 6pm strokes of fate, including multiple res and an Phone: +56 2 2777 8741 earthquake but was reconstructed every time. In Internet: www.fundacionneruda.org/en/museums-houses/la-c 1974, the Teatro Municipal de Santiago was hascona-museum-house declared a National Monument. Parque Forestal

Photo: Diego Grandi/Shutterstock.com Parque Forestal is a Address: Agustinas 794, Santiago narrow, spacious park Phone: +56 24631000 that is peppered with art Internet: www.municipal.cl and museums in the Email: [email protected] immediate vicinity. The Mapocho River ows at its borders and Mercado Central, La Vega, and Destination: Santiago Publishing date: 2019-10-31

the Bellas Artes museum are located within Photo: f11photo/Shutterstock.com walking distance. Parque Forestal is ideal for Address: Plaza de Armas, Santiago daytime joggers, a walk and for a picnic Casablanca Valley Wine Tasting outdoors. The Casablanca wine

Photo: Diego Grandi/Shutterstock.com valley is one of the area's Address: Parque Forestal, Santiago newest wine regions, Internet: www.santiagochile.com/parque-forestal located about an hour outside of Santiago. Parque O'Higgins Because of the ocean Santiago's Parque breezes from the Pacic, Casablanca became the O'Higgins is Chile's rst cool-climate wine producing region of second-largest public Chile. Since the 1990s, the wines of this region park and the venue for have been distinguished by wine connoisseurs on several festivals and merit of their aroma and avor. Various wine concerts throughout the tasting tours will acquaint you with the wines of year, featuring world renowned artists. In late the Casablanca region and, in addition to wine March, the annual Lollapalooza Festival takes tasting, will give you insight into the production place here, attracting tourists as well as locals. process. Depending on the organizer, tours cover The park is also a popular leisure destination for anywhere between several hours and the entire families, sports enthusiasts and those who want day and include a wine tasting, lunch or dinner to leave the hustle and bustle of the city behind and transportation. for a moment.

Photo: Thomas Barrat/Shutterstock.com Photo: Box Lab/Shutterstock.com Address: Casablanca, Valparaíso Address: Parque O'Higgins, Santiago DINING Plaza de Armas Located in the heart of Santiago is Plaza de Armas, the centerpiece of the city. Initially, Santiago was designed around this central square in a grid pattern. A fountain in the middle of the square celebrates libertador (liberator) Larisa Blinova/Shutterstock.com Simón Bolívar who emancipated Latin America from Spanish control. The historic center of The cuisine of Chile is characterized by both the Santiago around Plaza de Armas is home to a preparation methods of the Chilean Indigenous variety of museums and impressive works of culture as well as by the aromatic architecture that line several pedestrian avors of the fresh ingredients from land and precincts. sea. Stews (cazuelas), wood-re bread (tortillas Destination: Santiago Publishing date: 2019-10-31

de rescoldo) and clams, often baked with Boragó parmesan cheese (), are The food at Boragó is just some of the regional specialties, along with prepared using classic empanadas, grain or corn based dishes ingredients directly and tropical fruits. gathered by over 200 small producers Santiago's cuisine stands out due to its diversity throughout Chile, and the mix of modern and traditional dining together with their farm-grown vegetables. One options. A glass of wine from one of the nearby of their menus is a tasting experience of the vineyards will perfectly complement your meal. country's traditional dishes over 16 courses, Wherever you go in Santiago, you will have the served in stone plates, that can be paired with a opportunity to taste the country's specialties at selection from their Chilean wine pool. restaurants and small eateries. Street vendors Photo: Larisa Blinova/Shutterstock.com oer their delicacies at small stalls, their food is Address: Avenida San José María Escrivá de Balaguer 5970, generally safe to eat and always delicious. Chile Opening hours: Mon–Wed 7pm–11.30pm Thu–Sat Peumayén Ancestral Food 7pm–11.45pm Peumayén Ancestral Food Phone: +56 22 953 8893 Internet: www.borago.cl/english.html specializes in exploring Email: [email protected] the roots of Chilean

cuisine and prepares its Cafe Caju dishes using traditional Since 2018 Cafe Caju methods and ingredients. oers its delicious dishes They focus on recreating the tastes of ancestral in the heart of Vitacura. cultures of pre-Hispanic Chile, serving simplied, The menu consists of a minimalist food. If you want to sample all the selection of hearty savory dierent avors of the country, you should order options, desserts and the tasting menu accompanied by some wine fresh pastries from the in-house bakery. All from the region. dishes are vegan and there are gluten-free options as well. Here you'll have the opportunity Photo: Visionsi/Shutterstock.com Address: Providencia Constitución 136, Santiago to taste plant-based versions of Chilean Opening hours: Tue - Sat 1pm - 3pm & 7pm - 11pm, Sun 1pm specialties such as sopaipilla. Another plus is the - 4pm beautiful outdoor terrace where you can enjoy Internet: www.peumayenchile.cl your meal in the rays of the sun.

Photo: MikroKon/Shutterstock.com Address: Calle Luis Pasteur 5337, Santiago Opening hours: Mon - Thu 9am - 6pm, Fri & Sat 9am - 10pm, Sun 9am - 5pm Phone: +56 2 2455 9010 Email: [email protected] Destination: Santiago Publishing date: 2019-10-31

La Mar Sapiens La Mar combines Sapiens is located in the Peruvian and Japanese Barrio Italia and serves cuisine in creative healthy breakfast, seafood and sh dishes lunches and dinner. The that you will not nd menu includes dishes like anywhere else in the buddha bowls, burgers world. The menu includes local and regional and burritos but also sweet pastries, smoothies, specialties such as ceviche nikkei, locos, tea and coee. The restaurant is exclusively picorocos and machas and also serves Japanese vegan, using only plant-based, fresh ingredients sushi dishes such as maki and nigiri. to create their dishes. Sapiens has been a health food favorite ever since it opened in 2017. Photo: Natalia Mylova/Shutterstock.com Address: Nueva Costanera 4076, Vitacura Photo: istetiana/Shutterstock.com Phone: +56 2 2206 7839 Address: Avenida Italia 1206, Santiago Internet: www.lamarcebicheria.com/en/Santiago-de-Chile Opening hours: Tue - Fri 11am - 7.30pm, Sat 11am - 7pm, Sun 11am - 6pm La Terraza Phone: +56 976632773 One of the most popular Boa Restorán and iconic lunches you Boa Restorán is all about can have in Chile is a real using locally sourced Chilean Sandwich – a ingredients for all of its chacarero, to be precise. dishes that are freshly Among the best places to prepared daily. The goal try one of those is La Terraza, a traditional is to invite guests to Chilean eatery. Head over there for an authentic become part of a family and show how delicious Chilean sandwich experience, huge portions and and beautiful healthy food can be. The food is great value for money (locals love it too, which is prepared exclusively with high quality, regional always a good sign). and seasonal products. Check out their Saturday

Photo: Fernando Aguilar/Unsplashl.com brunch, an amazing feast for the senses. Address: Avenida Vicuña Mackenna 24, Santiago Opening hours: Mon - Thu 9am - 3am, Fri & Sat 9am - 5am, Photo: Joshua Resnick/Shutterstock.com Sun 9am - 2am Address: Tajamar 287, Las Condes Phone: +56 2 2222 9789 Opening hours: Mon - Fri 9.30am - 4pm, Sat 11am - 4pm Phone: +56 72 253 0177 Internet: www.boasantiago.cl Email: [email protected] Destination: Santiago Publishing date: 2019-10-31

Adhana WARÚ Restaurante In Adhana everything is Warú has set itself the perfect, from the goal of creating and delicious food to the cozy serving healthy dishes in atmosphere. It serves a sustainable way in delicious dishes such as harmony with nature. burgers, burritos and Paper napkins and plastic Buddha bowls, all exclusively prepared with straws have been banned from the restaurant. plant-based ingredients. You can choose between The chefs bring traditional Chilean dishes back a typical Chilean breakfast, Mexican dishes such to life with modern cooking methods, oering a as tacos and other Latin American delicacies. dining experience that is deeply rooted in the Adhana even lets you order online, but a visit to origins of Chile. The menu consists of dierent this beautiful restaurant is denitely worth it. vegetables, super-foods, fruit and fresh seafood.

Photo: Marcos Castillo/Shutterstock.com Photo: olepeshkina/Shutterstock.com Address: Perez Valenzuela 1455, Santiago Address: Sta Lucía 168, Santiago Opening hours: Tue - Sat 10am - 3.30pm Opening hours: Mon - Fri 12.30 - 3.30pm Phone: +56 223494337 Phone: +56 9 7476 9277 Internet: www.adhana.cl Vegan Bunker Restaurant Bristol The Vegan Bunker serves Restaurant Bristol is delicious vegan fast food located in the San and real Chilean Francisco Plaza Hotel and specialties as well as has been the restaurant cakes, cupcakes, pies and of choice for gourmets, sweet treats. In addition connoisseurs and anyone to the extensive oer of burgers, sandwiches, looking for modern, delicious dishes inspired by chorrillanas and sweets there is a daily changing . The menu is varied and creative special. The Vegan Bunker is undoubtedly a with oers on a daily rotation. The restaurant is restaurant where you get absolutely everything catered by the best suppliers in the country and you crave, and if there's still room for desert uses only fresh, high-quality ingredients to after a delicious bean burger, you should prepare their dishes. denitely try the brownies with ice cream.

Photo: Maksim Toome/Shutterstock.com Photo: BBA Photography/Shutterstock.com Address: Avenida Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins 816, Address: Fresia 529 Esquina Tegualda Barrio Italia, Santiago Santiago Opening hours: Mon - Fri 1pm - 8.30pm, Sat 1pm - 8pm Phone: +56 2 2360 4516 Email: [email protected] Internet: www.bristol.cl Email: [email protected] Destination: Santiago Publishing date: 2019-10-31

Fuente Alemana de Concepción Photo: vanilla_soup/Shutterstock.com Fuente Alemana de Address: Antonia López de Bello 40, Recoleta Concepción is a small Opening hours: Tue - Sat 7.30pm - 12am Phone: +56 2 2732 9214 eatery in Santiago that is Internet: www.040.cl slightly pricier than other Email: [email protected] sandwicheries (but still very reasonable and Rawdical Vegan Kitchen denitely worth it). They serve traditional Rawdical Kitchen Chilean sandwiches and another local favorite - attaches great hot dogs, called completo. The branch in importance to the Santiago is the original eatery of the Fuente sustainability of its Alemana chain and is considered to be the best products and the one in Chile. Try their specialty, the lomito protection of the sandwich. environment. For this reason, only plant-based ingredients and no soy products are used. Most Photo: Ildi Papp/Shutterstock.com of the food is raw and prepared below 46 ºC. Address: Avenida Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins 58, This guarantees the optimal preservation of all Santiago Opening hours: Mon - Sat 10.30am - 10.30pm vitamins and nutrients. Rawdical Kitchen serves Phone: +56 41 222 8307 breakfast and lunch and there is also a take away option. Restaurante 040 Restaurante 040 is one of Photo: Fascinadora/Shutterstock.com the best restaurants in Address: José Luis Aguilar 1157, Santiago Opening hours: Mon - Fri 10am - 4.30pm the world thanks to the Phone: +56 9 4153 9431 masterful direction of Internet: www.rawdical.cl Spanish chef Sergio Email: [email protected] Barroso. The dishes are partly based on molecular cuisine and inspired A Mi Ciudad by dierent cuisines from around the world. At A Mi Ciudad is an the same time, their Chilean roots are clearly authentic Chilean visible. Eating at Restaurante 040 is about restaurant in the Barrio having a unique experience, with dishes you will Brasil popular more with not nd anywhere else in the world. The dress locals than tourists – a code is strictly formal and there are only a few real insider tip. The menu seats in the restaurant, allowing for an exclusive includes empanadas and other Chilean dining experience. You will be served a surprise specialties as well as real comfort food. The tasting menu that can not be modied or opulent and hearty dishes are best enjoyed with customized. It is not allowed to take pictures of a cold draft beer. the food as you are encouraged to start eating as Photo: hlphoto/Shutterstock.com soon as it is served: this will ensure the best Address: Santo Domingo 2222, Santiago taste experience. Opening hours: Mon - Fri 12pm - 10pm, Sat 12pm - 5pm Destination: Santiago Publishing date: 2019-10-31

CAFES Café Forastero As diicult as it may be to nd good coee in Santiago, Cafe Forastero is one place that gets everything right, from the aromatic and avorful coee to the delicious cakes. The prices are reasonable and the atmosphere cozy – the perfect place for a little afternoon break. There FoodAndPhoto/Shutterstock.com is a selection of small dishes you can choose

Despite the fact that many coee bean varieties from, with vegan alternatives available. are grown in South America, there was no big Photo: Adithep C/Shutterstock.com coee culture in Chile until only a few decades Address: Huérfanos 2917, Santiago ago. The hot drink of choice is denitely tea, Phone: +56 9 7799 9115 especially yerba mate, an infusion drink made Internet: www.cafeforastero.cl from cut and dried leaves of the mate shrub. Email: [email protected] Mate was already popular before the Wonderland Café colonization of South America. If coee is served, Wonderland Café is a you will often get it in small tea cups, unlike cozy and authentic larger serving sizes customary in Europe or retreat hidden in the America. Barrio Lastarria. An oasis

of calm in the city's In the 50s, a particular coee house style has bustle, where you can established itself in Chile, the Café con Piernas, 'coee with legs'. In these coee houses, relax with a good book and a cup of tea. Try their waitresses work on platforms behind the bar in delicious brunch or indulge in a full English considerably short skirts. However, despite this breakfast and fall like Alice through a rabbit hole questionable feature, these cafes are not of delicious food and warming drinks. uncomfortable or sleazy, but furnished elegantly Photo: DronG/Shutterstock.com and are located in the main pedestrian areas Address: Rosal 361, Santiago rather than in hidden side alleyways. No alcohol Opening hours: Every day 8.30am - 10pm is served, instead you will typically nd great Phone: +56 9 4340 9729 coee from hefty espresso machines. Internet: www.wonderlandcafe.cl Email: [email protected]

Here is a selection of cafes you should not miss in Santiago. Destination: Santiago Publishing date: 2019-10-31

Quererte Cafetería Almacen Vegano Ostara Although Quererte Almacen Vegano Ostara Cafeteria is located a bit is a vegan grocery store outside Santiago's city that also oers ready to centre, you should eat cakes, sweets, denitely check it out! empanadas and Their fresh cakes and sandwiches, if you feel sweet treats are best accompanied by a hot cup like getting a snack in between sightseeing. of coee or a delicious smoothie. This is also a Their location is perfect – in the center of the city great place for lunch, as Quererte have a – and the variety of vegan products seems selection of smaller dishes like avocado toast and endless, so in case you prefer cooking at home wraps available. you should also check it out.

Photo: successo images/Shutterstock.com Photo: JoannaTkaczuk/Shutterstock.com Address: Avenida Cristobal Colon, Santiago Address: Avenida Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins 1394, Opening hours: Mon - Fri 8am - 9pm, Sat & Sun 9am - 9pm Santiago Phone: +56 2 2755 1205 Opening hours: Mon - Fri 10am - 8.30pm, Sat 11am - 3pm Email: [email protected] Phone: +56 9 8379 4104 Email: [email protected] Café Iyael Café Iyael is a popular Café Survenir café among Santiago's Café Survenir is the locals and known for their perfect place for a delicious cheesy relaxed lunch at a great empanadas. They are the price. There is a daily perfect snack if you are rotating menu of feeling a little peckish but it won't be hard to homemade and fresh food stu yourself with them in lieu of lunch or dinner made from local produce. You will also nd a either. Iyael's mama owner refuses to reveal her selection of cakes and pastries if there is still empanada secret and you will therefore not room for sweets after lunch. have any other choice but to return to get more Photo: Lucky_elephant/Shutterstock.com (which you will denitely want to do anyways). Address: Avenida Italia 1489, Santiago Opening hours: Sun - Tue 12pm - 9pm, Wed 12pm - 11pm, Photo: Olinda/Shutterstock.com Tue - Sat 12pm - 12am Address: Santa Isabel 793, Santiago Phone: +56 2 2249 8496 Opening hours: Mon - Fri 12pm - 9pm, Sat 12.30pm - 5pm Email: [email protected] Phone: +56 2 2249 8212 Destination: Santiago Publishing date: 2019-10-31

Club Intenzzo cakes and pastries. The cafe is located in a If you are a true coee historic building that is tucked away between connoisseur and modern ones. Try their tortas de mil hojas, a enthusiast, we highly multi-layered cake made with manjar. recommend a visit to Club Intenzzo. The owner Photo: Adriana Machado/Shutterstock.com is known and loved for Address: León 3492, Santiago Opening hours: Every day 9am - 7.30pm choosing and selling only high quality Arabica Phone: +56 2 228 0089 coees that he selects carefully. Come here for Internet: www.dulceriavioleta.cl lunch and try their delicious and healthy wok dishes, sandwiches and salads that are always Cafetín fresh and nutritious. Cafetín serves their fresh juices and awesome food Photo: StudioByTheSea/Shutterstock.com not only in the cozy Address: Local 7 Marcoleta 372, Santiago interior part of the cafe Opening hours: Mon - Fri 8am - 6pm Phone: +56 2 2634 6005 but also on a a great Email: [email protected] outdoor patio. If you need a change from having coee in your living room, Faustina Café this is the perfect alternative. On Thursday Faustina Café serves nights Cafetín turns into a vibrant nightlife hot delicious pastries, freshly spot with live music. pressed juices and colorful salads in a Photo: mavo/Shutterstock.com relaxed atmosphere. The Address: Don Carlos 3185, Santiago Opening hours: Mon - Fri 8am - 2am, Sat & Sun 9am - 3pm quality of the coee is Phone: +56 9 9734 4773 excellent with a number of options to choose Internet: www.cafetin.cl from. Come here for a real coee and some Email: [email protected] baked treats, or enjoy a chilled lemonade in the outdoor seating area. Santander Work Café No need to despair Photo: welcomia/Shutterstock.com should you just not be Address: Avenida Andrés Bello 2177, Santiago able to leave work at Opening hours: Mon -Fri 7.30am - 6.30pm, Sat 9am - 2pm home completely. Phone: +56 2 2244 2129 Santander Work Café Dulcería Violeta gives you the opportunity At Dulcería Violeta the to stay on the grind in a free co-working space sta of attentive old with several locations across the city, while still ladies wearing enjoying great coee, Chilean specialties and old-fashioned white meeting new people. dresses and hats will Photo: stockaboo/Shutterstock.com spoil you with the tastiest Address: Huérfanos 1390, Santiago Destination: Santiago Publishing date: 2019-10-31

Opening hours: Mon - Thu 9am - 6pm, Fri 9am - 3.30pm Internet: www.santander.cl/workcafe Recently, the middle-class district of Ñuñoa has become increasingly popular among those who Bloom Specialty Coffee want to spend an evening away from the perhaps At Bloom Speciality a bit too alternative Bellavista district. Coee it's all about

aromas, avors and To complete the picture of what Santiago's textures. The skilled nightlife is like, add a forward-looking music barristas will invite you scene, a great interest in design and a wide on a coee adventure selection of craft beers to this colorful mix. with innovative grain extraction techniques and preparation methods. This is the place to try one BocaNariz of the best coees Santiago has to oer. BocaNariz is Santiago's newest and hottest vino Photo: Aleksei Potov/Shutterstock.com Address: Merced 307, Santiago bar located in the Opening hours: Mon - Fri 8am - 9pm, Sat & Sun 10am - 9pm Lastarria neighborhood. Phone: +56 9 7708 2952 The wine menu is Internet: www.bloomcafe.cl incredibly extensive and arranged according to region and style, premium BARS & NIGHTLIFE wine is available by the bottle or by the glass. To make this experience perfect, BocaNariz' interior will make you feel like you entered a cozy library.

Photo: il21/Shutterstock.com Address: José Victorino Lastarria 276, Santiago Opening hours: Mon - Wed 12pm - 12am, Tue - Sat 12pm - 12.30am, Sun 7pm - 11pm Phone: +56 2 2638 9893 GaudiLab/Shutterstock.com Internet: www.bocanariz.cl Email: [email protected] Santiago's nightlife takes place mainly outside the historic city center, in the downtown area. Cervecería Nacional The Bellavista district in particular is known for The craft beer culture in its quirky bars, lively restaurants and buzzing Chile is just beginning to nightclubs. take o, so if you are looking for a pint of In the Barrio Brasil, you will have the chilled beer, this is the opportunity to get to know the somewhat less place to check out. touristy side of Santiago's nightlife and nd Cervecería Nacional specializes in Chilean many smaller pubs and bars that are popular artisan beers and oers a large variety of among the locals. home-brewed cervezas as well as delicious Destination: Santiago Publishing date: 2019-10-31

pizzas. This is a great place to eat, drink, talk Opening hours: Mon - Wed 11am - 11am, Thu - Sat 11am - and catch up with your friends. 2am, Sun 11am - 12am Phone: +56 2 2941 8100

Photo: Rido/Shutterstock.com Address: Compañía de Jesús 2858, Santiago Chipe Libre Opening hours: Mon - Thu 6.30pm - 12.30am, Fri & Sat Pisco, the much-loved 6.30pm - 1.30am brandy Chileans are so Phone: +56 9 9218 4706 proud of, has caused Internet: www.cervecerianacional.cl many debates about who Email: [email protected] made it rst, Chile or Ruca Bar . Chipe Libre is the If you are a gin lover, perfect place to try both Chilean pisco as well as check out Ruca Bar in the pisco from Peru and learn more about them. Barrio Italia Decide for yourself which one you prefer. neighbourhood as it is Photo: ahau1969/Shutterstock.com one of the few places Address: José Victorino Lastarria 282, Santiago where you will be able to Opening hours: Mon - Sun 12.30pm - 12.30am nd this liquor. It is a popular spot to hang out Phone: +56 2 2664 0584 and meet friends for some drinks. Ruca Bar is also notable for their delicious selection of tapas. La Piojera La Piojera is a favorite Photo: Igor Normann/Shutterstock.com among locals and an Address: Avenida Condell 868, Santiago authentic meeting place Opening hours: Mon - Thu 6pm - 1am, Fri 6pm - 2.30am, Sat where popular urban 1pm - 2.30am Phone: +56 2 2706 0813 links can be recognized. Internet: www.rucabar.com It was established as a Email: [email protected] bar in 1896 and has become one of the city’s oldest and most beloved picás (dive bars). Trying Tramonto Bar & Terrace a terremoto here is a must on every trip to Tramonto Bar & Terrace Santiago. is the top destination for

sunset drinks, set in a Photo: Larisa Blinova/Shutterstock.com prime location on Alonso Address: Aillavilú 1030, Santiago de Córdova, Santiago’s Opening hours: Mon - Sat 12.15pm - 12am Phone: +56 2 2698 1682 mini Madison Avenue. Internet: www.lapiojera.cl Enjoy the stunning views of the Andes while you sip on your pisco sour. When the sun is setting, waiters bring out candles and transform this rooftop terrace into a romantic nightlife hotspot.

Photo: Baramyou0708/Shutterstock.com Address: Nueva Costanera 3736, Santiago Destination: Santiago Publishing date: 2019-10-31

The Jazz Corner Blondie The Jazz Corner is located Blondie's dance oors in the Barrio Italia and feature music that ranges hosts the best jazz from 80s and 90s hits to players from Chile and Chilean indie and the rest of the world – Britpop. This is a favorite this is the place to go for among students as well live jazz music. Not only music and ambiance are as Santiago's gay community. The club is usually perfect here, the drinks and food are amazing as packed, so you are guaranteed to have a fun well. night out with your friends.

Photo: Geo Goldswain/Shutterstock.com Photo: Bignai/Shutterstock.com Address: 0451 Santa Isabel, Santiago Address: Avenida Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins 2879, Opening hours: Tue & Wed 11pm - 1.30am, Thu - Sat 11pm - Santiago 2am, Sun 12pm - 11pm Opening hours: Thu - Sat 11pm - 5am Phone: +56 2 2274 9941 Phone: +56 9 4137 7529 Internet: www.thejazzcorner.cl Internet: www.blondie.cl Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Club Eve Club La Feria Club Eve is a giant Club La Feria in the nightclub with four oors, Barrio Bellavista has two of them being been around for over 20 underground. There is a years and has been a balcony overlooking one symbol for great of the oors as well as an electronic music ever outside terrace to socialise and sip on a cocktail. since. It has hosted renowned artists and DJs There is music from electro pop to pachanga, so from all across the world and continues to oer no matter your preference you will have a great the best of international electronic, house and night here. techno music.

Photo: bbernard/Shutterstock.com Photo: Pressmaster/Shutterstock.com Address: Avenida Vitacura 5480, Santiago Address: Constitución 275, Santiago Opening hours: Tue 11pm - 4am, Wed & Thu 10pm - 4am, Fri Opening hours: Thu 11pm - 4am, Fri & Sat 11pm - 5am & Sat 9pm - 5am Internet: www.laferia.cl Phone: +56 2 2219 3797 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Destination: Santiago Publishing date: 2019-10-31

SHOPPING easily spend an entire day on premises. Entrance is free.

Photo: SewCream/Shutterstock.com Address: Bucarest 137, Santiago Opening hours: Sat & Sun 4pm - late Internet: www.ladominical.cl Email: [email protected]

Costanera Center At Mall Costanera Center Jiri Vaclavek/Shutterstock.com you will nd over 300

Many travel to Santiago just for the sake of stores selling exclusive shopping. Chile's capital oers well-known, brands, as well as over 60 major brands at competitive prices and is restaurants and 12 movie especially keen on design, especially interior theaters to make you design, clothing and electronic devices. relax after a long day of shopping. Costanera Centre also features a viewing deck at 300 There are several main shopping complexes in meters, the Sky Costanera, where you will have a the city center, as well as small boutiques selling spectacular 360° view of Santiago. Check out unique and handmade items. their website for more information about upcoming events. Los Dominicos Village is the perfect place to buy Photo: Marianna Ianovska/Shutterstock.com hand-crafted items and souvenirs for friends and Address: Avenida Andres Bello 2425, Santiago family back home. Make sure to also check out Opening hours: Mon - Sun 10am - 10pm Santiago's many markets for unique gifts and an Phone: +56 2 2916 9226 authentic experience. Internet: mall.costaneracenter.cl Email: [email protected]

Another insider tip is the bohemian district of Taller Sofia Bellavista, where you will nd Chilean jewelry This little vintage shop is made from the iconic Lapis Lazuli stone on the tucked away in the Barrio main street market. Italia and can easily be

La Dominical overlooked – but make sure you don't! Take La Dominical is an some time to browse outdoor market that through the antiques and home decorations showcases the best of displayed in a slightly chaotic but charming and what the local creative loving way. The collection ranges from porcelain scene has to oer. Come teapots to long forgotten treasures. here to nd unique and handmade items, art and crafts. There are live Photo: InnaFelker/Shutterstock.com bands, food trucks and art galleries, so you can Address: Avenida Italia 1693, Santiago Destination: Santiago Publishing date: 2019-10-31

Opening hours: Every day 12pm - 7.45pm Galería Drugstore Phone: +56 2 2716 9413 This three story independent shopping La Tienda Nacional center houses many Although La Tienda boutiques of several Nacional is a book lover's up-and-coming designers, dream, it is much more artsy bookstores and cozy than just a bookstore, cafes. Find some clothes that surely no one at selling documentaries, home will have or enjoy a cup of coee after records, toys, shirts and browsing through the unique creations the shops more. This is the place to nd a unique souvenir have to oer. to bring back to someone special at home. The sta is attentive and knowledgeable and will help Photo: Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock.com you nd exactly what you are looking for. Address: Las Urbinas 2124, Santiago Opening hours: Mon - Sat 11am - 8.30pm Phone: +56 2 2335 0822 Photo: LStockStudio/Shutterstock.com Internet: www.drugstore.cl Address: Merced 369, Santiago Email: [email protected] Opening hours: Mon - Fri 11am - 8pm, Sat 12pm - 9pm Phone: +56 2 2638 4706 Email: [email protected] Pergola de las Flores Santa Maria This ower market would Plop Galería be worth a visit just for Plop Galería is a hidden its scents, no wonder it gem nestled behind the has been around since ticket booth for Teatro 1939. There is a huge Ictus. It is dedicated to selection of oral graphic art, design books arrangements and bouquets for any occasion, or and other products hand you can just look around and enjoy the made in Chile. This is a great opportunity to nd magnicent view. a unique hand painted postcard to send home and you can also stock up on your own art Photo: gdelip/Shutterstock.com Address: Avenida Santa María 1011, Santiago supplies. Opening hours: Sun - Sat 9am - 9pm Phone: +56 2 2735 5694 Photo: Africa Studio/Shutterstock.com Address: Merced 349, Santiago Patio Bellavista Opening hours: Every day 11am - 8pm Phone: +56 2 2633 2902 Patio Bellavista is an Internet: www.plopgaleria.com urban meeting place that Email: [email protected] certainly has its own identity. This is where culture, gastronomy and tourism merge into a unique and colorful blend. Find handmade Lapis Destination: Santiago Publishing date: 2019-10-31

Lazuli jewelry in small boutiques, or keep an eye so in case you prefer cooking at home you out for some curiosities like jewelry made from should also check it out. old cutlery. If you are on the hunt for something unique and dierent, Patio Bellavista is the place Photo: JoannaTkaczuk/Shutterstock.com Address: Avenida Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins 1394, to search for it. Santiago Opening hours: Mon - Fri 10am - 8.30pm, Sat 11am - 3pm Photo: Tita.ti/Shutterstock.com Phone: +56 9 8379 4104 Address: Pío Nono 73, Santiago Email: [email protected] Opening hours: Sun - Tue 10am - 2am, Wed 10am - 3am, Thu - Sat 10am - 4am TOURIST INFORMATION Phone: +56 2 2249 8700 Internet: www.patiobellavista.cl

La Vega Central La Vega Central was founded in 1907 and is the place in Santiago where you can nd the freshest fruit and

vegetables, meats and Izabela23/Shutterstock.com sh, bread, cakes and everything else from foreign products to pet food. La Vega is not only a food market but also a gastronomic hot spot, with Chilean specialties and foods from around Passport/Visa the world available. Travelers from all EU countries, the US, Photo: Adisa/Shutterstock.com Canada, Australia, New Address: Davila Baeza 700, Santiago Zealand, South Africa and Opening hours: Mon - Sat 4am - 7.30pm, Sun 9am - 2.30pm many other Latin Phone: +56 2 2737 6161 Internet: www.vegacentral.cl American countries do Email: [email protected] not require a visa to enter Chile for less than 90 days. They will be issued with a Tarjeta de Almacen Vegano Ostara Turismo (tourist card) upon arrival in Chile. It is Almacen Vegano Ostara important that you keep it for when you leave the is a vegan grocery store country. Additionally, Australian and Mexican that also oers ready to citizens will be charged a Reciprocity Fee. eat cakes, sweets, empanadas and To enter Chile, you must hold a passport that is sandwiches, if you feel valid for a minimum of 6 months after your travel like getting a snack in between sightseeing. dates. Their location is perfect, in the center of the city and the variety of vegan products seems endless, Consult with your local embassy or consulate for Destination: Santiago Publishing date: 2019-10-31

country specic information regarding the visa transport. www.transferdelfos.com/transfer regulations. There is also the possibility to book your shuttle Photo: TukTuk Design/Shutterstock.com service online at www.transvip.cl

Best Time To Visit It can be a bit diicult to get to the airport with The best time to visit public transportation so you might want to look Santiago is during late into booking a taxi in advance. September to November,

or from March to May, Photo: Juan Garces the spring and fall Address: Aviador David Fuentes, Pudahuel shoulder seasons of the Phone: +56 2 2690 1796 Internet: www.santiago-airport.com country. However, it will be less busy during the summer months with hotel rates dropping Public Transport together with pollution levels. In general, the Since Santiago is one of climate is Mediterranean, making the area the most modern cities in accessible and enjoyable throughout the entire Chile, a popular travel year. The months of January and February are destination and starting packed with a range of events centered around point for international food, music, dance and culture. Make sure to travels, it is quite easy to check out the annual festival schedule before you get around using the public transportation book your trip. system, especially if you speak Spanish. But even

Photo: VectorA_/Shutterstock.com if you don't, you won't encounter too many problems. Airport Santiago International A unied payment system, the Bip!, is used to Airport is also known as buy tickets for buses, metro and micros. You can Arturo Merino Benítez buy and top up a Bip! card in subway stations. International Airport and Nuevo Pudahuel Airport, Ticket prices for Metro vary according to your and is located in travel schedule, the bus costs the same at any Pudahuel, 15 km north-west of downtown time of day. There are dierent rates for adults, Santiago. It is Chile's largest and busiest students and the elderly. international airport. On weekdays, Santiago Metro runs from 5.40am Centro Puerto oers a shuttle service that will to 11pm, 6.30am to 11pm on Saturdays and 8am take you from the airport to the city and back. to 10.37pm on Sundays and public holidays. www.centropuerto.cl Photo: Pierre-Luc Auclair

Phone: +56 800 73 00 73 You can nd a Delfos counter at the airport Internet: www.transantiago.cl where you can book shared and private Destination: Santiago Publishing date: 2019-10-31

Taxi Phone: +56 600 360 6000 Internet: www.salcobrand.cl To ensure your safety, it is advised that you only Post Office travel in authorized taxis You will nd several post and ignore the taxi oices spread throughout drivers and the city. The Central Post representatives that wait Oice is located in a in the baggage claim area of Santiago airport. historic post oice Authorized, metered taxis are all black with building on the northern yellow roofs. edge of the Plaza de Armas.

There is a taxi rank outside the main terminal, so Photo: Andy Fuchs pre-booking should generally not be necessary. Address: Catedral 989, Santiago If you do wish to prebook a taxi with a xed rate Opening hours: Mon - Fri 9am - 6pm to take you to the city from the airport, you can Phone: +56 2 29560303 Internet: www.correos.cl call Vía Controlada: +56 9 4273 2887 or Taxi Ocial: +56 2601 9880, both operate 24 hours. Electricity

In Chile the standard For longer rides, you can sometimes negotiate voltage is 220 V and the at fares if your negotiation skills in Spanish are frequency is 50 Hz. The condent enough. power plugs and sockets

are of type C and L. If you want to avoid hailing a taxi in the street (which is generally safe), most hotels and

restaurants will happily call you a taxi too. There Photo: Stirling Tschan is also the option to order an Uber. Telephone Photo: Taxi Country Code: +56 Area Code: +56 2 Pharmacy There are several pharmacies in and around the city center, some of which operate 24 hours.

Most bigger pharmacies Photo: Jardson Almeida have English speaking sta available. One of them, Farmacias Population 5.6 Million Salcobrand is located at the following address: Currency Chilean Peso $: 1 Peso = 100 Centavo (no centavo Photo: Gemma Garner denominated coins remain in circulation) Address: Avenida Manuel Montt, Santiago Opening hours Opening hours: Open 24 hours General opening hours daily 10am to 9pm Destination: Santiago Publishing date: 2019-10-31

Internet Government website: www.gob.cl/en Official tourism website: www.chile.travel/en

Newspapers El Mercurio La Tercera La Segunda Las Últimas Noticias La Cuarta

The Santiago Times (English)

Online Newspapers: El Expreso de la Costa El Marino El Naveghable

Emergency numbers 130 Forest fires (Incendios forestales) 131 Ambulance (SAMU) 132 Firefighters (Bomberos) 133 Police Emergency (Emergencias Policiales) 136 Mountain Rescue (Cuerpo de Socorro Andino) 137 Sea Rescue (Rescate Marítimo de la Armada)

Tourist information Oficina de turismo Plaza de Armas Plaza de Armas 2, Santiago Monday - Friday 9am - 6pm, Saturday & Sunday 10am - 4pm +56 2 2713 6745 [email protected]

*This guide was researched and written by Johanna Schröter