Santiago

Sept 2025 · 6 days. Everything here is somewhere we actually went.

Eat

Ambrosia Bistro

Tiradito, parmesan oysters, confit duck, foie gras. We kept the receipt. Best dinner of the trip.

Yum Cha

Tasting menu. Good send-off before a 5am flight.

Panchita

Osobuco and picarones.

El Fogón de Momo

Solid dinner. They tried to upsell the wine; The Alpha talked them down.

Pal'Mar

Seafood on arrival day, right after a nap.

Coffee and drinks

Dosis

Our favourite coffee. Order it with regular milk; the oat milk version let us down.

Cafetería Casa Salvo

Opens at 8. Nothing nearby was open at 7am when we landed.

Ocult

Beer garden that works fine as a remote-work office.

Do

Parque Metropolitano / Cerro San Cristóbal

Run up, or take the funicular. Buy the right ticket.

Santa Lucía Hill

We climbed it on day 3.

Bicicleta Verde

Bike tour. You learn how the city splits north and south of the river.

Barrio Italia

Park gym, cafés, a good wander.

Heads up

Airport pickup

Find the pickup spot before you call the Uber. We learned the hard way.

Laundromats

Some are cash only. Bring cash and patience.

Language

At one café we were told: "In Chile we speak Spanish." Fair.

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