Cuisine of Santiago for gourmets. Places for dinner - best restaurants

Plenty of seafood dishes, inimitable beef treats, various vegetables and fruits are the main distinctive features of ethnic cuisine in Santiago. According to true gourmands the city of Santiago is exactly the gastronomy destination to try and enjoy the most delicious dishes made of various sorts of fish. Local cooks are genuine experts of crab meat preparation and a special sort of shellfish named “locos” cooking. Local upscale restaurants as well as budgetary cafes offer their guests to try special treats made of seafood named by local residents the mariscos.

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Local ethnic restaurants offer a genuinely great choice of meat dishes. One of the most popular treats among foreign guests of the city is still the cazuela de pollo which is a rich thick soup with chicken, rice and potato, being richly added with various spices and flavoring herbs. Those tourists wishing to learn the peculiarities of ethnic cuisine better should pay a visit to one of the provincial restaurants. Tourists will find numerous eating establishments of the kind in the suburbs of the city.

A popular meat dish is the lomo a la pobre which is made of beef. A big slab of meat is roasted and before serving the meat is added with two eggs giving the dish an original and appetizing look. In addition to the meat treat a great sizing of fried potatoes is offered. Tourists used to traditional European dishes will find local cuisine rather original and piquant. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

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The Curanto soup is one of those original ethnic treats which are preferred by locals and foreign guests. It can be stated beyond a shadow of a doubt that every chef has a special recipe of this ethnic treat. A thick chicken broth is in the heart of the dish which can be added with various sorts of meat, fish and shellfish. Tourists will discover numerous food stalls and summer cafes scattered all over the city and being its peculiar feature. A speciality treat of these small eating establishments is small pies named empanadas.

These pies are made with various stuffing. Rich pies with meat or tuna will make up for a good dinner meanwhile pies with olives stuffing will be good for a bite. Local restaurants have plenty of dishes to meet the most fastidious tastes and fancies of exotic treats gourmands. One of the most debated and original exotic treats served in local restaurants is soup made of sea urchins. Its main peculiarity is a rich nutrient composition. The treat contains a sufficient amount of iodine giving the soup a peculiar taste and flavor. Foreign guests will be much impressed with plenty of fresh vegetables and fruits which form a major part of the ethnic menu.

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Where to go for dinner in Santiago: recommended cafe and restaurants

Taberna O Gato Negro
Where: Rúa Raíña, Santiago; Telephone: +34 981 583 105;

Libredón
Where: Praza do Obradoiro 1, Santiago; Telephone: +34 981 582 200 / 981 050 527;

Restaurante Casa Manolo
Where: Praza de Cervantes, Santiago; Telephone: +34 981 582 950;

O Dezaseis
Where: Rúa de San Pedro 16, Santiago; Telephone: +34 981 564 880;

Restaurante Vilas
Where: Rosalia de Castro 88, Santiago; Telephone: +34 981 591 000;

Pulperia Os Concheiros
Where: At the corner of Avenida de Lugo and Rúa Dos Concheiros, Santiago;

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Valparaiso

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Distance from Santiago center - 101.4 km.

Travellers who prefer strolling along the colourful streets alone, should take into consideration that the structure of the urban streets is incredibly complicated. Some of them are so confused that even locals can get lost in them. Some roads are dead ends, the exit is very difficult to find. The population of Valparaiso is about 265000 people. The name of the city is literally translated from Spanish as 'paradise valley'. … Read further

Portillo Ski resort

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Distance from Santiago center - 85.5 km.

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