Restaurants in Chillán
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Mercado Central
Pint-sized cocinerías (greasy-spoon cafés) abound in this atmospheric setting; the paila marina seafood stew is the big specialty. You can't miss row upon row of the longaniza (sausage), a Chillán specialty, dangling from the surrounding butchers' stalls.
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Fuente Alemana
If you arrive late, tired and hungry on a Sunday night, head here. Staple Chilean favorites, including salads and large meat dishes, are served in the upstairs diner until late daily. There's also a selection of sandwiches and küchen (sweet, German-style pastries) to snack on downstairs.
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Cocinerías del Mercado Central
The dinky eateries at the market specialize in local classics such as chupe (a rich fish stew) or paila marina. The longaniza (spicy salami) adorning the surrounding butchers’ stalls also appears regularly in the grease-slicked but filling fare.
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Fuego Divino
Stylish restaurants are thin on the ground in Chillán – perhaps that’s why the gleaming black tables here are always booked up at weekends. Or maybe it’s because the expertly barbecued prime cuts of Temuco beef taste so damn good. The perfect posh night out.
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Café Oliver
There are few frills in this branch of a small regional chain of cafés, but you get reasonable sandwiches at a palatable price. It's small and smoking is allowed, which may bother some. It functions more as a bar later in the evening.
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Centro Español Chillán
Cheerful bow-tied waiters dish out fine Spanish cuisine at this elegantly curved restaurant looking onto the central Plaza de Armas. Paella is the house specialty, but the chefs turn out a pretty mean longaniza dish, too.
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Arcoiris Vegetariano
Praise be – a decent vegetarian restaurant in provincial Chile. Filling lentil-and-bulgur-style set lunches are served at the back, while a café upfront does sandwiches and cakes, all to the tune of wind-chime and whale music.
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La Motoneta
Locals are unanimous: this is the best picada (cheap ’n’ cheerful restaurant) in town. Think rich, homey pies and stews (many cooked and served in clay bowls) just like the ones your Chilean grandma would have made.
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Casino Cuerpo de Bomberos
Families, office workers and groups of friends head to this basic restaurant on the 1st floor of the local fire station for colaciones (set lunches) at, well, fire-station prices.
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