Restaurants in Iquique
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Mercado Centenario
This boxy market between Sargento Aldea and Latorre is the cheapest and fastest place for a no-frills set lunch. Upstairs cocinerías also offer varied seafood, and stalls offer fresh produce for self-caterers. You can buy coca leaves (CH$500 for a bag) and sex tonics in the roadside stalls. Coca leaves are great for treating altitude sickness (brew them up in a tea), while the sex tonics don’t work at all (believe us, we tried!).
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Casino Español
Prepare for pattern overload: Moorish designs intertwine, compete and clash in this unabashedly decadent 1904 building. Expect tooth-bitten arches, a high dome, stained glass, checked tiles, suits of armor and…oh yeah, it has food, too, including Spanish, Italian and Chilean favorites. Service moves at a leisurely pace.
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Boulevard
Laid-back streetside café without, and smooth Gallic restaurant within, this is the place to relax and let the world traipse by. On offer are delicious fondues, pizzas, crepes and enormous salads with zesty dressings. Service is hit or miss, but the fixed lunch is definitely worth it. There’s occasional live music.
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El Tercer Ojito
Recognizable by the huge lump of quartz outside, this informal New Age restaurant serves great vegetarian and carnivore-friendly dishes. Its international repertoire includes Peruvian dishes, curries and occasional sushi. Its pleasant patio sports cacti, murals and even a turtle in a bathtub.
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M.Koo
Simple corner shop famous for its crumbly chumbeques (sweet regional biscuits), the recipe for which is guarded zealously. It also sells neatly wrapped in-season specials, such as humitas (corn tamales) and pastel de choclo (maize casserole) to go.
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Doña Lucy
Locals pile into this fussy little tea shop for its ambrosial cream cakes, equally creamy cappuccinos, ice cream, teas and freshly squeezed juices. The sandwiches aren’t bad either. Tables spill onto the hedged courtyard behind.
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La Protectora
Old World atmosphere reigns at this civilized restaurant nestling beside the theater and fronting onto the plaza; the building, the Sociedad Protectora de Empleados de Tarapacá, hosted one of Chile’s first trade unions.
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Cioccolata
Proof positive that Chileans really do enjoy a decent espresso, this classy coffee shop is usually crammed with businessfolk. It also offers filling breakfasts, sandwiches, scrumptious cakes and chocolates.
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Club de la Unión
The food at this plain restaurant may be ho-hum, but the bird's-eye view of Iquique's handsome plaza and the distant mountains is worth every cent. Come early to bag a window seat. Cash only.
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Bavaria
Mouth-wateringly meaty parrilladas are the specialty at this quality nationwide chain; simpler fare is served downstairs, and it also has a delicatessen with tasty take-out food.
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Club Croata
Plaza-side restaurant with arched windows and Croatian coats of arms. It has the best fixed-price lunch on the plaza.
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Supermercado Rossi
Stock up for DIY meals at this large supermarket between Labbé and Ramírez.
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