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Estadio Nacional
On the whole, Chileans are a pretty calm lot – until they step foot in a soccer stadium, that is. Mad screaming and dancing (or cursing, weeping and hair-tearing) accompanies international games, the most dramatic of which are against local rivals like Peru or Argentina, when ‘Chi-Chi-Chi-Lay-Lay-Lay’ reverberates through the Estadio Nacional. Tickets can be bought at the stadium or from the Feria del Disco. Equally impassioned are the hinchas (fans) of Santiago’s first-division soccer teams, of which Colo Colo, Universidad de Chile and Universidad Católica are the most popular.
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Club Hípico de Santiago
The main racetrack in Santiago is the grand Club Hípico de Santiago, where views of the Andes compete for your attention with the action on the turf. It was once the preserve of Chile’s elite, but the CH$200 minimum bet means it’s now very egalitarian indeed. Races take place here every Friday and on alternate Mondays.
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Bar Constitución
The coolest nightspot of the moment has no sign outside: find a huge gray sliding door with a long queue of trendies and you’re in the right place. Live bands and DJs play nightly – the bar’s eclectic (but infallible) tastes include electroclash, garage, nu-folk, house and more, so check the website to see if the night’s program suits.
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El Clan
The name’s short for ‘El Clandestino,’ a throwback from this small club’s undercover days (there’s still no sign outside). A small crew of resident DJs keep the 20-something crowds going – expect anything from ’80s to house, R&B, funk or techno. Cheap beer and pisco is your fuel.
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Eurohappy
Over 400 types of beer – including local artisanal and microbrewery options – are expertly poured by Santiago’s only beer sommelier. Sip your selection out on the pavement or head for the candlelit vermillion-and-white interior to strike a pose on 1950s furniture.
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Bar Yellow
Truly magic mixology has made this small but achingly cool bar the hands-down favorite among cocktail quaffers. Give yourself a wake-up call with a Breakfast Martini (marmalade is involved) or let loose with a Golden Shower (we’ll let you find out what’s in it).
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Santo Remedio
Strictly speaking, this low-lighted, high-ceilinged old house is a restaurant, and an aphrodisiac one at that. But it’s the bar action people really come for: powerful, well-mixed cocktails and regular live DJs keep the 30-something crowds happy.
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Centro Cultural Gran Circo Teatro
Santiago’s best-known street theater troupe was given this run-down house by the government in 2008. Avant-garde theater and circus performances are the group’s specialty – it was behind La Negra Ester, one of Chile’s most famous plays.
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Sofa
Yes, there are plenty of sunken couches to slump into. But that’s not all: at this effortlessly cool club you stand your drinks – chilled in an old bathtub – on retro cabinets and then groove to funk, soul, hip-hop, R&B or breakbeats.
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Teatro Caupolicán
From Jarvis Cocker and Brett Anderson to the Hives, the choicest international gigs happen here. Latin American rockers who’ve trod the boards include far-out Mexicans Café Tacuba, and Oscar-winning Uruguayan Jorge Drexler.
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Grancentral
A slick, low-lighted bar when the night begins, Grancentral heats up to club temperature sometime after midnight. DJs vary, but dub, freestyle and house are often on the menu. There’s a huge roof terrace to cool off on.
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La Berenjena
Indie hits from the ’80s and ’90s usually please the youngish crowds on one of this club’s two floors. The DJ on the other could be spinning jungle and drum’n’bass or techno, usually encouraged by plenty of followers.
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Dublin
As at all the best fake-Irish pubs, they’ve been generous with the green paint here. A growing backpacker clientele proves that on-tap Kross and well-chosen rock go a long way towards redemption.
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Baires
The slick orange-and-white decor is as self-consciously cool as the waitstaff is snooty. But the terrace tables fill up quickly even on weeknights, and DJs get going upstairs on weekends.
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Subterráneo
Each night, different beats pull in a particular tribe of young groovers – Wednesdays and Thursdays are more about dub, hip-hop and R&B, while weekends are trashier and often packed.
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Galpón Vįtor Jara
Named in memory of disappeared singer-songwriter and activist Víctor Jara, this warehouselike space hosts gigs from hot alternative local bands like Teleradio Donoso and Chico Trujillo.
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Centro Arte Alameda
International art-house flicks are shown alongside the latest Chilean releases at this excellent cinema, which also has a bar and exhibition space.
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Centro Cultural Teatro del Puente
Experimental theater companies and the occasional Chilean indie band perform in this space between Pío Nono and Purísima bridges.
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Café Ikabarú
Ultra-high-leg ‘80s bikinis have given Café Ikabarú a decidedly racy reputation.
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Baron Rojo
Ultra-high-leg ‘80s bikinis have given Baron Rojo a decidedly racy reputation.
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Café Caribe
Micro-mini dresses are the almost matronly attire of servers at Café Caribe.
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Café Haití
Micro-mini dresses are the almost matronly attire of servers at Café Haití.
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El Perseguidor Jazz Club
Established local jazz, funk and soul groups perform nightly to enthusiastic crowds here – arrive early or book on weekends if you want a table. There’s a small dinner menu as well as drinks and tapas.
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