Santiago Restaurants

  1. Al Buon Amico

    Al Buon Amico styles itself as the most Italian restaurant in Santiago, although the cuisine in this attractive, simple local office-worker favorite is a tad stodgier than momma used to cook. However, the large portions do compensate.

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  2. El Amor Nunca Muere

    Subtle lighting, soft mood music, a warm atmosphere and crêpes to die for draw couples from across the city to this charming bistro. The omelets are also delicious and the relaxed mood ebbs out onto the terrace during the long sunny months.

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  3. La Bohème

    La Bohème is a popular French bar/restaurant that draws a relaxed, sophisticated crowd because it does the simple things well. Convivial yet cozy, its cuisine does the talking; the onion soup in particular has that extra je ne sais quoi .

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  4. Le Due Torri

    Italian immigrants and their descendants have tended the clientele at this stylish wood-paneled central restaurant for three generations. The packed lunchtime tables are testament to their enduring success. Tucked away in a shopping arcade, it's expensive but good, boasting 78 different varieties of antipasto.

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  5. Les Assassins

    An intimate, romantic ambience accompanies competent cuisine at Les Assassins, a petite French restaurant on the main Merced drag. Some find the service snooty, but there are good-value fixed-price lunches. It's worth booking ahead at weekends.

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  6. Rincón Español

    It's almost unnoticed in a tucked away cul-de-sac, but classic Spanish dishes draw a loyal clientele to this intimate, pleasant restaurant, complete with the obligatory stuffed bull's head within. The chef's recommendation? Why, paella, of course.

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