Fukai (Av. Pío Nono 67, Providencia, Santiago): este es otro puesto popular de sushi en Santiago (en este caso, debido a su decoración interior minimalista y luminosa). Los productos que se sirven allí van desde el ceviche Nikkei hasta el pollo Teriyaki y los rollos de atún dragón.
Doña Tina (Los Refugios 15125, Lo Barnechea, Santiago): este restaurante para 500 personas sirve una variedad de platos chilenos caseros, desde pastel de choclo hasta porotos granados. Por supuesto, las empanadas son una obviedad aquí, así como su Cazuela de Vacuno (sopa con trozos de carne de res, papas, maíz, cebolla, judías verdes, calabazas, arroz). […]
Da Dino (Av. Apoquindo 4228, Las Condes, Santiago) – Chile, al igual que otros países latinos, tiene sus propias pizzerías caseras que ganan popularidad con el tiempo entre la población local. República Dominicana, por ejemplo, tiene a Pizzarelli; comenzó con una familia italiana de inmigrantes, con pizzerías ahora en toda la isla. Chile tiene “Da […]
Bar Inglés (Bandera 183, Local 6, Downtown, Santiago) – muchos países tienen su propio sándwich: los franceses tienen el “croquet monsieur”, los italianos tienen pollo parmigiana y la República Dominicana tiene el “chimichurri” – una hamburguesa de hombre pobre . Este restaurante elabora el sándwich de Chile: el “chacararo” (un monstruo de rollo suave y […]
Aubrey (Constitución 137, Providencia, Santiago) – this restaurant, which is part of an upscale boutique hotel called The Aubrey, serves Patagonian lamb (a dish that the Chileans have in common with their Argentine neighbors). This succulent lamb dish is served with spinach polenta. Other tasty meals are served there as well – complemented with fine […]
Santiago Metropolitan Cathedral (Plaza de Armas, Santiago Centro, Santiago) – located in the city’s historic center, this is the seat of the Archbishop of Santiago, and the center of the Archidiocese of Santiago de Chile. It was built by 1800 in neoclassical style, and has survived a number of earthquakes.
Plaza de Armas (Compañía de Jesús, Santiago) – this is the center of the city, going back to the original urban planning the city during the 16th century. Various historic building are in this area, such as the Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago, Central Post Office Building, and the Palacio de la Real Audiencia de Santiago. […]
Palacio Cousiño (Dieciocho 438, La Alameda, Santiago) — Dating from the early 1870s, this fabulous mansion was built by the wealthy Cousiño-Goyenechea family. All that mining money allowed them to build this palace with amenities such as one of the country’s first elevators. The elegant furnishings were—of course—imported from France. This building suffered significant damage […]
Villa Grimaldi (Av Jose Arrieta 8401, La Reina, Santiago) –– this enclosed plot of land was used as a torture center under Dictator Augusto Pinochet from 1974 – 1978. The political tortures in Chile haven’t been publicized enough to the outside world and this memorial site (opened in 1997) holds both history and memory. Foreigners […]
Titanium La Portada (Av El Bosque Norte 500, Las Condes, Santiago) — located in the capital’s high-end financial district of El Golf, it is the second tallest skyscraper in the country. It was completed in 2010. Abraham Senerman and Andrés Weil were the Titanium’s architects, who chose its futuristic look. At a height of 140 […]