Although it only covers a few streets, Barrio Lastarria has several funky coffee shops and restaurants. Most are located on Calle Merced and Calle José Victorino Lastarria. Many restaurants here have outdoor seating. Generally the restaurants cater to the residential and student populations and are reasonably priced, while still managing to have decent quality food.
Les Assassins is a popular French bistro that has been serving up tasty treats, including French onion soup, coq au vin, beef bourguignon and crème brûlée, since 1965. The restaurant is tiny, but the atmosphere will transport you thousands of miles away to a café in the City of Light. Prices...
El Diablito (the little devil) is a funky little restaurant that looks a bit like a schizophrenic’s treasure trove of antique odds and ends. It attracts a young and trendy crowd that comes for the late night drinking—to tunes from the 80s and 90s—as much as for the traditional Chilean food. A...
There’s no better way to start a day’s sightseeing than breakfast in Café Subté. This bright little coffee shop is a few minutes from Museo Bellas Artes and serves freshly squeezed fruit juice, toast with marmalade or avocado, and ham and cheese toasties. At lunchtime they serve a range of...