Punta Arenas Top Restaurants

As can be expected in an ocean-side town, Punta Arena’s restaurants serve up fresh fish and seafood. Try the centolla, or king crab. Exotic meats, like ñandú and guanaco (all farm-raised, as per law) also make the menus. Inexpensive daily menus, costing $3-5, can be had at restaurants near bus terminals. The women at the Mercado Municipal dish up the fruits of the sea and Chilean fare at a reasonable price (Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Lautaro Navarro, near Avenida Independencia). Abu-Gosch, in the heart of downtown, is a hipermercado (super-supermarket) with an ATM (Bories 647). Dried fruits, nuts, flours and other trekking foods may be bought as Pachamama (Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 3-8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Magallanes 619-A, Tel.: 22-6171) or Aysén Envasadora (Monday-Friday 9:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m., 2:45-7:30 p.m., Saturday 9:15 a.m.-1 p.m. Nogueira, between Errázuriz and Balmaceda).