Old-school favorites in Santiago

Family places, counters and bakeries that have fed the neighborhood for years, with what to order at each.

12 places in Santiago · by Chef Amazing · updated October 20, 2026
Photo: fuentesuiza.cl

1. 1

   Rosalía

   Lo Barnechea

   Order: Empanada de pino (CLP 3,300)

   Pastor Fernández 15521, Lo Barnechea, Santiago · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
2. 2

   Don Peyo

   Ñuñoa

   Order: Pastel de choclo, porotos granados con pilco, caldillo de congrio

   Lo Encalada 465, Ñuñoa · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
3. 3

   El Munich

   Providencia

   Order: Lomo italiano on griddled bread

   Avenida Vicuña Mackenna 480 (esquina Santa Isabel), Providencia, Santiago, Chile · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
4. 4

   El Parrón

   Barrio Franklin

   Order: Pastel de choclo, humitas, prietas, rabbit escabeche

   Av. Santa Rosa 2135, Santiago · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
5. 5

   Don Guille

   República, Santiago Centro

   Order: Empanada de pino (CLP 2,500)

   Gorbea 2554, Santiago · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
6. 6

   La Piojera

   Centro

   Get: A terremoto (wine, pineapple ice cream and grenadine)

   Order: Terremoto, chacarero, arrollado

   Also on the list: Long lines in Santiago.

   Aillavilú 1030, Santiago · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
7. 7

   Súper Soda

   Centro, Ahumada 90

   Order: Completo (from CLP 3,200) or a big sandwich

   Ahumada 90, Santiago · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
8. 8

   Fuente Suiza

   Ñuñoa

   Order: Lomito italiano or chacarero with a draft beer

   Avenida Irarrázaval 3361, 8320000 Santiago · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
9. 9

   Newen Lamngen

   Mercado Tirso de Molina

   Order: Sopaipillas mapuches, café de trigo, tortas with pehuén flour

   Artesanos 750, Mercado Tirso de Molina, local 215, Recoleta, Santiago · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
10. 10

    Emporio Zunino

    Centro, opposite the Mercado Central

    Order: Empanada de pino or de queso (about CLP 1,300 to 1,500)

    Paseo Puente 801, Santiago · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
11. 11

    La Picá de Jaime

    Barrio Franklin

    Order: Lomo solo (CLP 3,000) or with tomato

    Franklin 602, Local 385, Santiago, Chile (Barrio Franklin, Persa Bío Bío) · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
12. 12

    La Vega Central

    Order: Cazuela, porotos con riendas, pumpkin sopaipillas, empanadas

    Dávila Baeza 700, Recoleta, Santiago, Chile · Map · Add to Chef Amazing