Santiago
You won't find a better wine list anywhere in Chile than this homey restobar with servers who are trained sommeliers. Try creative wine flights (themed by…
Must-see nightlife in Chile
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Cervecería Artesanal Armin Schmid
The Lakes District
If you're within 100km of Osorno and a beer lover, you'll want to readjust your itinerary to visit this improvised temple of suds, the south's most…
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Puerto Varas
American nanobrewer 'Chester' (real name Derek Way) has been at it since 2006, long before 'craft' was a thing in Chile. His rustic but epic countryside…
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Cerveza Artesanal Archipiélago
Middle Chile
Perched in the hills above San Juan Bautista, with sweeping ocean views, is the island's most surprising attraction: an award-winning microbrewery…
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Sur Chico
Temuco's top spot for locally crafted cerveza artesanal is this 15-tap hops hideaway tucked into the corner of the Paseo Los Suizos strip mall. Inside, it…
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Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
Detox juices, fruit smoothies, infusion teas and hot (or iced) coffees make this beachy Hawaiian-themed cafe on the main drag a highly recommended morning…
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Santiago
Taking inspiration from the Barrio Recoleta's Southeast Asian flavor is this stunning cocktail bar. The photographer owner has done wonders with a…
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Puerto Natales
Two Australians on vacation tossed in their day jobs to distill whiskey and gin at the end of the world. With bonhomie to spare, their bar caters to…
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Santiago
Learn about the big sour over pisco – and who made it first – at the only bar in Santiago dedicated to the South American brandy. There are as many piscos…
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Northern Patagonia
Who could guess that Patagonia's best beer is made by a Frenchman in this tiny boardwalk village? Julian makes a smooth Belgian-style IPA, a nice porter…
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Santiago
The '80s and '90s still rule at least one floor of Blondie, while the other could have anything from goth rock and techno to Britpop or Chilean indie. A…
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Concepción
A multisensory experience for the mind, body and soul, this labyrinthine space blurs the lines between bar, club, concert venue, art gallery and cultural…
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Valparaíso
Music-savvy clubbers in their 20s and 30s love this gay-friendly club: the beer's cheap, there's plenty of room to move and hardly any teenyboppers. There…
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Viña Del Mar
Electronic music is the order of the evening at this boomingly popular club, which has two heaving dance floors, a lively terrace and an attached concert…
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Punta Arenas
A fine addition to the city, this neighborhood bar is friendly and bubbling with life. There are memorable craft cocktails and local beer. Try a not-too…
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Sur Chico
Sur Chico's best craft-beer destination, El Growler is a collaboration between an Oregonian brewer and his Chilean partner. There are 15 taps, more or…
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Chiloé
This wonderful cafe-gallery takes coffee very seriously – Intelligentsia and Blue Bottle are served, two of North America's best, along with Santiago…
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Puerto Varas
This stylish Italian-style coffeehouse serves Sur Chico's best espresso from its La Marzocco machine, and draws a healthy breakfast and lunch crowd for…
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La Serena
This stylish, upscale pisco bar serves more than 40 varieties, including rare types you won't find elsewhere. You can enjoy it straight or in beautifully…
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La Serena
This hip, art-filled cafe serves the best coffee in town. Linger over Chemex brews and V60 pour-overs whipped up by friendly baristas. If you're craving…
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Santiago
Geek out over the latest coffee trends at this stylish cafe where addicts can order their morning fix brewed in everything from a Chemex to an AeroPress…
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Arica
Arica's best coffee is poured at this hip upstairs cafe with a spacious outdoor patio made of reclaimed wood. You choose the preparation style – V60,…
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Iquique
Set on the pedestrian drag of Baquedano, this vibrant two-story bar has a warren of creatively adorned rooms you can explore with a well-made tropical…
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Santiago
Strictly speaking, this low-lit and spectacularly funky old house is a restaurant, and an aphrodisiacal one at that. But it's the bar action people really…
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Valparaíso
Jazz music bounces off exposed-brick walls in this classy cocktail bar with dangerously good libations. Soak up the liquor with tasty tapas.
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Santiago
Euphoric electronic music, an up-for-it crowd and banging DJs mean this is still the place to go to dance the night away.
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Puerto Varas
Two veteran hostelers opened this obviously named bar in 2017, finally giving the town what it lacked for decades: a drinking establishment dedicated to…
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Chiloé
True to its name, two pioneering local female brewers opened Castro's first craft brewpub, a supremely cozy retreat in Nercón. The 11 varieties on tap are…
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Pucón
Beggars can't be choosers, so hopheads congregate here, Pucón's only bar dedicated to cervezas artesanales. That said, while there isn't much to choose…
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Sur Chico
Traverse through doors between an inviting patio and several living-room-like spaces at Villarrica's one spot for craft beer, a five-tap brewpub that's…
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The Lakes District
The quirkily themed Pirata is Osorno's closest thing to legendary bar – vaguely divey and catering to bohemian locals in the know. It's the city's best…
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Sur Chico
Steeped in skiing and mountain-bike sports (friendly owner Andrés makes custom-built splitboards), this popular après-ski restobar is a haven for cervezas…
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Chiloé
Ancud's classiest bar is housed in a restored shingled Chilote house that hosted a social club of the same name in the 1960s and '70s. There's craft beer…
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Puerto Montt
By day, it's one of Puerto Montt's best-value lunch destinations. By night, as one local put it, 'It's a great place to find some sinister personalities!'…
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The Lakes District
Occupying a traditional Osorno residence, Gallardía is a rooster-adorned enclave for craft beers (Kross, along with Belgian, Dutch, Spanish and German…
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Pucón
Pucón may have got hip to good coffee two decades after everyone else, but it finally has a third-wave coffeehouse to satiate the masses dying from…
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Puerto Varas
Occupying a big, beautiful lake-view home, Chilean-owned Mawen is the town's other great coffee spot, with more of a local vibe, a family-friendly…
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Valparaíso
Valparaíso's longest-running bar shows no signs of slowing down. On weekend nights, cheap pitchers of beer, powerful pisco and a friendly but rowdy…
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San Pedro de Atacama
The only bar in town, Chelacabur draws a wide cross section of residents and foreigners, who come for cold beers, a festive but easygoing vibe and a rock…
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Punta Arenas
This gorgeous corner pub with leather details and polished floors has had nine lives: in its current incarnation it is a franchise outlet of the Santiago…
