Iquique
A surprising find in Iquique, Santorini serves up a huge menu of authentic Greek fare, best enjoyed in the bougainvillea-draped back patio. Aside from…
Must-see restaurants in Norte Grande
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San Pedro de Atacama
A short walk south from busy Caracoles, Baltinache has some of San Pedro's best cuisine. Thick adobe walls hung with geoglyph-inspired artwork and…
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Iquique
Almost single-handedly taking on the task of preserving the region's culinary traditions, this rustically decked-out dining hall serves up a fantastic…
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Norte Grande
On weekend nights, this ramshackle corner restobar comes alive with live Andean music and dancing (CH$3000 cover after 11pm). Other nights, it serves a…
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Arica
One of Arica's best restaurants serves up excellent grilled meat and seafood dishes amid wood paneling and an old-fashioned ambience. Service is generally…
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San Pedro de Atacama
About 500m east of the plaza, you'll find San Pedro's best bakery. Run by a talented young Frenchman, Franchuteria has beautifully baked goods, including…
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Iquique
This small rock-music-loving joint dishes up sizzling gourmet burgers and frothy craft brews to a postsurf crowd near the beach. The draw: delectable…
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Arica
Across the street from Playa Chinchorro, Rayú has earned a strong following for its creative menu that fuses Italian and Peruvian dishes. The upscale,…
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San Pedro de Atacama
Great breakfasts, delicious cakes and empanadas, brick-oven pizzas (choose your own toppings) and different dishes daily are churned out at this light…
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San Pedro de Atacama
A high-ceilinged dining room with dark wood paneling and an adobe fireplace in the middle, classic La Casona serves up sizzling parrilladas (mix of…
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San Pedro de Atacama
One of several ice-cream shops on the main street, Babalú serves up rich flavors you won't find at home. Try ice creams made from desert fruits like…
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Iquique
This tiny cafe secreted away inside a surf shop serves some of Iquique's best coffees. The barista will prepare it any way you like – V60, Aeropress,…
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Norte Grande
One of Antofogasta's best places for a meal, the family-run Tio Jacinto serves mouth-watering plates of locos (Chilean abalone), erizos (sea urchin) and…
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Arica
A bit outside the center, open-sided Lucano has an easygoing charm with checkered tablecloths, outdoor tables and a soundtrack of American soul, funk and…
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San Pedro de Atacama
Popular with travelers for its studied rusticity, rock-art decor, bench-like seating and smoky fire in the alfresco dining room. Adobe serves tasty but…
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Arica
Superb seafood is served at this adorable spot hanging over the harbor by the fishing jetty. A wooden shack-style place packed with wind chimes, it has a…
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Iquique
Some of the best cooking in town is served at this lively Peruvian-Japanese restaurant. Service is snappy but personable, portions are well-sized without…
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San Pedro de Atacama
Local ingredients like quinoa, plus Asian influences, whole-wheat sandwiches, good salads and other healthy offerings fill out the lengthy menu here. The…
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Norte Grande
Two rustic rooms with contemporary artwork and a fireplace right off the main plaza. The menu features a few Andean staple dishes as well as crowd…
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Iquique
Locals flock to this homey spot for its good-value, classic cooking. Come early for changing lunch specials of grilled fish, steak or pork served up with…
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Arica
Come to this cheerful teahouse for pizzas, sandwiches and heavenly sweet cakes served in a pair of pastel-colored rooms with old-timey decoration. Don't…
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Arica
Treat yourself to a superb seafood meal complete with snappily attired servers and sea views at this villa-style restaurant next to Playa El Laucho…
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Iquique
Recognizable by the huge lump of quartz outside, this laid-back restaurant serves great vegetarian and carnivore-friendly dishes. Its globally inspired…
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Arica
Take a break from meat and fish at this welcoming vegetarian eatery around the corner from the cathedral. The menu changes daily and might feature the…
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Norte Grande
You'll have to poke around to find this unsigned, informal place set in one enterprising local's home. Señora Jacqueline cooks up whole fish and whatever…
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Norte Grande
Meat is the specialty at this rustic dining room decked out with arches, dried hanging hams and a fountain in the middle. Full of old-fashioned charm, it…
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San Pedro de Atacama
Overlooking the plaza, this well-placed cafe has a few shaded cafe tables strategically placed for people-watching. Foodwise, you'll find pizzas,…
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Norte Grande
Buzzy eatery with thick-cushioned booths, a tidy mezzanine above and a good-and-greasy menu for those times when only a draft beer and burger – preferably…
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Arica
One of several appealing indoor-outdoor eateries facing Plaza Colón, Mousse serves a great variety of pastas and pizzas, plus breakfast fare, tostadas …
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San Pedro de Atacama
The hippest eatery in town, this all-white adobe-clad restaurant has artful bamboo lampshades, a terrace with a fireplace out back, a good range of dishes…
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Norte Grande
Across from the plaza, Antofogasta's beautifully designed public library has a charming cafe tucked in the back. Stop in for sandwiches, changing lunch…
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Arica
Hip little shopping mall with a clutch of cool cafes, restaurants and bars. Choose between a Peruvian joint, an Italian restaurant or a sushi bar, and eat…
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San Pedro de Atacama
El Toconar has one of the best garden setups in town, complete with bonfires for those chilly desert nights. Also on offer is a wide menu and a superb…
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Norte Grande
A few blocks north of the plaza, El Pomelo is the best place to eat in town, with hearty lunch specials (CH$6000), grilled meats and fresh juices. It has…
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Norte Grande
On a corner of the plaza, Rosamel has a big menu of Andean dishes, including lomo de alpaca con papas fritas (alpaca meat with fries). There are a few…
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San Pedro de Atacama
Early-morning breakfasts, great quiches, juicy meat sandwiches and lovely tarts are the highlights of this colorful cafe run by a French-Chilean couple…
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San Pedro de Atacama
Come for the homemade pastas and the fusion of altiplano and Mediterranean fare served inside an old school building a stroll from the main strip. There's…
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Iquique
Colorful corner shop famous for its crumbly chumbeques – sweet biscuits filled with mango, lemon, guava, passion fruit, manjar (dulce de leche) and other…
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San Pedro de Atacama
If San Pedro's high prices have you down, pay a visit to this no-nonsense rotisserie-chicken joint. A quarter of a chicken with fries will set you back…
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Norte Grande
Inside the fish market, this eatery draws crowds for its tasty fish sandwiches, fried fish platters and paila marina (seafood soup). Grab a seat at the…
