La Esfera

Sur Chico


It's worth popping into the atmospheric wooden domo at this outdoor-adventure complex for the Andino-Mapuche fusion cuisine of Ariel Ñamcupil, a Pewenche chef doing surprisingly great-value gourmet grub. Ñamcupil and his team forage for many of their own indigenous ingredients and specialties, include traditionally smoked meats and fish and unusual desserts like beet or hazelnut/rosa mosqueta ice cream.


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