Best Restaurants in Santiago: Ceviche to Fine Chilean Dining

Santiago's food scene has matured rapidly, with a new generation of chefs celebrating Chilean ingredients — extraordinary seafood, Andean grains, and Patagonian lamb — in contemporary restaurants that are gaining international recognition. Barrio Italia, Bellavista, and Lastarria are the gastronomic hubs, while the Mercado Central remains the city's unmissable seafood cathedral.