Viña del Mar is a city brimming with different restaurant options. The choices vary greatly, with places geared for summer season tourists, year-round locals and everyone in between. The location guarantees the seafood will be fresh, and Chilean staples such as empanadas, pastel de choclo, and cazuela are always available. The truth, however, is that Viña is an international city, and its diverse restaurant offerings reflect this.
Once Completa: It’s all in the Competition
by Gonzalo Mena This past weekend, a very special contest started in Valparaíso. It’s got nothing to do with sailing, music or art, well, at least not in the conventional way. It’s a food contest! But not just any food … Continue reading
SETA Caters to Healthy Living in Concón
by Gonzalo Mena Every day more and more people become concerned about their diet and health and try to find ways to eat healthier. This trend has also become stronger in Chile. Vegetarian restaurants, vegan food, organic products and other healthy tendencies … Continue reading
Via Via Café Serves Up A Green Option
by Gonzalo Mena Walking through Valparaíso is a wonderful experience. Even with its flaws, it is not hard to find a corner, a lookout point or a restaurant where magic truly happens, and you feel like you are in another … Continue reading
An Afternoon on Cerro Concepción
by Kayla Young Climbing the stairs up Cerro Concepción for the first time, I couldn’t help but wonder if my day trip to Valparaíso had been a mistake. The relentlessly steep stairs had me out of breath and fifteen minutes … Continue reading
Las Deliciosas is Delicious
Las Deliciosas (Av. Borgono 25370, Concón) We are several weeks into our search for the area’s best empanadas (read past stories here and here) and may have a new leader. We had tried Las Deliciosas before. Most long-term visitors to … Continue reading
Authentic Mexican Food in Viña
La Mexicana (Av. Valparaiso 1137) Viña del Mar has a lot of great restaurants, but despite the onslaught of Mexican restaurants on Avenida San Martin, nearly all of which are over-priced and under-flavored, the city has lacked places to find … Continue reading
Empanada Search Continues
Our third stop in our search for the Viña del Mar area’s best empanadas took us to Las Tablas on Ecuador, between Arlegui and the bridge. Las Tablas was the first place we tried in our search that serves only … Continue reading
The Search for the Best Empanada Continues
The first chapter of our journey to find the area’s Best Empanada(s) began last week, when we visited Entre Masas, which has multiple locations in Viña del Mar and Reñaca. After a subsequent visit, we decided their shrimp, mushroom and … Continue reading
Searching for the Best Empanada
Our search for the area’s best empanada brought us to Entre Masas on 5 Norte in Viña del Mar. Entre Masas is well-known and highly regarded for their empanadas. So did they live up to the hype? We think so. … Continue reading
Frozen Yogurt Trend Arrives in Viña del Mar
After chains like Red Mango and Pink Berry, along with hundreds of imitators, brought frozen yogurt with toppings such as fresh fruit to the United States, the response was tremendous. What started in New York and Los Angeles (and before … Continue reading
