Latin American food in Santiago is varied, but you'll have to do some hunting if you want to go further afield from many different kinds of Peruvian food, which definitely deserves sampling in many locales. You'll also find the occasional Argentine parrillada (grilled meat restaurant) or a Brazilian-themed restaurant, and a smattering of Cuban spots. Mexican food is not Santiago's strongest point, though you will find a few restaurants, generally around Barrio Brasil, and some are quite good. Despite the recent influx of Colombian immigrants, Colombian food has not yet made much of an inroad, though there are a couple of places that you can find Colombian fruit juices. A single Ecuadorean restaurant represents that nation, and thus far that's where Latin American food representation stops in Santiago, though we'd love to see more Venezuelan or Salvadorean food.
Cumming 90
Chilean/Uruguay food in a cute café run by its Uruguayan owners...
Calle Lastarria 7
Valparaiso (port)-inspired food in the middle of Santiago's newest restaurant district, Lastarria...
Centro, Calle San Antonio, 530
Ají seco is a great Peruvian restaurant with specialties from a variety of regions including the well-known ají de gallina, a chicken stew with a velvety sauce...
Recoleta 1485
A classic place to drown your sorrows across from the General Cemetery in Recoleta...
Constitucion 92
Fast, filling, cheap sandwiches with culinary flair in the heart of Bellavista...
Mons. Escrivá de Balaguer
The first, and one of the best-known Peruvian restaurants in Santiago, now with four locations...
Avenida Providencia 1373
(Providencia)
Hip bar with great food in the heart of Manuel Montt (Providencia)...
Jose Victorino Lastarria 65
Peruvian fusion in the heart of Lastarria, Santiago's trendy, elite, downtown, cobblestoned neighborhood...
Avda Ricardo Cumming, 1031
Extremely popular, family-friendly Chilean food with traditional music...
Grajales 2085
Students and locals-only haunt with seriously good, gigantic and cheap sandwiches...
Jose Miguel Infante 28
Good, plentiful, well-priced eats in Santiago for a cheapie business lunch or a decent lunch option for travelers in Providencia, just steps from Avda. Providencia...
Constitución 38
Inside Patio Bellavista
José Miguel de la Barra
Esquina Merced
Stark interior and good Chilean and continental food...
96 José Victorino Lastarria
Sweets, sandwiches, meals, appetizers, fondue and wine...
Avenida Rancagua 0398
Ecuadorian food and cultural center in Providencia...
Antonia Lope de Bello 53
Providencia
Restaurant with a tradition of Peruvian cuisine...
Av del Bicentenario, 4050