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Santiago Street Food Tour: Downtown & Terremoto

The iron-and-glass Mercado Central of Santiago
Freshly fried Chilean empanadas
Two terremoto drinks topped with pineapple ice cream
Duration
3h 15m
Group size
Up to 8 people
Languages
English, Spanish, Portuguese
Ages
All ages

Overview

Eat like a Chilean through downtown Santiago: a sweets kit to start, mote con huesillo, a barros luco with pisco, completos, empanada and caldillo at the market, and a terremoto at La Piojera.

Highlights

  • Taste Chile's street-food classics with a local foodie guide
  • Start with a Chilean sweets kit and a mote con huesillo
  • Try empanadas, completos and a Barros Luco with pisco
  • Taste Mercado Central seafood and Neruda's caldillo
  • Finish with a terremoto at legendary La Piojera

Itinerary

  1. 01

    Meet, welcome & Chilean sweets 15 min

    Paseo Nueva York; welcome + candy kit.

  2. 02

    Mote con huesillo 15 min

    Chile's iconic sweet drink from a street cart.

  3. 03

    Bar Nacional: barros luco & pisco 45 min

    Barros Luco, pastel de choclo, pisco sour.

  4. 04

    Completo at El Portal Exbahamondes 30 min

    The loaded Chilean hot dog.

  5. 05

    Mercado: empanada & caldillo 45 min

    Zunino empanada + caldillo de congrio at Pailas Blanca.

  6. 06

    La Piojera & the terremoto 30 min

    The pipeno-and-ice-cream drink.

  7. 07

    Farewell at Plaza de Armas 15 min

    Walk back to the safe central square.

What’s included

  • Trilingual foodie guide
  • Chilean sweets kit (Super 8, Trencito, Sahne Nuss, Baton)
  • All tastings: mote, barros luco, completo, empanada, caldillo
  • Pisco sour and a terremoto at La Piojera

Not included

  • Additional food/drinks
  • Hotel pickup
  • Gratuities

What to bring

  • Come hungry
  • Comfortable shoes
  • Water

Good to know

Alcohol 18+. Runs Mon-Sat. ~3 km walking.

Where we meet

Meeting point
Paseo Nueva York, in front of Club de la Union
Ends at
Plaza de Armas
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Cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations and no-shows are not refundable.

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