Barrio Bellavista:
Tasca_Mediterranea (M: Baquedano. Purisima 165) Good food for US$10. Azul_Profundo (M:Baquedano) Pricey but good Seafood on Constitución 111. US$15. Cava_De_Dardignac (M:Baquedano) Variety of Chilean wines on Dardignac 0191. Venezia* (M: Baquedano. Pio Nono 200) Good for sandwiches and beer.
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Providencia:
Phone_Box_Pub* (M: Manuel Montt. Providencia 1670) Good food, fair price in Providencia. (US$10). In the same address the vegetarian Bar_Cafe_ Del_Patio offers veggies and pastas (US$8).
Mercado_De_Providencia (Av. Providencia 1550. Market behind of Tourism Office). Empanadas and pasteles de choclo (corn pie). Liguria* Traditional bohemian restaurant. Two branches: The small one at (M: Tobalaba. Providencia 2682), and the nicer-night-atmosphere at (M: Manuel Montt. Providencia 1373). Beers for US$1,2 and dishes about US$6. Open till 6 am. Eladio_Restaurant (M: Los Leones. Av 11 de Sept.2250, floor 5) Inexpensive restaurant. Try " Lomo a lo pobre" and drink "Pisco Sour". El_Huerto* (M: Pedro de Valdivia) Veggies and Helthy food on Orrego Luco 054. (Salads US$6). Urbano serves a full lunch for US$7 (M: Los Leones, Ricardo Lyon 45). Cory (M: Los Leones, inside Mall Panoramico, floor1) has menus for US$5-6
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Las Condes:
TGI Friday´s (M: El Golf) Young Professionals get together for beer and American-Style food on Isidora Goyenechea. (Salads US$6). Publicity (M: Tobalaba) For see and be seen, happy-hours on El Bosque Norte 0155 (dishes around US$8). Melba* (M: Tobalaba, Don Carlos XXX, internet). New York Baguel (Roger de Flor 2894)
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Downtown:
Domino (M:Univ.de Chile) Taste the chilean-style hot dogs in Ahumada 146, Agustinas 1016, or Huerfanos 950. Try "Italiano" (as the italian flag colors, hot dog with avocado+mayonaisse+tomato, US$1,5. Also good sandwiches, "Barros Luco" (=Steak+Cheese, US$3). El_Rapido* (M:Univ. de Chile) Fried "Empanadas" at El Rapido, Bandera. (US$0,6 each, chicken soup US$1). Bar_Nacional* (M:Univ. de Chile. Banderas 317) Traditional restaurant in the downtown. This 40-years-old-bar-restaurant offers big dishes for around US$6. La_Union_Restaurant (M:Univ.de Chile, New York 11, US$5)
Donde_Augusto_Restaurant (M:Mapocho. At the MarketPlace) A little overpriced , good seafood at "Mercado Municipal". Taste "caldillo de congrio" (eel soup). If you are on budget, go to Puente 801, Michelangelo sells empanadas+fruit juice for US$1.La Feria* (Agustinas 676, and Mac Iver) and Primado* (Agustinas 1320, and Teatinos) are two good value restaurant, elegants (US$7-8 a complete meal).
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Outskirts:
Looking for chilean cousine? In El Arrayan (45 min.to the east going up Las Condes Avenue) several restaurants close to Plaza San Enriquez, offers "empanadas", "pastel de choclo", "humitas" o "bistec a lo pobre" and "parrilladas". You can get by micro. The well-known restaurant is Doña_Tina (dishes US$7). Others are Mi_Casa_Restaurant, La_Querencia.
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HINTS:
Plenty of restaurants have lunch ("menu" or "colacion") in Providencia for around US$5-6. Scout Suecia St., Orrego Luco St.
Upmarket restaurants line El Bosque Norte and Isidora Goyenechea (M: Tobalaba or El Golf)